If you love the excitement of a track meet, or have kids that want to race in high school or college, definitely make plans to attend the Teddy Twilight on Saturday, March 7. The Teddy Twilight track meet, organized by local runner Jake Stout, is run at Roosevelt High School and will kick off with a men’s 3k at 5p. After the men’s 3k will be the women’s 3k, followed by the men’s and women’s…
If you’ve always liked running and working with youth, you could apply to be a volunteer coach for THPRD’s Middle School Track program. You do not need to have any coaching experience, but it’s obviously a bonus if you do. As long as you know the basics of track & field and enjoy working with young runners, you’ve got what it takes. There are regular practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays. At most schools, practices are…
Running a track race is very different from a road race, and can be a lot of fun. Miles in Chiles is a rare indoor track series that takes place each winter at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center, and as fun to spectate as they are to race. There are two races this year, the first on February 3 and the second on February 10. At the February 3 meet, there will be a…
Lopez Lomong and Woody Kinkaid will be making an attempt to run the Olympic A Standard of 13:13.50 tomorrow night (Tuesday, September 10) on the Michael Johnson Track at Nike’s campus in Beaverton. Joining the pair will be Matthew Centrowitz, the last gold-medal winner of an Olympic 1500m, and eight-time Canadian Record holder Moh Ahmed. Currently, Lomong holds a PR of 13:11.63, Kinkaid can boast a 13:12.22, and Centrowitz has run a 13:20.06. This event…
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 20 laps each. Run on a track, the race is fast-moving and action-packed, and as fun to watch as it is to participate. The 10-mile relay is especially unique because age groups…
Do you know any runners that are between the ages of 7 and 14? Be sure to send them (well, their parents or guardians) this information on TrackTown Youth League: a series of FREE track meets that will culimate in a state-wide meet. There are 16 of these completely free all-comer meets. (All-comer meaning that anyone age 7-14 can sign up. They don’t have to be invited, have a previous recorded race time, or be…
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 the school’s namesake Theodore Roosevelt and the fact that the events begin at 5:00p. The meet is open to all comers, and is a fundraiser for track athletes in North Portland. “All…
You may think that only super-fast, experienced runners can run at the track. That’s not true at all! Anyone can run on a track, and the benefit of doing so is that you can sometimes surprise yourself with your speed. Running shorter track distances can also help you better measure your fitness and apply your times to probable 5k or 10k goal times. Sure, you may not be the fastest person there, but I guarantee…
The Portland Highland Games return to Mt. Hood Community College on Saturday, July 21st, and one of the highlights will be the Kilted Mile. Since 1991, athletes have competed in a mile race on the track, running in Highland kilts. The overall winner receives the coveted Memorial Sword, and awards are also presented to age group winners. All entrants receive a T-shirt. While this year’s Kilted Mile will be the 25th one contested at the…
On Saturday, June 2, 100 (very fast) runners congregated at Duniway Track to attempt a new World Record for the 100 × 1-mile Relay. Many were local, but quite a few flew in just for the attempt. In the end, they did not set a new World Record, but they did set a new American Record with a time of 7:44:44. The previous record of 7:51:14 was set at the Rice University Track Stadium in…
