Small Race Preview: 2018 Umpqua Strong 9k & 5k Run/Walk (Roseburg)
Mass shootings around the globe have unfortunately become so commonplace in our daily news cycles that it’s hard to keep up with which…
Small Race Preview: 2017 Umpqua Strong 9k & 5k Run/Walk (Roseburg)
On October 1st, 2015, a gunman killed 8 students and a teacher at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. The Umpqua Strong 9k & 5k…
Small Race Preview: 2017 Mildred’s Trail Dash 5K & 9K (Oakland)
Singletrack. Oak savannahs. Doug Fir forests. Shade. These features are music to a trail runner’s ears in the summer running months.…
Small Race Preview: 2017 Redmond Friends of K9 (9K & 5K)
Coming to Redmond for the 2nd year in a row is the Redmond Friends of K9 race in the Dry Canyon. This year, the event features the unique…
Small Race Preview: 2017 Where to Start K9k/5k (Stayton)
One rainy April Fools Day I participated in a small race in Stayton, put on by local fitness center, Where to Start. It was their…
Race Preview: 2016 Umpqua Strong 9K-5K / Run-Walk
There are a handful of standard race distances that most runners are familiar with: 5k, 8k, 10k, 15k, etc., along with the accompanying…
Race Preview: 2016 Mildred’s Trail Dash
Southern Oregon is a beautiful place to run and Mildred’s Trail Dash sounds like a true trail run just outside of Roseburg. Slated for…
Race Preview: 7th Annual Mildred’s Trail Dash 9K/5K 7/9/16 (Oakland, Ore.)
It’s time to branch out and try races in new areas … that’s my thought, at least! On a recent vacation, I was brainstorming…
Small Race Preview: 2016 Where to Start Fitness K9 Run (Stayton)
I am an absolute lover of all K9’s. I have two fur-babies whom I couldn’t imagine being without, and whom I have even FaceTimed…