The IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships are coming to Portland in March, and in order to host this big meet, the organizers needed to create a world-class indoor track from scratch. They came up with an eye-catching green six-lane 200 meter banked oval that will be completely worthy of the event.
Actually, it’s full name is “BATH TIME,” which stands for “Bill Aronson Track Half To Insure Mileage Exactness.” It’s a race; though not anything for which you pay money or receive a timing chip. It’s 52.5 laps at Duniway Track, a true quarter-mile oval. (There is also be an option for runners to log 105 laps in the “Monotonous And Repetitive Activity To Harden Our Nuts” (MARATHON) event.) First run in 2014, the BATH was the result of runners…
Joe Dudman started running road races as a sophomore in high school, circa 1980. Since that time he has accumulated over 600 race T-shirts (Yes, he finally got around to counting them!) Some of them evoke special memories and (hopefully) interesting stories. In this recurring series, he recounts some of them for Run Oregon readers. In August 2003, Hayward Field in Eugene was the site of the USA Track & Field National Masters Outdoor Championships.…
Ashton Eaton. Nick Symmonds. Maggie Vessey. Andrew Wheating. Brenda Martinez. Jordan McNamara. Hannah Fields. And more … The FloTrack Throwdown is a unique track meet, with a number of record holders, Olympians, and national team runners. And beer. When: Saturday, August 8, 2015 Where: Duniway Track in Portland (a true mile track)
The Oregon Senior Games, an annual event, are open to Oregonians age 50 and older (which is still very young, for runners!). The 2015 edition is scheduled for June 17-21 in Bend, and this year’s line-up includes a 5k race, a 5k racewalk event, and a track meet with running and field events. The 5k run and racewalk will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Summit High School in Bend. Starting on the…
The following is a press release issued on May 8, 2015 by the Oregon Sports Authority. The Oregon Sports Authority and TrackTown USA are proud to announce the 2015 TrackTown Youth League presented by Providence Health & Services, a series of 12 all-comer youth track meets across the state this spring. TrackTown Youth League meets are free of charge and open to boys and girls 8-14 years of age. No prior track and field experience…
When it comes to monthly running series in the Summer months, Salem is the place to be. The Sprague Grand Slam is new to the Summer running scene – at least partially. After doing being known as the Spring Triple Crown (3 races) in year’s passed, it was decided that adding an additional day of running was in order and the name was officially changed.
Kids in grades 3 through 8 will have a chance to compete in a variety of track and field events this summer at free meets throughout the state of Oregon in the Run TrackTown Youth League.
Did you know Oregon has our very own Senior Games? It’s true. While most of the events are stereotypical “senior” games, I must say that I support people of all ages doing whatever activity they enjoy that helps them get moving. But, since this is RUN Oregon (and not Shuffleboard Oregon – although there is a Shuffleboard competition), let’s talk about the running events. (Click here to see a full rundown of events.) The weekend…
