Why We Run
It was 2008, and I was in the middle of a struggle through the Pacific Crest Half Marathon. I was just getting over a pretty nasty stomach flu and I [...]
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Race Preview: 2019 Run for Recovery 5k/10k (Salem)
Bridgeway Recovery Services is hosting its 6th annual Run for Recovery 5k/10k run and walk at Riverfront Park in Salem on Saturday, September 21. This event is open to athletes [...]
Why We Run: Our newest blogger’s musings on this great sport of ours
Why do you run? [...]
Run Oregon bookshelf: Grand Trail: A Magnificent Journey to the Heart of Ultrarunning and Racing
Portland-area runner Marya Van Metre read Grand Trail: A Magnificent Journey to the Heart of Ultrarunning and Racing by Alexis and Frédéric Berg and shared her thoughts Run Oregon. Van Metre, [...]
Women’s Wednesday Run: Let’s Run Together … Emphasis on “Together.”
So there’s this myth that you have to be at a certain fitness level to join a group run. Like, you’re expected to keep up no matter what, whether you [...]
Celebrate Halloween with the LIVE Scary Run on October 31st in Washougal (LIMITED ENTRIES!)
Just this week, we are featuring our second live race! This usually isn’t uncommon, but, then again, 2020 isn’t really all that common either. Why Racing Events was given approval [...]
Run Oregon is Kickin’ It in the New Brooks Glycerin 19 (releasing Feb 1, 2021)
I was not a Brooks shoes girl until February of 2020. What happened to change all those years of wearing other brands of running shoes? The Glycerin 18. Those shoes [...]
PRC Winter 5k Series Wraps Up … For This Year
Just a few weeks ago, winter met its match at the 3rd and final PRC Winter 5k Series race of 2019-2020. Sure, there was some rain, but it didn’t stop [...]
What Run Oregon is Wearing: Title Nine Crash 2.0 Jacket
I love Title Nine. They make clothes that look good and are high quality products. A couple of weeks ago, I was able to test the Crash 2.0 Tights, and [...]
Run Oregon Bookshelf: My Mommy Runs
In case you hadn’t guessed, I’m a runner. But first and foremost, I’m a mother. Trying to explain why mommy leaves for hours at a time to run or having [...]
