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Small Race Preview: 2020 Valentine’s Columbia River Trail Run (The Dalles)

January 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

Looking for a flat, fast winter time trial run? The Valentine’s Columbia River Trail Run is the event you’re looking for! Choose from a 3K, 5K, or 10K on the paved Columbia River Trail, then plan on returning to the trail in about a [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2020 Freeze Your Gizzard Blizzard (The Dalles)

December 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

It’s time to get some chilly races on your 2020 calendar. Why not brave the winter temperatures in The Dalles and run the Freeze Your Gizzard Blizzard? This frosty run includes a 3K, 5K, and 10K. Put on by Northern Wasco Parks and Recreation, [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Run Wild Adventures New Year’s Day Hangover Run Salem

November 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

Waking up on New Year’s Day after staying up late, imbibing in alcoholic beverages, and probably not feeling great is usually a great reason to stay in bed and sleep in a little longer than normal. However, you could take a different route [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Mosier Twin Tunnels Turkey Trot 12k/5k/3k (Hood River)

November 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

Help out Mosier Community School and get a beautiful run in exchange! This year’s 2019 Mosier Twin Tunnels Turkey Trot in Hood River should be as fun as it is scenic. This race is part of a 5k Run/Walk series, with one in the fall, one in the [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2019 Graveyard Dash (Vernonia)

October 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

Costume lovers, get in the spooky spirit of Halloween and sign up for the Graveyard Dash in Vernonia. This is a costume party on the run with cash prizes for best costumes! And this creepy 3K just might include a real graveyard! There will be music, [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...]

Race Preview: 2019 Cross Trot (Eugene)

September 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

For many student athletes, the beginning of the school year also marks the beginning of cross country running season. Casual (and competitive) adult athletes can get in on the fun as well, and one of those opportunities comes on Sunday, October [read more...]

Small Mid Valley Races Preview: 2019 Run For Hope and Health (Salem) & Sublimity Harvest Festival Fun Run

August 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

The 2019 Run for Hope and Health 5k/10k Run/2 Mile Walk will be held on Saturday, September 7th this year. This event benefits Salem Free Clinics, which provides healthcare to those who cannot afford it. The cost of the 5k and 10k run is only $35. [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2019 Riverhawk Run and Walk (The Dalles)

August 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

The annual Riverhawk Run and Walk in The Dalles is coming up on Saturday, August 31st. This event features 1K, 3K, or 5K distances to choose from, starting and finishing at Sorosis Park. The course is along a bark chip trail around the park then [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2019 Race to Save the Harvest (Salem)

June 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

It’s the time of year we start thinking about fresh fruits and vegetables from our gardens, farmers’ markets, and produce stands. But, as things ripen, often produce goes to waste – for a variety of reasons. Race to Save the [read more...]

Mid Valley 4th of July small race previews: 2019 Monmouth Mini Marathon and Stayton Old Time Fun Run

June 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

There are lots of races that call themselves “Mini Marathons”, but in most cases the race has very little to do with the actual distance of a marathon aside from being much shorter. The great thing about the Monmouth Mini Marathon (a 4th [read more...]

Small Mid Valley Race Previews: 2019 Strawberry 5k/1m Fun Run/Walk (Lebanon) & 2019 Santiam Hospital 3k/5k/10k Fun Run/Walk (Stayton)

May 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

Strawberries in June .. I can’t think of much better than this symbol of summer. The 33rd Annual Weyerhaeuser Strawberry 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk is coming up fast on June 1st in Lebanon, OR and it should be a fun one. Consider bringing the [read more...]

Preview: 2019 ORRC Dual Duel Adds Distances to a Tradition

May 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Dual Duel is one of ORRC’s oldest races, and arguably the most unique. The main event at this race, which has been held for more than 40 years, is the 10-mile 2-person relay, at which team participants alternate laps until they’ve completed [read more...]

Small Race Previews: 2019 Run with the Cops 5k (Springfield) & Tri Trail Challenge (Eugene)

March 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

The inaugural 2019 Run with the Cops 5k is coming up in Springfield, OR on March 31st. This Eclectic Edge Racing event is an Oregon Law Enforcement Torch Run and it will raise funds for the Eugene/Springfield Special Olympics. It’s a great cause [read more...]

