Articles by Meg DuMez

About Meg DuMez (75 Articles)

Writer of stories. Organizer of lives. Advisor of academic journeys.

Race Preview: 2018 Love Rocks Run (Forest Grove)

May 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

I learned about Love Rocks about a year ago when I spotted a small stone with a fabric heart on it. The stone was half the size of my thumb, and the white fabric heart had little arrows all over it that looked like the way that I try to draw [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Twilight Run (Tigard)

May 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

Confession Time: When I first clicked on the link for this race, I was kind of expecting something about sparkling vampires. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you are a stronger and more grown up person than I. If you totally get it, [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2018 Taste of Parkrose 5K (Portland)

May 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

One of my very favorite memories from living in Pennsylvania was the day I drove out into the country to a tractor pull. I was so curious that the hour drive was totally worth it. The country fair that surrounded the event with booths, great food, [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Bite of Bend Beer Run

May 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

There are some races you do for a PR, for exercise, or for pushing your limits. And then there are races you do because it just sounds like fun. The Bite of Bend Beer Run might be a little bit of all of those. Well, if pushing your limits includes [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Wy’east Wonder 50M and 50K (Mt. Hood)

May 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

While surviving my first ultra-marathon earlier this spring, there were moments when I stopped in the middle of a trail, just looking around at the amazing beauty. I would take a few deep breaths, appreciating the chance to run (or at many times [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2018 Run to the Ruts (Baker City)

May 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

Usually when I think about running in the ruts its because I’ve been forced off the road by too many cars or cyclists whizzing by. But in the Run to the Ruts event, there is nothing to get in your way of enjoying a few miles in the great outdoors. [read more...]

My First Ultra: A Run Oregon review of the 2018 Tillamook Burn 50K

May 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

[Editor’s Note: While it’s been a few weeks since the Tillamook Burn 50k, Meg wrote her thoughts in the days after completion] Its been less than 24 hours since I completed the Tillamook Burn 50K, my very first ultra. So my brain is back [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2018 Vulture Venture 5K Trail Run/Walk (Bend)

May 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

Sometimes races have such an epically perfect name that you just have to learn more. This post is my favor to our Run Oregon readers as I give you the details on just such a race: Vulture Venture 5K. Come on, you know you want to read more… [read more...]

Race Preview: The Stroller Run (Portland)

May 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

Tell me if this has ever happened to you. You’re in the middle of a race, sweat dripping down your face, and the finish line nowhere in sight. Your feet are heavier than two blocks of cement and your arms are flapping around as useful as chicken [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Capital FC Half Marathon – 10k & 5k (Salem)

May 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

As runners and walkers, you know how being involved in a sport can change your life. It connects you with a team, improves your physical health, releases stress, helps you discover new purpose, and gets you out of your comfort zone. That’s why [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Starlight Run (Portland)

May 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Starlight Run eight years ago was my first 5K ever. It was also my first race ever and the first time I had run in front of other people (those treadmill slogs didn’t count). So I am so excited to be preparing to run it this June with a new [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Terrain Race (Eugene)

May 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

With so much of our lives planned out and scheduled, it’s an amazing thing to imagine signing up for a race where so little is know other than you’re gonna get muddy. Terrain Racing is coming to Oregon this summer. To Eugene in May and then [read more...]

Race Recap: 2018 Vernonia Half Marathon (Banks)

April 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

With a downpour of rain outside my window tonight, I am so very grateful that those clouds didn’t fully hit until after a friend and I completed the Vernonia Half Marathon this morning. It was her first time completing a half marathon in over four [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Happy Girls Run (Bend)

April 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

The organizers behind Happy Girls Run know a lot of what female runners are looking for in a race experience: Celebration – The packet pick-up is held at Riverhouse on the Deschutes so runners can have a relaxing night before the big day. And [read more...]

Race Preview: Girls on the Run 5K (Portland)

April 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

“Girls on the Run is so much fun.” If you join in on the Girls on the Run 5K this spring, you will hear that chant so many times, and if you are like me, smile each and every time. Girls on the Run is a nationwide program for 3rd-8th grade girls [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2018 Community Action Agency Superhero Dash (Salem)

April 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

When the sky is cloudy and gray, that is exactly when we need a superhero to come and save the day. Or at least an awesome costume to make the day a bit brighter. As Shakespeare once wrote, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some [read more...]

Portland Parks & Recreation’s 5K Series begins on April 22, 2018

April 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

I can’t decide what I love more about the Portland Parks and Recreation’s 5K Series, the cost (just $5 per race) or their theme: “Race for the Fun of it!” This yearly event series is for runners of all ages and abilities. There are two [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Lost Creek Trail Runs (Trail)

April 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

After looking through the photos from last year’s Lost Creek Trail Runs, the joy and strength of these runners is just so inspiring. And so is the perfect backdrop for their adventure. Whether they choose to run the 50K, 30K, 30K Relay, or 5K, [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2018 Truffle Shuffle (Baker City)

April 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

Running and chocolate. Need more? Okay, then how about running, chocolate, and helping local youth. The Truffle Shuffle 5K or 10K provides you the opportunity for all of these to be wrapped up into one Saturday morning. The fifth annual event is a [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Spring Classic Duathlon & Home Depot Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Portland)

March 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

Why Racing Events is putting on their first multi-sport event of the year – the Spring Classic. This event is the perfect training for your spring marathon or triathlon, as it comes complete with a half, 10k, 5k, and even a duathlon. With [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Vernonia Marathon & Half Marathon (Banks)

March 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

After years of driving past the Vernonia sign on the way to the coast, I’m so excited to be signed up for the Vernonia Half Marathon this spring. The weather this winter has been perfect for long runs, and with some flowers already sprouting up, [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2018 Stub Stewart Trail Challenge (Buxton)

March 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

The 2015 Stub Stewart Trail Challenge was the first real trail race I ever did. The field is limited to just 100 people so there were times I felt completely alone in the woods and forgot that I was running for any reason other than just fun. It was [read more...]

Small Race Preview: Rogue River Rampage (Gold Beach)

February 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

The first line on the Rogue River Rampage website tells you everything you need to know about this event: its “happening rain or shine.” The Rampage, now in its 6th year, is a family-friendly obstacle course event that uses the natural obstacles [read more...]