What Run Oregon is Wearing: Penguin Dojo Running Socks
If I’m running, I’m in merino socks. That’s a hard and fast rule. When Penguin Dojo‘s socks showed up in my mailbox, I was excited to give them a try. In [...]
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Small Race Preview: 2021 Longest Night Mile (Phoenix, OR)
The Longest Night Mile in Phoenix, OR is back in 2021! This Wednesday evening mile run will start in heats based on your mile time at the new Phoenix High [...]
Small Race Preview: 2021 Turkey Trot Eugene
On Thanksgiving day, at Maurie Jacobs Park in Eugene, Oregon, you can get in some excellent pre-Thanksgiving dinner exercise. The Turkey Trot Eugene, hosted by Level 32 Racing, is [...]
Race Preview: 2021 Run to Stay Warm (Eugene)
The Eugene tradition, Run to Stay Warm, is back this year to raise money for EWEB’s Customer Care Program. They are once again offering a half marathon, 10K, or 5K (and a free kid’s dash!) [...]
Race Preview: The Ruff (Carson, WA)
The Ruff torch has been passed from Alpine Running to the race director at the newly formed Elevated Trail Racing (they also host the Oakridge Triple Summit Challenge every fall). [...]
Race Preview: 2021 The Great Pumpkin Run (Corvallis)
‘Tis the season for pumpkin everything… pumpkin lattes, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin RACES! There are so many great pumpkin themed races throughout October and here are two awesome, small [...]
Race Preview: 2021 Oregon Brewery Running Series at Ninkasi THIS WEEKEND!
The Oregon Brewery Running Series is headed back to Eugene on October 2nd for their 5K run/walk at Ninkasi! With your entry fee you get a craft brew from Ninkasi, [...]
Race Preview: 2021 Beat Beethoven’s 5K (Bend)
This Bend 5K run/walk is a unique fundraiser for the Central Oregon Symphony, as the goal is to finish the race before the orchestra finishes playing Beethoven’s famous 5th Symphony [...]
Race Recap: 2021 Haulin’ Aspen Marathon (Mt. Bachelor)
A few summers ago I was running an incredibly remote trail race on another continent and a man in my starting group was wearing a Haulin’ Aspen race tee. “I’ve [...]
Race Preview: Inaugural Kalapuya Crest 50M (Crescent Lake)
New in 2021 on the docket for our friends at Daybreak Racing is the Kalapuya Crest 50 miler. Running on the old trails in the Oregon Cascades, the race will [...]