Small Race Previews: 2019 Jumpstart St. Patrick’s Day River Run/Walk (The Dalles) & TVW Charity Fun-Run for People of all Abilities (Hillsboro)

February 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

Come to the Dalles for the 2019 Jumpstart St. Patrick’s Day River Run/Walk. This will be a fun event and a great opportunity to get in a winter time trial. There will be 3 distances to choose from on Saturday, March 16th, 2019. Run or walk the 3k, [read more...]

Twilight on the Track: A Run Oregon preview of the 3rd Annual Teddy Twilight at Roosevelt HS

January 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

The 3rd Annual Teddy Twilight track meet is scheduled for Saturday, March 2nd, 2019 at Roosevelt High School in North Portland. No, the meet is not named after a Sinatra-like crooner or a boxer from the 1930s; the name “Teddy Twilight” refers to [read more...]

2019 Hangover Run 3k by Run Wild Adventures – a daddy/daughter tradition (Salem)

January 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

For two years in a row, blue clear skies have greeted Mid-Valley runners to ring in the new year. This is perfect for racing, especially when bringing kids along. Staying true to our family tradition, my oldest daughter and I partook in the New [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2019 Freeze Your Gizzard Blizzard 3K/5K/10K (The Dalles)

December 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

As most of you probably know, running in Oregon in January can be a bit frosty, especially in the gorge where the wind is known to have teeth. However, we aren’t going to let frozen eyebrows and ice-cold fingertips slow us down, right?! The fine [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 New Years Hangover Run (Salem)

December 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

The turning of a new year means different things to different people. For some, it is a time of celebration and throwing caution to the wind, for others it means a new chance to meet goals. No matter which, the New Year’s Hangover Run in Salem [read more...]

Small Race Preview: The Graveyard Dash 3K & 6K (Vernonia)

October 1, 2018 // 1 Comment

Summer racing is over and before we all pick our favorite Turkey Trot and Holiday Hustle, we must begin with a Halloween-themed race! As good as any, the Vernonia Graveyard Dash 3K and 6K supports a great cause! This race is family-friendly event [read more...]

2018 Pacific Northwest Cross Country Championships (Salem)

September 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

Oregon has long been a hotbed of cross-country, and it seems we are now in the midst of a golden age of all-comers cross-country meets with races for all ages and all abilities. One of the most inviting of these meets is the Pacific Northwest Cross [read more...]

Event Preview: 2018 Ultimook XC Races

August 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

One of the great traditions of middle school and high school cross-country is the early-season destination race with a special gimmick. The unique feature could be a handicapped start with staggered waves based on predicted finish times, or it could [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 McCubbins Gulch Scramble (Mt. Hood)

July 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

You don’t want to miss what COULD be the last McCubbin’s Gulch Scramble Trail Run! The “2nd annual last” Scramble will be on August 5th this year in Mt Hood, and if you’ve never done this race, it’s a very memorable one that you might [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2018 Race to Save the Harvest (Salem)

June 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

If you’ve ever grown your own vegetable garden, you know that often the harvest looks a little dodgy, but it still tastes great. The same thing happens to commercial vegetable growers, and a lot of the “ugly fruit” goes to waste in [read more...]

Mid-Valley Small Race Previews: 2018 FD4 Rocket Run 1k/3k/5k/10k (The Dalles) & Running Wild 5k (Monmouth)

June 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

For a fun family-friendly event this summer, come out to The Dalles on Saturday June 30th for the 2018 FD4 Rocket Run, which will have a 1k, a 3k, a 5k, and a 10k Walk/Run option for you and your family to choose from. This run is part of the 5th [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Keizer Iris Runs

May 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Keizer Iris Runs take place during the annual Iris Festival on May 19th, 2018. The races start and end on Manbrin Dr at River Road in Keizer. The half marathon and 10k start first at 8:30am, the 5k and 3k follow at 9:15. The out and back courses [read more...]