SANDPOINT — While the eighth annual Bay Trail Fun Run was canceled, you can still run the race on your own — or with friends and family — in a virtual interation of the Friends of the Pend d’Oreille Bay event.

To take part in the family-friendly 5K and 10K run and walk along the shores of Lake Pend Oreille and Sand Creek, the group is encouraging trail users to do their own run or walk along the trail between now and Aug. 30, take a photo, and post it on Instagram or Facebook with the hashtag #baytrailfunrun2020.

Everyone who participates by recording their run or walk on social media with the hashtag will be entered into a raffle for a free pair of Brooks running shoes, courtesy of Outdoor Experience. The drawing will be held on Aug. 30, when the rescheduled Fun Run was to be held.

For the socially distant 2020 run/walk, the Friends recommends starting and ending at City Beach, and going as far along the trail and back as you can.

The Bay Trail Fun Run is the signature fundraising event for the Friends of the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail, a Sandpoint non-profit that is dedicated to working with the community to expand and enhance a lakeshore trail connecting the communities of Sandpoint, Ponderay and Kootenai.

To make a donation online, or for more information, visit pobtrail.org or find Friends of the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail on Facebook or Instagram.