Race Preview: 2021 iRun for Kids 5K / 10K / 15K (Albany)
This is a real, live, in-person race happing in mid-March; plus it’s for a great cause! The 2021 iRun for Kids event will have 15K, 10K, and 5K course [...]
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Virtual Race Preview: PRC Winter 5K Series Race #3
The final 5k in the PRC Winter 5K Series is coming up in mid-February. This series has been virtual this winter, but participants are still welcome to run on Portland [...]
Small Race Preview: Inaugural Andy’s Dash for Doernbecher Virtual 5K (REGISTRATION ENDS TODAY)
The inaugural Andy’s Dash for Doernbecher 5K is coming up quickly on January 22nd, 2021. Due to COVID, the race will be virtual for its debut, but results will be [...]
Race Preview: First Run Eugene (New Years Eve / New Years Day)
We’re all ready for a new year and a fresh start – 2020 won’t soon be forgotten but 2021 brings new hope and, with any luck, races! As is [...]
Virtual 5K this weekend celebrating Girls on the Run!
Each spring and fall, Girls on the Run Portland Metro gathers its young girls and their running buddies to run the 5K they’ve been training for and working toward. Each [...]
Run Oregon is Kickin’ It in the new Brooks Catamount
I felt like a teenager in these brand new, bright white shoes, treading softly so they wouldn’t get dirty. But they’re trail shoes and Brooks wants you to “paint” your [...]
Run Oregon Test Kitchen: Performance Chews and Waffles from Honey Stinger
I’ve packed Honey Stinger products on more adventures than I can name. I first tried them during a fastpack on Rainier a few years ago and have since had them [...]
No If’s, And’s, or But(t)s about it – the TP Kit is pretty great
Summer is officially here. I know, I don’t know how it happened either but there’s no denying it and if you’re itching for an adventure like I was, plan it, [...]
What Run Oregon is Wearing: CamelBak Octane™ 25 Hydration Pack
Camelbak is one of those brands that has become ubiquitous – and sort of a catch-all phrase. In the same way you don’t “look something up on the internet”, you [...]
Let’s Talk About Hundreds: Finish Line Interviews with 100-mile Buckle Recipients
While we wait patiently to hear the fate of the races we’re looking forward to in 2020 and beyond, we thought we’d also do a little reminiscing. We interviewed 4 [...]