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Ask the Expert: Hit the Trails!

November 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

Our friends at Foot Traffic know their stuff. Whether it’s planning how to ramp up mileage, a better way to recover, or find the right sports bra, they’re the team to ask. Here’s our latest Q & A sesh: New Trail Runner: I want [read more...]

Job Opportunity: Road Runner Sports seeking individual passionate about Running & Community

October 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

Road Runner Sports is seeking a new Grassroots Marketing Rep to create running and fitness community partnerships and host events from our Portland and Tualatin store locations. Ideal candidates are: passionate about running; involved in various [read more...]

Early Race Preview of the new 2021 Battle at the Butte in Prineville

October 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

Stay tuned to the Battle at the Butte, coming to the beautiful Barnes Butte Recreation Area in the heart of Prineville on September 25th, 2021. This will be a multi-distance trail run (5 & 10 miles) and only 50 entries for each distance will be [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Grants Pass Marathon/Half Marathon/10k/5k/1M

October 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

In 2018, The Grants Pass Half Marathon added a Full Marathon to the agenda, and this year, it’s back! Come out on Saturday, October 26 th to join your running community for the 2019 Grants Pass Marathon/Half Marathon/10k/5k/1M. There’s also a [read more...]

Race Preview: Eugene Multi Sport Adventure 5k Run/15k Bike/10 Shot Golf

October 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

The 2019 Eugene Multi Sport Adventure, brought to you by Eclectic Edge Racing, is coming up soon on October 27th. This event has a 5k run, a 15k bike ride, and even some golf (10 shots to be exact.) All the events start at 10a at the Eclectic Edge [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 ORRC Autumn Leaves 50k & 50 Mile

October 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

It’s fall and the trees are turning colors, so it must mean it’s time for the 2019 ORRC Autumn Leaves Ultra 50/50! This run through beautiful Champoeg State Park will inspire you with the red and yellow maples along the Willamette River. [read more...]

Recap: Mountain Lakes 100

October 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

by Marc Larson, guest community blogger Ever since I started training for my first 100 mile race I have been asked, Why? The answer to the question has changed as I progressed from the very beginning of my training to eventually completing my first [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Dorris Ranch Dirt Dash 3k (Springfield)

October 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

A fun family-friendly event is coming up soon at the Dorris Ranch in Springfield. The Willamalane Parks and Recreation District will be bringing the annual 2019 Dorris Ranch Dirt Dash back on Sunday, October 20. Entry for this race is only $9 if you [read more...]

Run Oregon made a night of it at the premier of ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ – Coming to select theaters on September 13th!

August 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

Kelly’s Thoughts: My co-reviewers focused mainly on the movie as it relates to running (well, for obvious reasons), but I thought it was a great movie about growing up, where running happened to play an important role. The character of [read more...]

The ABC’s of the 2019 WyEast Howl: Altitude, Beauty, and Crashing

July 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

I’m not a trail runner. Every year I aspire to be one – to take to the trails each weekend and put in a bunch of miles to tackle some of Oregon’s best trail panoramas that some great long trail runs and ultras have to offer. But [read more...]

Ask the Expert: New Route Suggestions and Try Volunteering

July 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

Our friends at Foot Traffic know their stuff. Whether it’s planning how to ramp up mileage, a better way to recover, or find the right sports bra, they’re the team to ask. Here’s our latest Q & A sesh: Run Oregon: I’m [read more...]

Run Northbest 5k Series Returns to a New Venue (but there’s still beer)

June 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

Last year I tried my best to encourage everyone and their mom to register for the Run Northbest 5k Series, which was run in South Beaverton from MurrayHill Park. It was such a fun series, at such a low price, with cold northwest beers at the finish. [read more...]

Preview: Rose City Mile – Race and/or Watch on June 29

June 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

Mile races are fun. Fun as a participant (faster than a 5k, yet wholly manageable), and fun as a spectator (you can see things unfolding over the 4 laps but it’s long enough for a surprise ending). The Rose City Mile is scheduled for Saturday, [read more...]

