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Eastern Oregon Small Race Previews: 2018 EOU Homecoming Fun Run (La Grande) &Haunted Fun Run 5K (Ontario)

September 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

Fall conjures up images of back to school, quickly followed by Halloween fun. This October there are a couple of fun runs in Eastern Oregon that promise that fall feeling: the EOU Homecoming Fun Run and the Haunted Fun Run. The EOU Homecoming Fun [read more...]

Strava Segment & Running Meme of the Week: Section 36 Downhiller at Peavy Arboretum

September 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

For this week’s Strava Segment of the Week (SSOTW), we are headed to Peavy Arboretum outside Corvallis, to a section that is on the course of the SAFsquatch Scurry. I think, anyway, I can’t tell from their course map which direction they [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Glow Run 5k (Dallas)

September 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

There’s something special about a smaller town race! Dallas, OR is a great town for runners with a beautiful city park, lovely river trail and inviting downtown! As I drive to and from work each day, I almost always see someone out [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Day of the Dead 5K/10K (Talent)

September 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

The 5th annual Carrera de los Muertos / Day of the Dead 5K, 10K, and 1 mile fun run will be held on Saturday, October 20th in Talent, OR. This event is hosted by NOWIA Unete, a volunteer-led movement of farm-workers and immigrants in rural [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Great Columbia Crossing (Astoria)

September 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

Post submitted by guest blogger, Robin Evans The Astoria-Megler Bridge is the longest continuous truss Bridge in North America. It is an amazing feat of engineering, both when seen from afar and while speeding down the road, traversing the Columbia [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2018 Barlow Zombie 5k (Gresham)

September 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

Halloween will be here before we know it, so you know what that means .. Zombie runs! The 2018 Barlow Zombie 5k is in Gresham on the evening of October 20th, and it’s going to be a fun one. This race is a trail race through open fields and forest [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Regatta Run (Tualatin)

September 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

The 10th annual Regatta Run is held at Tualatin Community Park on Saturday, October 20. The event is a fundraiser for the Matthew Lembke Memorial Scholarship fund, which awards scholarships to graduating seniors at Tualatin High School. The race [read more...]

Run Oregon is Kickin’ it in the Altra Lone Peak 4

September 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Over here in the Central Oregon trail shoe test lab, I received a pair of Altra Lone Peak 4’s to eat up the high desert dirt and rocks. Having had the distinct pleasure of racing in a pair of Altra King MT 1.5’s for the last few months, I was [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Oregon Brewery Running Series – 54° – 40′ Brewing 5K (Washougal)

September 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

After a successful spring and summer, the Oregon Brewery Running Series is now preparing for its fall runs with an event every Saturday in October (plus one in November). The second run in the fall series takes place at 54°- 40′ Brewing Co. [read more...]

2018 Races on our Radar #39: September 18

September 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

Welcome to the latest in the Races on our Radar series, where we report on cool and/or low-cost races, group runs, price and registration deadlines, and other things we think you should know about it. We would like to you hear from you, too. If [read more...]