Race Preview: 2016 Lostine River Run (Eastern Oregon)

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Little Lostine Oregon

July 2nd, 2016 marks the 33rd Annual Lostine River Run in Wallowa County. If you’ve never spent time in the Wallowa mountains and surrounding area, you are in for a real treat, as Lostine is a scenic farming town nestled between Wallowa and Enterprise in the Wallowa Valley.

The town’s population is just a little over 200, which is just about the number of race participants the Lostine River Run hosts each year—meaning, the number of people in town doubles in one weekend!

Participants of the run can choose to run either a 5K or 10K that is mostly downhill as it follows the Lostine River into the small town of Lostine, or a flat 1 mile out-and-back. This course is chip-timed and awards will be given to overall winners and top masters in the 5k and 10k runs. Medals will also be given to the top 5 finishers in each age group in each run/walk. For more information on the course routes, please visit this website.

Where: Race central begins at the old Lostine School at 723 College St., Lostine. Find directions here. Lostine is about a 5.5 mile drive east of Portland on I-84.

When: Saturday July 2nd, 2016

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CHECK-IN AND LATE REGISTRATION
8:15 AM BUSES LEAVE FOR THE START OF 5K AND 10K
9:00 AM 5K AND 10K START
10:00 AM 1 MILE RACE STARTS
10:15 (OR SO) AM AWARDS

Cost: Regular registration $20.00 on-line and mail-in.
Race day registration. Online registration ends on June 30th. For $12, you can get a locally made t-shirt. However, you must register by June 26th to ensure you get a t-shirt by race day.

Who: The main sponsor of the Lostine River Run is the Rotary Club of Wallowa County. Rotary proceeds benefit the Memorial Scholarship Funds. The race is put on by Eastern Oregon Sports Training LLC. 

For More Information: Eastern Oregon Sports Training LLC
534 N 2nd Street
Athena, OR 97813
541 969 9724

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