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Platte River Fitness Series Community Health Initiative

The Platte River Fitness Series is a unique community fitness initiative that motivates and inspires

The Platte River Fitness Series (PRFS) is a community fitness initiative. It links people who are trying to create or maintain an active, healthy lifestyle with each other. The PRFS offers ample and diverse fitness events to give individuals tangible goals to work toward as they achieve and advance physical fitness and an infectious zest for life. The PRFS focus is on participation, and uses a points system to reward reaching the start and finish lines, to accept new challenges, and to improve performance which reflects gains in overall fitness. In addition, participants receive recognition for completing the complete year-long series. The PRFS is devoted to the idea that one person helps one person who in turn helps another, to find the profound value in living life in a truly healthful way. In community, the athletes of the PRFS support, encourage and compete with members of the PRFS "fitness family", and together create a community culture that reflects fitness, good health, and embraces all aspects of human wellness.

03/10/2026

We've must say, we are pretty excited for the Light Up the Night 5K & Mile on March 28th! Our athletes have been training hard, and we have no doubt you will put on quite a show of fitness!! Athletes who participated in the Richard Deckert Virtual Challenge logged 337,092 minutes of exercise or over 5600 hours of exercise in just 8 weeks. You guys are fit! Online registration for the Light Up the Night is open with paper forms available at Bible Supplies.

03/08/2026

Just 3 weeks until the 2026 season begins!! The Light Up the Night 5K and Mile launches us into the 25th season of living our why: “To bring people and causes together in a collaborative effort so that individuals can achieve whole human health in a flourishing community.” The Light Up the Night is the perfect way to kick us off! We embrace any pace in every race! Register online or grab a paper form from Bible Supplies and get ready to get your glow on!

03/06/2026

We love, love all of our races, but there is a special place in our hearts for the Tri-Nebraska Kids Triathlon. This year's addition is April 24th! The kids and their amazing parents remind us that our bodies are made to move and exercise is so much fun! Kids don't need any special skills, just a swimsuit, a bike or trike and a helmet and some shoes to run in! A parent to go along is also a bunch of fun! If you need a little dose of joy, don't miss our youngest triathletes! Swim, Ride, Stride...in miniature!

03/04/2026

We celebrate local hero Kevin Kennedy and the heroes who serve Lincoln County CASA on April 11th. The Kevin Kennedy Hero 5K & Family Mile honors the spirit of service embodied by Kevin Kennedy. This is a fantastic, fun event for heroes big and small! Costumes are highly encouraged! Online registration is now OPEN! Paper forms will arrive at Bible Supplies tomorrow!

03/02/2026

The 2026 addition of the Tri-Nebraska Triathlon will mark the end of an era. The Rec Center swimming pool, after 50 years of serving our community and 25 years of serving as the home for the triathlon will welcome triathletes for the final time. By the 2027 edition of the triathlon, our gorgeous new facility will be open. It will feel bittersweet to say goodbye, yet exciting as we anticipate a new aquatic treasure and the dawn of a new era in swimming. Don't miss this opportunity to bid farewell and compete in the last triathlon in the "old" pool! Registration for both the kids and adult triathlons are open online with paper forms at the Rec Center.

02/27/2026

Tomorrow is the final day for the Richard Deckert Virtual Challenge! January and February were generally pretty great for adding up those activity minutes! In looking over the number of minutes from this dedicated group of athletes, we can unequivocally say that this group is taking fitness to a new level! The minimum number of minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise recommended for adults is 150 minutes per week. About 25% of all adults in the U.S. make that goal. 98% of our virtual challenge athletes met that goal or more each week! We had a record number of athletes reaching the incredible 1000+ minutes per week club! You guys ROCK and Richard would be proud!! All submissions are due no later than March 5th. The custom blankets are set to arrive around March 12th and more information about pickup and mailing will be available when they arrive!

02/26/2026

Research shows that having fun is good for our health! Fun releases our "feel good" brain chemicals, reduces stress, boosts immunity and can lower blood pressure! The Light Up the Night 5K and Mile is DEFINITELY fun! The glow run theme makes it fun, the high schoolers who host the event make it fun, and your fitness family is filled with fun people! You get a double dose of all the health benefits by having fun while on the move!! Let's all have some fitness fun at Cody Park on March 28th! Register online or pick up a paper form at Bible Supplies!

02/24/2026

50 states, 93 counties, 3 foreign countries. Athletes moving together for 2 miles or 5 miles to support anyone and everyone who struggles with their mental health and to remind everyone that "you matter!" The in-person and virtual Tyler Vanderheiden Memorial 2 Mile and 5 Mile are now OPEN with paper forms at Bible Supplies. Join us on May 30th for a race that puts "hope in every stride."

02/19/2026

Today, we're explaining the second incentive program in the PRFS to encourage our athletes (and remember, EVERYONE is an athlete!) to stay motivated and make fitness part of who they are. Yesterday, we talked about the Points Competition where athletes accumulate participation points and placing points throughout the year. The more races you do, the more points you accrue! The top overall points earners by gender at the end of the year will receive complimentary entries for the entire next year! The Finisher's Challenge is all about setting your intentions and prioritizing making every race. We have 18 events in 2026, which includes the virtual challenge currently in progress. Athletes who complete all 18 are Ultimate Finisher's receiving custom finisher's jackets to wear with pride and half off race entries for the following year. Life happens, so we offer the grace of missing one race. Those finisher's also receive a jacket and half off entry fees. The real gift for Finisher's is in the consistent contact and connection with others in our fitness family, creating bonds that make life better..and also make us healthier!

02/18/2026

We are just a little more than a month away from the start of our 25th season! We thought it might be a great time to explain to new friends and those unfamiliar how the Athlete Incentives in the PRFS work. The incentives are intended to be just that, incentives to keep moving, keep prioritizing your health and wellbeing. They are meant to be motivators that engage athletes throughout the year. The Points Competition is a progressive accumulation of points, prioritizing participation but also rewarding accomplishment. The harder the event, the higher the participation points. Placing points are awarded through 8th place by gender/age group. There is no registration for this incentive, nor fee, beyond entering a race. Once you finish your first race, you are in the Points Challenge! The Points Challenge gives everyone a chance to become a champion!

02/17/2026

The PRFS nurtures companion programs from time to time to enhance the work we do in our community. In collaboration with West Central District Health Department and Kids Klub, we are nurturing the youngest runners in our community! Marathon Kids is a public health program designed to get kids more active, foster a love of running and to remind kids that they can do hard things. We are in our 4th year of this amazing program, developing runners, teaching the importance of movement, and fostering resilience in our students. We are excited to announce that the Light Up the Night 5K will host a special team of Marathon Kids runners from all 7 elementary schools. Look out everyone! These kids are on fire!

02/12/2026

The Light Up the Night 5K & Mile is hosted and organized by a group of students from the NPHS Student Council and their facility sponsor. These kids are already leaders, but through race directing, they also learn about service, planning, fundraising, the value of community and fitness and the relationship between them. They work with purpose and enthusiasm and real empathy for the kids served by Make-A-Wish Nebraska. Our events are beautiful win-wins for the entire community. We get to move our feet and do so for a reason bigger than ourselves!

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820 South Maple
North Platte, NE
69101

Telephone

+13082216845

Website

http://www.platteriverfitness.com/

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