The Reno River Festival is a free event featuring whitewater competitions, but those are just one reason why more than 40,000 outdoor enthusiasts flock to downtown Reno’s Wingfield Park and the Reno Riverwalk.

You’ll definitely have to spread this out, but it’s not as daunting as it may seem. Get off the couch to help our heroes with the Reno River Festival’s Virtual River Run! You track your own progress, and your completion is based on an honors system. Once you get your medal, post a picture with #VirtualRiverRun #GoBigAndStayHome #RenoRiverFestival and you’ll be entered to win Reno River Festival adventures and swag!Registration: $45 – Provides at least 3 Meals from Local Restaurants to First Responders($35 for each additional family member living at same address, please choose under the add-on section)Upon Completion: Includes a 5-inch Medal and 1 Entry into the Reno River Festival RaffleThe Battle Born is a 17K virtual run. Monday Movie Night: Blue River Documentary Virtual Event For more information please review our Get off the couch to help our heroes with the Reno River Festival’s Virtual River Run!

You can complete a challenge in a day, a week, or spread it out over a couple of months. That averages out to about an hour or two sitcom episodes a day.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging families to get outside for physical and mental health.

Go at your own pace in your own home or neighborhood. If you choose to go outside, Net proceeds from your registration into the Virtual River Run will go to Feed Our Heroes. This challenge can be completed in one shot for the experienced runner or spread out over several days or weeks depending on your schedule.Registration: $75 – Provides at least 5 Meals from Local Restaurants to First Responders($65 for each additional family member living at same address, please choose under the add-on section)Upon Completion: Includes a 6-inch Medal and 5 Entries into the Reno River Festival RaffleThis is for all the bragging rights.

You can do it on your home treadmill or stationary bike, around your neighborhood or local trails, or just by doing laps inside your house. Three challenges. It’s your choice! The Truckee flows for 121 miles from Lake Tahoe into Pyramid Lake. This challenge is the equivalent of running all the way around North America’s largest alpine lake. That’s approximately the distance of the Truckee River from the Nevada-California state line to downtown Reno – the home of the Reno River Festival. Eventbrite, and certain approved third parties, use functional, analytical and tracking cookies (or similar technologies) to understand your event preferences and provide you with a customized experience. Log in or sign up for Eventbrite to save events you're interested in.Log in or sign up for Eventbrite to save events you're interested in. Virtual Birding + Nature Hike at Nalle Bunny Run Participating is super simple. If that’s not enough motivation, how about this: you’ll be supporting three amazing, local non-profits!FINISH BY 7PM ON THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER – SEPTEMBER 21STThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging families to get outside for physical and mental health. It’s your choice! It’s Lake Tahoe. Why 17K? Your completion is based on an honors system.When you’ve reached your goal, reach out to us and we’ll ship your medal directly to you.

That’s going big. This challenge can be completed in one shot for the experienced runner or spread out over several days or weeks depending on your schedule.Named after our region’s social distancing champion! That’s 222 miles. We encourage you to join our Facebook group where you can share your journey, motivate others, build each other up, and maybe even make some new friends. You get the point. When you’re finished, we’ll send you your medal and a donation to Feed Our Heroes – a group of Northern Nevada restaurants and sponsors committed to feeding our ER staff and first responders.How you participate in the Virtual River Run is completely up to you. You can finish it in a day or over the course of a week or a month. The Virtual River Run Series is all about doing something positive for yourself and for local businesses while supporting non-profits that help our community. Participating is super simple: complete the run at your own pace in your own home or neighborhood. You get the point. You can run, jog, walk, bike, skip, or crawl. Choose your challenge and then get moving. Reno River Festival’s Virtual River Run is all about doing something positive for you, local businesses, and our heroes! Why 17K? And that comes with some serious benefits. That averages out to about an hour or a couple of sitcom episodes a day.Upon Completion: Cutthroat Medal, Tahoe Tessie Medal, and Full Truckee Medal This is for all the bragging rights and one epic trophy. If you run, jog, walk, or bike roughly four miles a day, you will complete the Full Truckee in a month. Fill in the form to the right to join our mailing list.