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Run Oregon Winter Gift Guide: Kick cold toes this winter with the Helly Hansen Tundra CWB

October 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

I enjoy getting into the mountains a few times each winter, for some sledding or snowball fights. However, I am not a winter sportsman – I don’t ski, snowboard, or snowshoe (though I vow to do this soon). I honestly think that what keeps [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Arctic Circle Turkey Trot 5k/10k/Kids Fun Run (Newport, OR)

October 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

Are you going to be in Newport for Thanksgiving this year? If so, come out with the whole family to enjoy the 6th Annual Arctic Circle Turkey Trot 5k/10k/Kids Fun Run hosted by Ardor Adventures on Thanksgiving morning, November 23rd. This is the [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Salem Run’ucopia 5k/10k/15k

October 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

It’s Turkey Trot season!! Get your run in before the big Thanksgiving feast at this year’s Salem Run’ucopia 5k/10k/15k/1k Kids Run on Thanksgiving morning, November 23rd. If you’ve run this race in the past, there’s a new bridge crossing [read more...]

Strava Segment of the Week: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail Climb

October 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

This weekend is the 2017 Columbia Gorge Marathon and Half Marathon, so of course this week’s segment is on the race route! The segment, Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail Climb, shares its name with at least one other segment, but if [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Stickmen Brewing 5k Fun Run (Tigard)

October 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

Here is a great race for beer lovers and those who also enjoy non-competitive races. Oregon Brewery Running Series has teamed up with Stickmen Brewing to offer a 5K fun run at their new beer hall in Tualatin. With the start line and finish line [read more...]

Find a Weekend Long Run: Portland Running Company Options

October 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

We are lucky in Oregon, where there are many locally-owned running stores in towns from Ashland to Portland. We’re also lucky in that the owners of these stores aren’t content with “just” selling shoes … they consider [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2017 Bandersnatch 5k and Lewis Loops 10 miler (Ashland)

October 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

Bander-who? Bander-what? I’m still not sure what a Bandersnatch is, but the Bandersnatch 5k and Lewis Loops 10 miler, new for this year, is a small local race held in Ashland the past 2 years and is billed as an introduction to trail running [read more...]

Run Oregon Test Kitchen: nuun Hydration

October 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

The first time I heard about nuun, I was training for a marathon and thought it was a very convenient product for a long run. It was so simple.. it meant I could get the eletrolytes I needed to fuel my long runs by simply putting a tablet in my own [read more...]

Race Preview: Halloweenathon 5K, 10K, 15K, and more!

October 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

It’s hard to believe it’s already mid-October! It seems like it was just last week that we were roasting in extreme heat, looking at a red moon, and breathing ashes from wildfires. And here we are, in the best season for running, with [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Kevin’s Cup 8K Trail Run (West Linn)

October 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

Are you itching to hit the trails this fall? The 26th annual Kevin’s Cup 8K Trail Run is just around the corner. The website states, “This nasty lil’ trail serves up a variety of challenges… mud, creeks, trails, brutal ankle twisting [read more...]