Les Schwab’s Hood to Coast Race Series presents their always popular Pints to Pasta 10k walk/run, with the addition of a half marathon. The race is set for Sunday, September 13 with the half starting at 7:30a.m. and the 10k starting at 8a.m. If you hurry now, you can still register for both races before prices are set to increase on August 24. Pints to Pasta is generally known for their fast start, and this year will…
We all run for different reasons, and have different standards for what we consider fun. The venue had ‘hill’ in the name, as did the road it was located on, so there was no question as to what would be involved at this particular event. Hills are not for everyone, but a good downhill is a natural speed enhancer! Level ground was a rarity on this course as it seems that almost the entire time…
The 12th annual Dayton Fiesta Run 5k and 10k takes place on Saturday, September 12th, in Dayton, Oregon. The Fiesta Run is a family fun run open to athletes of all speeds and abilities. The event is organized by the Willamette Road Runners Club, and it is part of the ORRC 5k series.
The Oregon Road Runners Club continues their Labor Day tradition with their time trial style race. The ORRC Greenway Trail Trial (formerly Wildwood Trail Trial) will be run again this year on the Fanno Creek Trail with all of the fun of the Wildwood Trail race without the mud and rugged terrain and with improved parking options!
If you’re anything like me, even vacations can’t keep you away from running. I am constantly looking for new roads to hit, new trails to tackle, and especially new races to run. That’s why, when it was decided that my wife and I were going to take a little personal vacation (no kids!) to Southern California this month, the first thing I did was hit the Google machine and see what was going on down…
Oregon is home to several “destination races” for a lot of runners who travel to here from outside of the Pacific Northwest. For those of us who call Oregon home, we look to races outside of our immediate area and sometimes we find a real gem that is really not that far away. The Lake Chelan Shore to Shore Marathon is just that gem!
Being a resident of the Willamette Valley, most of my running is close to sea level, on pavement, and in the city or surrounding fields and rain forests. So when I realized that the 2015 Haulin Aspen trail run coincided with an already planned camping trip to Bend, I jumped at the opportunity to try a different scenery, running surface, and altitude.
The Hoopla Fun Run 5k and 10k took place on a beautiful Friday evening in Salem, with a fun and winding course around the State Capitol grounds and the Willamette University campus. The race was part of the Hoopla basketball event that had multiple portable basketball courts set up on the capitol mall and along the appropriately named Court St. The event was presented by the Salem Kroc Center, and was a benefit for Liberty…
An evening run on the beach followed by a bonfire, music, and watching the sunset . . . That sounds like the perfect end to a day at the Oregon Coast. That’s what you’ll enjoy at Race to the Bar on September 12. Racers will start at the Peter Iredale Shipwreck and run an out and back 5K or 10K course on hard packed sand.
This past Saturday (August 1) Epic Grind held its annual 5 & 10k events at Henry Hagg Lake. After a short drive up the street we arrived, picked up our race packets without any issues, and assembled at the starting line. The sun was shining, we were pumped up, and ready to get dirty! Full disclosure here: I tried to talk myself out of the Epic Grind this year. I had been travelling the entire week before and…
