As a general rule of thumb, we don’t typically re-post press releases all that often. However, it’s been a minute (2019!) since we have had one of the (if not THE) premier Oregon races operating in person – the Shamrock Run Portland! Thus, we wanted to ensure you had the basic information at your fingertips as you start to plan your yearly race schedule. What: Opening Day of Running Season in Portland, Shamrock Run Portland will return…
Today, running gear goes way beyond sports stores and road races and extends to the coveted reward of a post-event craft beer. In celebration of the special bond between beer and runners, Brooks Running, crafters the worlds’ top performance footwear, apparel, run bras and accessories tapped Deschutes Brewery, born and raised in the hop homeland of the Pacific Northwest to launch the “Run Hoppy Collection.” Playing off of the Brooks Run Happy motto, this collection…
The Cascade Lakes Relay group is ready for 2021…are you?!?! The CLR is Oregon’s most challenging running relay course. It starts in the Cascade Mountains at Diamond Lake Resort, travels through the Oregon Outback and rural agricultural country, and winds back to the Cascade Lakes Highway, around Mt. Bachelor and into the resort community of Bend. You’ll see more cows than semi-trucks and enjoy the smell of pine trees instead of exhaust. If you are seeking…
In an effort to keep young children healthy and active while homeschooling, Healthy Kids Running Series is expanding its outdoor five-week fall Series and offering a world-wide Virtual World Race alternative, beginning Sunday, September 27 at HealthyKidsRunningSeries.org. In addition, all participants will receive the new “I Am A Healthy Kid” interactive guide featuring 42 lessons over seven weeks, designed exclusively to teach and inspire children and their parents to remain active while social distancing. Healthy Kids Running…
The Running Event, the premier conference and trade show in the running specialty industry that is produced by Diversified Communications, announced today it will move forward with its 2020 planned event in Austin, Texas from December 1-3, 2020. Event registration will open in mid-August. “We are pleased to announce that The Running Event will return as originally planned to the Austin Convention Center in December,” said Christina Henderson, executive director for The Running Event. “The…
Happy Friday! As I’m sure you’ve seen, the Leadville Race Series, including the Trail 100 and MTB 100 were cancelled this summer, due to COVID-19. However, the Leadville team has cooked up a new challenge for everyone to crush this summer. Introducing the Leadville 100,000 FT Challenge – a virtual climbing challenge that participants can complete on foot or by bike (or both) throughout the summer with 100% of proceeds from the event benefiting the Life Time Foundations’…
After converting its onshore manufacturing facilities over the last 60 days to address the national shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the medical and defense communities, Outdoor Research, a longtime leader in outdoor and tactical apparel, is unveiling a program through which retailers and consumers can purchase face masks that integrate a protective and replaceable filter. The Outdoor Research Essential Face Mask program will launch with masks available to retailers and consumers by early…
Cotopaxi, Benefit Corporation and outdoors brand, has stepped up to support COVID-19 relief in not only its home state of Utah but also globally, by pivoting to create and provide essential PPE face masks. On the heels of the Governor of Utah’s recent announcement that Cotopaxi will be providing 500,000 PPE masks to the State of Utah, distributed free to Utah residents, Cotopaxi today launched a face mask program that incorporates a donation of masks…
