
The Pioneer Valley Women’s Running Club is a group of walkers and runners of all abilities, living in Western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut.
Are you a consistent walker ready to train for your first 5K? Or a competitive runner looking for new friends to train with? Whatever your goals, you will find supportive friends and a network of training partners with the PVWRC.
Join us and stay healthy while having fun! FAQ
Scholarship
The Pioneer Women’s Running Club offers a $1,000 scholarship for college-bound female high school athlete. We accept applications between January/February and April/May.
2025 Winners: Ava Depeau, Somers High School and Marisol Benifaz, Amherst Regional High School
We are happy to announce that we were able to award TWO scholarships this year thanks to earning a $1000.00 grant from the Ironman Foundation for volunteering as a Club in the 2024 Western Mass Ironman Triathlon!
PVWRC is the first and largest all women’s running club in Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut. The PVWRC is a civic-minded club that hopes to support a female runner in its local community through this annual scholarship fund. The scholarship aims to reward a well-rounded, intelligent, civic-minded, college-bound high school senior who’s passionate about running. Contact us at scholarship@pvwrc.org.
Come join us!
Walk or run with the PVWRC…
May 10- Scholarship Brunch (Member’s Only)
May 17- Graduation Race
May 25- Fun Run (Member’s Only)
May 31- Group Run and Walk-Easthampton
Club Members: Check your weekly newsletter or the Closed Facebook group for the location.
Non-Members: Send a quick message to pvwrc1@gmail.com if you would like to meet us before joining and we will let you know the details of our run! We invite you to run or walk with us a time or two before joining to get to know us; we hope to meet you soon!
Annual Scholarship-2025
The Pioneer Valley Women’s Running Club Scholarship
We are happy to announce that the 2025 Scholarships were awarded to Ava Depeau from Somers High School and Marisol Benifaz from Amherst Regional!