
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!
Scholarships
The Pioneer Women’s Running Club offers a $1,000 scholarship for college-bound female high school athlete.
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.
Congratulations to Emily Brydges, the 2022 PVWRC Scholarship recipient!
NEW Member Benefit
*****New Member Pilot Program*****
Due to continuing COVID-19 concerns and Forest Park/ Board of Health restrictions, the Clinic Committee and Board decided that we were not able to have an in-person Spring 2021 Walk-Run Clinic. We came up with alternative idea though!
As a part of becoming a new member of PVWRC, if you are interested (and based on availability), you will be matched up with a volunteer mentor who will commit to 8 weeks as your running buddy. You can run, run/walk, walk only- whatever you are looking for to get into or back into running. You and your mentor can set up actual times to meet to run or virtual opportunities to connect. Ideally you will be matched up with someone in close proximity to where you live/work or who could meet you at a convenient time and place.
If you are interested in being paired up with a mentor in the pilot program, please email us at pvwrc1@gmail.com after you sign up for an annual membership and let us know.
Come join us!
Walk or run with the PVWRC…
Group Runs are back!
Club Members: Check your weekly newsletter or the Closed Facebook group for the location.
Non-Members: Send a quick message to pvwrc1@gmail.com so we can make sure there is someone to welcome you if you would like to meet us before joining!
When we’re not racing, we’re running throughout the Pioneer Valley. We’ve been out running at Forest Park, Ashley Reservoir, Ludlow Reservoir and the Southwick Rail Trail. Come out to run and walk and socialize on-the-move, and get more fit in the process! Contact us and we’ll let you know where we’re going to be!
2022 Scholarship Winner Announced!
The 2022 Pioneer Valley Women’s Running Club Scholarship application accepted responses February 28 thru May 1, 2022. Thanks to all applicants; you made this a very challenging decision!
Congratulations to Emily Brydges of Suffield High School for being selected as the 2022 PVWRC Scholarship Recipient!
Emily plans to Wellesley College in the fall. We wish her the best as she continues her running career there!