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Small Race Preview: 2019 Run Like a Dog 5K Trail Run (ONLY $5!) – North Bonneville

February 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

The 7th annual Run Like a Dog 5K Trail Run in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge will be held on Saturday, March 9th, 2019. Hosted by the Columbia Gorge Running Club, this fundraising event benefits the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society so while [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Paddy Pint Run (Prineville) – NEW FEATURED EVENT

February 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

For its 6th annual race, the Paddy Pint Run folks have added a 10K to help spread out their growing numbers. For a race that benefits the Tooth Taxi and the Crook County Foundation, that takes place in a town of less than 10,000 people, the Paddy [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Alsea Falls Spring Fling Half / 10K / 5K (Monroe)

February 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Alsea Falls Spring Fling trail runs are a really fun and challenging way to start the spring racing season. Hosted by our friends at Oregon Trail Runs, the 2019 event will be held on Saturday, March 23rd at the beautiful Alsea Falls (~1 [read more...]

Obstacle Course Race Preview: 2019 Dirty Leprechaun 5K (Tualatin)

February 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

Attention Obstacle Course Race enthusiasts – here’s your chance for a little pre-season OCR tune-up! The Dirty Leprechaun 5K is back at Lee Farms with some new obstacles promised for this year. Start our your St. Patrick’s Day [read more...]

Race Recap: 21019 Worst Day of the Year 5k Run (Troutdale)

February 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

With its slogan “Always a good day for a run” and the beautiful location at McMenamin’s Edgefield golf course, this was my fourth time participating in the Worst Day of the Year run. Once again, the weather was much nicer than it [read more...]

Race Preview & DISCOUNT CODE for the 2019 Me.She.We Half Marathon/10k/Team Relay (Wilsonville)

February 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

Looking for a women’s focused run that is more focused on encouraging and supporting you, along with all the other women around you? Want to smile while you run and then, when it’s needed, have other women around you encouraging you to keep [read more...]

Race Recap: 2019 Oregon Winter Half Marathon/Quarter Marathon/5K

February 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

As an Uberthons Ambassador, I look forward to starting the new year off with the annual Winter Event at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Course. Over the years, Uberthons and The Reserve have developed a symbiotic relationship; as the weather turns [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Salem Paddy Pint 10K/5K/Kids Dash (Salem)

February 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

The 3rd annual Salem Paddy Pint will be held on Saturday, March 16th, and will once again be a fundraiser for the Dental Foundation of Oregon and their Tooth Taxi, which provides children in the local community with free dental care and oral [read more...]

Southern Oregon Small Race Preview: 2019 Shamrock Run 5 Mile (Central Point,) & Church of the Valley 5k (Grants Pass)

February 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

There’s more than one way to celebrate a St. Patrick’s Day race and if you’re looking for a nice low-key Shamrock event to add to your race plate, the 2019 Shamrock Run in Central Point is coming up on March 16th. This race will start and [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2019 Run for the Shamrock (Eugene)

February 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

March is such a festive time of year, whether you are Irish or not. With fun events the whole weekend of March 17th, it can be hard to choose what to do! Luckily, Run For The Shamrock in Eugene, takes place on March 9th, 2019. This is the perfect [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Run of Two Cities (Coos Bay & North Bend)

February 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Words from a famous book that English teachers require, and that can often reflect the joy and pain of running. For this hilly run by the South Coast Running Club, you might be having lots [read more...]

