If you are a new student to UNI or if you have been around and are wondering what the Panther Pacers Running Club is all about then you have come to the right place. On that note let us break it down for you! The Panther Pacers Running Club is a very relaxed and laid back running club. We meet three times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at 4:00pm by the fountain located outside of Maucker Union.

We run anywhere from 2 miles to 6 miles and all of the routes we run can be shortened. If you are saying to yourself something like, “I can’t even run a mile, how am I supposed to run 6!?” then don’t worry, everyone asks themselves the exact same question. No matter what your running history is there will be someone for you to run with. We have members join who have never run before in their lives and we have members who have just completed half and full marathons! So as you can see there is a HUGE variety of runners at a variety of running levels.

One of the best parts about this club is we are non-competitive. That means you make the run as hard or easy as you want it to be. If you want to speed things up then go for it! If you would like to casually jog with a group of people then this is also the place for you. We do run a few local 5K’s throughout the year which are pretty fun. Our tradition is running the 7 mile Living History Farms Race in Des Moines. If 7 miles sounds daunting to you don’t worry. It takes us about 2 hours to complete the race. We basically mess around the entire time and it’s a blast! The best part is the club pays for the entire thing; that includes the motel and entry fee for the race.

What else can be said about the club? Oh we aren’t only about running, we are also about having a good time doing other things. We go on canoeing trips, on camping trips, bowling, XC skiing, to hockey games, to haunted houses, host Halloween and Christmas parties, and much much more! Basically anything the members want to do we can do it.

These last four paragraphs only scratch the surface of what the club is all about. If any of the mentioned things sound like fun to you then the Panther Pacers Running Club is right for you! If you have any specific question then please eMail Robbie Main at mainr@uni.edu or PPRC at info@pantherpacers.com. Thanks for showing interest in the club, without you we wouldn’t be here!