The Silver Falls Trail Runs are just around the corner . . . well, in November, but they are 75% sold out at the time I am writing this. And the 7 miler is completely sold out! So, if you want to get in on the 5K, 1/2 marathon, marathon, or 50K get registered! Regardless of which distance you choose, all promise scenic views, waterfalls, and hills. Plenty of hills. Last year I ran the…
There are some times when the personality of the race leadership makes all the difference. That’s how I feel about the folks putting on the Hit the Barlow Trail 5K. And here’s the two sentences that gave me all the happy feels: Bibs will be issued, and there will be a race clock, but in the spirit of community no times or places will be kept. All participants will receive a (really cool) finisher award.…
When I first became a runner, one of the stickers I got for the back of my car shared my true intentions for this new hobby: “Training for the zombie apocalypse.” And Run Like Hell is a great race to put those skills to the test in trying to outrun things that bump in the night. Although the theme this year is “Retro Video Games,” it is only a matter of time before someone merges…
You know what is scary? We are starting to preview races for late-October and early-November! Where did 2022 go? You know what’s not scary? Why Racing Events has their 7th annual Scary Run Half/10k/5k coming to Washougal on Sunday, October 30th, 2022. This is the perfect cap to a great WRE season, and it’s one of the last major half marathons of the year. The courses will all follow along the Washougal Dike, with the…
I finally got to stand on the Bridge of the Gods again. It had been 8 years since the inaugural year of the Bridge of the Goddess Half Marathon/10k/5k, which was the first time I got to stand on that gorgeous bridge with the breath-taking views. 5 years ago, I did this race and the wildfires forced Paula Harkin to move the race to Vancouver. Last year I did this race again and we started…
If there is only one song you know by Beethoven, it is his Symphony No. 5. You can literally search online for the “dun dun dun dunnnnn song” and find exactly the one you know. During my own little trip down the rabbit hole, I found this fantastic choreographed scene to the whole song (stick around for the happy ending). Luckily, the Beat Beethoven 5K uses the full version of the piece so you get…
I’m about to spoil a 56-year-old movie, so consider yourself warned… In It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Linus spends most of the movie waiting in a pumpkin patch for The Great Pumpkin to arrive with presents for the good boys and girls. After missing all of the trick-or-treating and the Halloween party, his friend Charlie Brown comes to retrieve him out of the cold, dark night and get him safely home. Linus believes that…
With the onset of fall comes the annual Regatta Run in Tualatin. This 5K coincides with the annual West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta, an event you don’t want to miss. Believe it or not, the Pumpkin Regatta is a competition of rowing giant pumpkins across a lake like they are boats! So you can run a 5K, watch people try to control giant floating pumpkins, and enjoy the many other festivities being held that day…
Getting up at 5:30 A.M. on a Saturday isn’t my favorite thing, but as I drove to Cook Park in the semi-darkness I was treated to the sight of 2 hot air balloons hovering over farmland with the flames periodically glowing in the sky. I decided it wasn’t so bad to be up early after all. Besides, I was excited to run the Hero Up 5K. It felt like it had been awhile since I…
The Oregon Brewery Running Series puts on some amazing running events. For those who have never participated in one of these races, why not? They are family friendly, untimed, and in all honesty, put the “fun” in fun run. This September OBRS provides two races – one nearby in PDX and the other in Hood River. Each route is always 5k-ish in distance, and open for runners, walkers and even those who push strollers. The…