Race Recap: 2019 Worst Day of the Year Run (Troutdale)

February 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

When you register for a running event in early February, you know that weather could have a major impact on your day. And when the event is called “Worst Day of the Year Run,” that impact is probably going to be trouble with a capital T. But for [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Run for the Law 5K and 10K (Grants Pass)

February 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

Let’s not forget one of the main reasons races exist. Often times, the race is put on my an organization heavily invested in the community through which the race is run. These groups play pivotal and tangible roles in helping some of the most [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Suddenly Sleepy Sleepwalk 5k (Eugene)

February 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Suddenly Sleepy Sleepwalk 5K is a fun event to raise awareness and funds for those affected by Narcolepsy. Don your pajamas, kid friendly cosplay, or race attire and run or walk this 5K around Alton Baker Park in Eugene. Narcolepsy is a medical [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Oregon Brewery Running Series – StormBreaker Brewing 5k Fun Run

February 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Oregon Brewery Running Series is in full swing for 2019 and there’s a fun one coming up on March 2nd at StormBreaker Brewing at the new St. John’s location in Portland. The 2019 StormBreaker 5k Fun Run follows the same format as all the [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Shamrock Run Portland

February 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

Every year since 2005, I’ve been roped into the Shamrock Run at Waterfront Park by someone or something. I don’t usually do the same races over and over again, especially with the growing list of options available, but this is the only race I [read more...]

Run Oregon Road Trip: 2019 Wenatchee Heartbreaker 5K

January 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you haven’t run in Wenatchee, Washington, you are definitely missing out! The upcoming Heart Breaker 5K, put on by RunWenatchee, Confluence Health, and Wenatchee Valley Medical Group is held in February (Heart Month) to raise awareness [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Hopworks Urban Brewery 5K (Vancouver)

January 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

“Patricipants walk, jog, or run approximately 3.1 miles, then drink beer!” That one line almost sums up the Oregon Brewery Running Series. But the essential detail you need to know is that these events take place throughout the year, utilizing [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Charlie’s Chocolate 5K and 10K Trail Run/Walk (Ashland)

January 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

I know everyone loves a good beer run, or may mix things up with an Oregon winery race, but I’d trade those any day for a race with chocolate! I’m in luck and so are you, as the 2019 Charlie’s Chocolate Run is coming up on Sunday, [read more...]

Run Oregon Road Trip: 2019 My Better Half Marathon (Seattle)

January 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

Orca Running describes My Better Half Marathon as “a running event like no other. Romance. Kitch. Sweat.” The event takes place just a few days before Valentine’s and gives runners the chance to celebrate love, spend time with a friend, or [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Wurst 5k & 10k Run (Mt. Angel)

January 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

Every year, I have several friends who ask me to do the Wurst Run with them and it just can’t be worked into my plans. But those same friends do it every year and they all swear by this race and how fun it is. If you’re a fan of sausage and [read more...]

Run Oregon Road Trip: 2019 Hot Chocolate 15k/5k (Seattle)

January 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Allstate Hot Chocolate 15k/5k is not your average fun run – it’s a full on chocolate experience. This race originated in Chicago in 2008, and has since expanded to 18 cities with over 200,000 participants. While the Hot Chocolate series has [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Chocolatathon 5K/10K (Tigard)

January 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

Do you choose which races to enter based in part or in whole on the post-race food spread? If so, the Chocolatathon will probably rate very high … unless you don’t like chocolate. (But that’s basically the null set, isn’t [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Oregon Brewery Running Series – Laurelwood Brewing 5k Run/Walk

January 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

Beer Runs .. A growing trend, and perfect in a place like Oregon where people are both beer lovers and outdoor enthusiasts alike. Last year, I attended my first Oregon Brewery Running Series 5k race at Laurelwood Brewing with my husband, and it made [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 PRC Winter 5k Series (Final Race!!)

January 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

Get ready to lace up those running shoes on February 9th, because the final 5k in the PRC Winter 5k Series will be here before you know it. Not only is this your final chance to run in the series for almost a whole year, but its also the one and [read more...]

Race Recap: 2019 PRC Winter Series 5k (Race #2)

January 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

A couple of years ago, during Snowocalypse in Portland, the PRC Winter Series 5k ran on, a real testament to the runners of the Pacific NW. This year, we could not have asked for better weather during the race, which has the tagline “never let [read more...]