Ask the Expert: Get the funk out of your clothes & get a friend to run a 5k (not completely unrelated)

June 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

Our friends at Foot Traffic know their stuff. Whether it’s finding the right running shoe, the best jacket for our crazy weather, or just discovering a cool local trail to run, they’re the team to ask. Here’s our latest Q & A [read more...]

Race Preview: 5 on the 4th ; 5K Run and Walk (Wilsonville)

June 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

Oregon Road Runners Club is hosting their annual “5 on the 4th” 5K on July 4th at the Mentor Graphics campus in Wilsonville, Or. This well-attended evenyboasts a course that is USATF-certified! Every participant in this chip-timed race [read more...]

Registration for the 2019 Rose City Relay closes on May 31!

May 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

There is not time to race if you haven’t registered for Terrapin Events’ Rose City Relay on Saturday, June 29th. This event is new-ish to the one-day relay scene, but it is sure action packed! There are two options – a 68 mile [read more...]

Recap: Oregon Brewery Running Series at Migration Brewing

May 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

I love the spirit at the Oregon Brewery Running Series events. It’s laid back yet organized, and really, really supportive. Case in point: Before the run, organizer Nathan Freeman likes to ask for a show of hands. “Who’s running [read more...]

Finishing on the Fifty: A Run Oregon recap of the 2019 Eugene Half Marathon

May 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

I mentioned in my recap of the Vernonia Half that it had been a while since I had participated in a half (10 months in fact). So after a successful (for me) showing at that event, I decided that I wanted to tackle the new Eugene Half Marathon. I [read more...]

Essential Personal Self-Defense Tips for Runners

April 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

You like to run, right? (I’m assuming so.) But you also like to feel safe, I’m sure. Those two things are not mutually exclusive. You can run solo with the confidence that you’ll be safe. As a woman, I often feel like the cards are [read more...]

RunAway Girl’s Weekend – Trail Running, Wine, Food, and Yoga for women October 19-20

April 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

Ladies! This post is for you. A friend of the blog, Colleen Cleary, who is a running coach and health coach, is hosting the 2nd annual RunAway Girl’s Weekend this October. This getaway is at Abbey Road Farm in Carlton, Ore., and includes a [read more...]

Run Oregon Test Kitchen: Tailwind Nutrition

April 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

Tailwind Nutrition is an endurance fuel I have wanted to try for some time now. I’ve had other runner friends tell me it was great, but had yet to try it out for myself. Several weeks ago, Tailwind sent me a sample pack to try out for myself [read more...]

Run a Marathon Backwards, He Said …

March 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

Running a marathon while moving forward is hard enough … now try and imagine running it backwards! 59-year-old Tracy McCullen is going to do just that, with a goal of raising $100,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Wilmington (North Carolina). [read more...]

Race Series Preview: 2019 Healthy Kids Running Series

March 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

I was never an active kid, and when I became a runner at almost 30, I knew that I wanted to normalize running when I became a mom. My kids have watched me cross a few finish lines, and they love the medals I bring home when I “win” the race. [read more...]

Running Meme and Strava Segment of the Week: JD-Backstretch Counter Clockwise

February 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

This week for our SSOTW we are going to McMinnville and running around some ball fields. Superstar runner Lauren Fleshman holds the women’s CR for this 1.27-mile segment with a 9:22, run in July 2018, and Jerry Nance has the men’s CR [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 iRun for Kids 5K & 10 Mile (Albany)

February 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

iRun for Kids is a race event that checks off so many boxes for me. Fun name. Local charity. Adorable kids. And PIZZA. This is a small event but it has a lot of heart and a great cause. Now in its 16th year, iRun for Kids is a fundraiser for the [read more...]

Saying Goodbye to Gracie

February 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

Dear Run Oregon Readers, The dear, sweet, seven-year-old daughter of one of our running community’s leaders passed away today after a valiant fight against cancer. Amazing Gracie, as she was known to many, was a creative, loving, beautiful [read more...]