N.D. Ladies Run a success again this year

Published by Chrislarson on 2008/7/23 (95 reads)

Park River hosts 'For Women Only' event

By Chris Larson

When you see a group of women on motorcycles across the region, you probably think to yourself, “What do these gals do for a living?”


Last weekend, if a person was in Park River, you could have seen these women. They ride motorcycles for a living—and it's his hobby. And last Friday through Sunday, the women were in Park River for the 21st annual North Dakota Ladies Run. The weekend event was also the first event held in the northeastern portion of the state.
Kathy Enders, the founder of the event 21 years ago, was present for the motorcycle run again this year.
The North Dakota Ladies Run is known as the longest running women only rally in North America.
According to this year's run host, Daphne Fallis, the  event was by far the most successful one to date.
The annual event, in which Park River was chosen as host city, attracted riders from all across the upper midwest.
Park River's event is one of several events being held throughout the summer in the country.
According to Fallis, the event attracted riders from North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and Colorado, among other midwestern states.
“The response from riders was amazing,” Fallis said.
The three-day event has been in the planning stages for the past two years.
“A lot of planning went into the event,” Fallis said. “My committee worked very hard.”