BEND, OREGON

About the Retreat

Three-time NY Times Best-Selling Cookbook Author, Elyse Kopecky, invites you to join team Run Fast. Eat Slow. for a memorable week of trail running, outdoor adventure, nourishment, and community. Rise, Run, and Relax in stunning destinations. Every retreat features tranquil accommodations, top-notch culinary experiences, scenic running, relaxing yoga, and local experiences. We’ve carefully planned and scouted our retreat destinations with an experienced team to offer you a vacation where all you need to do is show up ready to run. Nourish yourself with laughter, delicious food, fresh air, and mountain miles.

We keep our group size small (20 to 25 women per retreat) to allow for maximum connection and to accommodate all running levels (on the trails we break into smaller groups with experienced mountain guides).

Bend, Oregon Retreat (Sept 30th - Oct 4th, 2026)

Rise and Run with Elyse in her hometown. Enjoy scenic trails, luxury cabins, a forested 640-acre private property, nourishing RFES meals, a hands-on cooking class, a nutrition talk, an injury-prevention class, and yoga classes. Plus, free time to truly unwind with activities like relaxing in the outdoor sauna or hot tubs, cold plunging in the lake, paddling, reading, or lounging on the deck.

Retreat Includes

• Adventurous trail running for all levels, 4 - 12 miles guided
• Trail running excursion to Smith Rock State Park
• Yoga and meditation for runners
• Nourishing RFES meals (local and organic ingredients)
• Daily Superhero Muffin delivery to cabins to power our mornings
• Hands-on Cooking Class with Elyse
• Nutrition Class with Elyse
• Strength & Injury-Prevention Class with a local Physical Therapist
• Lakeside activities: sauna & cold plunge, hot tubs, paddle boards, campfire

Pay

• $3,995 - Private Room
• $3,495 - Shared Room

Rates are per person and include luxury lodging, all meals, drinks, guided runs, classes, and transportation. Shared rooms have a King bed (one room has two twins) and a private bath.

Switzerland Retreat (August 3rd - 9th, 2026)

Rise and Run with Elyse in the Alps! On this 7-day, 6-night trail running tour of the Bernese Oberland, experience three different beautiful mountain towns and traverse some of the most famous mountain terrain in the Alps. This Level 2 tour includes running about 8-12 miles each day, with plenty of time on the uphills, frequent pauses for photographs, and opportunities to enjoy the scenery and sample great food and drink en route.

Trail runs will take you from Grindelwald over the historic Grosse Scheidegg pass, along high pastures with sweeping views of the Eiger, and through the mountain villages of Wengen and Mürren, with stops for lunches and views of the Jungfrau.

Testimonials

• "This retreat has been the highlight of my year for two years now! Being able to connect with amazing women and share our passions for running, cooking, and living is the best way to recharge. I left with so many genuine connections and great meal inspiration!"

• "Absolutely amazing. I will remember this retreat and the women I met forever as such a meaningful time."

• "Elyse and her team put together a wonderful retreat for women to gather, run, fuel, learn, and laugh together! It was perfectly balanced between runs, free time, activities, and amazing views! I would highly recommend going on one of the RFES Retreats! I left feeling energized and inspired. I made new friends from all over the US and Canada! I enjoyed meeting and spending time with Elyse who I have been following since her first cookbook came out in 2016! Great experience and can't wait to go again!"

• "Thank you SO much for all the hard work you put into making this trip possible. It was so well organized, and every experience was enjoyable. I loved the combo of running hard followed by relaxing and having 5 days of no cooking, no cleaning, and no childcare was a dream come true!"

• "The RFES retreat met and exceeded expectations. It was the perfect 'recipe' that allowed me to reconnect with my running, myself, and learn how to boost my cooking skills. The number of fellow retreaters was just right, but the energy that everyone brought felt that it was tenfold! I loved everything about it and would do it again in a heartbeat!"

• "An amazing time spent making new friends, eating wonderful meals, and running breathtaking trails."

• "This was a beautiful, incredibly thoughtful and mindful adventure! Thank you so much, Elyse!"

Additional Information

Email us to request a sneak peek of the daily itinerary. We are happy to accommodate food allergies. Age requirement is 21 and up, and the retreat is women-only.