Virtual Half Marathon

Thank you for all the donations and participation in the 2022 Mntwi l Nłʔay Virtual Half Marathon!

! $5,604 was raised for All Nations !

We look forward to offering this event again in 2023! Registration Opens Thursday, May 11th at 8:00 AM!

Run Wild Missoula is honored to offer a Virtual Half Marathon with 100% of race proceeds going to All Nations Health Center; to deepen our commitment to learning more about and supporting our local Indigenous communities. Through partnership and education, RWM looks forward to fostering a more inclusive community.

We have been in communication with members from the Tribal History & Ethnography Projects Séliš-Ql̓ispé Culture Committee of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes. They have presented us with our race name, Mntwi l Nłʔay (Man-to-e el En-th-a-eye) which translates to, Running-in-Place-of-Small-Bull-Trout (Missoula).

Click below for a pronunciation of Mntwi l Nłʔay (Man-to-e el En-th-a-eye)

Run Wild Missoula acknowledges that we are in the homelands of the Salish and Kalispel people. Today, we offer our respect for their history and culture, for their ancient and continuing presence in this landscape, and for the path they have shown us in caring for this place for the generations to come.

To learn more about Running on Native Lands or discover which lands you are running on, click here.

Logo Designer:

Meet Robyn Kay Iron! 

Robyn is a Featured Artist in the Montana Indian Business Alliance and Founder of the Indigenous Artists Collaboration, a collective event to support Indigenous Artists. Robyn grew up in a very small housing community known as Muddy Cluster, located on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Robyn is a descendent of the Crow and Northern Cheyenne tribes. She is currently studying Digital Design Technology at Salish Kootenai College, specializing in Indigenous inspired designs.

You can learn more about Robyn and view her portfolio here.

 

“The significance of the Bitterroot is to recognize that the bitterroot saved the Salish and Kootenai tribes at one point and time. The three mountains represent ‘The place of the Small Bull trout’ and are recreated from a photo from the 1800s in Missoula. The bottom portion is representing the Clark Fork that runs through town. The flower sequence is inspired by traditional Salish beadwork, which incorporates a lot of floral beadwork. I did a lot of environmental scanning and research to incorporate, designs reactive to their culture. “