Ultra – Run Oregon

Race (In-Progress) Recap: The Great Virtual Race Across Tennessee 1000K

June 21, 2020 // 0 Comments

One of my favorite documentaries on running in the Barkley Marathons. If you have never seen it, let me provide you a teaser in by sharing how the race start works. At some point during a 24-hour period, the race director will blow a bugle horn. [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Pacific Crest Endurance Sports Festival (Virtual)

June 15, 2020 // 0 Comments

As most races have this year, the 2020 Pacific Crest Endurance Sports Festival has been turned into a virtual event due to COVID-19. Of course folks are bummed that they won’t be able to travel to Central Oregon for this super fun event this year, [read more...]

Run the PCT Virtual Race

June 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

Run the PCT is a virtual race organized by local company Go Beyond Racing, the same team that created the My Favorite Place 50k. Run the PCT offers four distance options, and while of course you could record miles on the actual Pacific Crest Trail, [read more...]

Let’s Talk About Hundreds: Finish Line Interviews with 100-mile Buckle Recipients

May 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

While we wait patiently to hear the fate of the races we’re looking forward to in 2020 and beyond, we thought we’d also do a little reminiscing. We interviewed 4 runners living and training in different parts of the US to talk about the [read more...]

Race Recap: Inaugural Siuslaw Dunes 25K

March 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

It’s been a wild couple of weeks. Siuslaw Dunes, making its debut on March 7, seems like an eternity ago. It was one of the last races to be held before the cancelations started pouring in. Before kids were out of school for spring break and [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Banana Slug Backyard Ultra (Champoeg Park)

March 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** [read more...]

Race Review: 2020 Pacific Rim 24 Hour Endurance Run (Longview, WA)

March 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** My first [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Shotgun Trail Blast (Marcola)

March 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** The [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Tygh Valley Infinity Ultra

February 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** Back [read more...]

2 days – 4 medals at the 2020 Michelob ULTRA Tacoma City Marathon

February 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

I am going to guess that many of us have run in some of Oregon’s name-recognition races – Shamrock Run, Portland Marathon, and Eugene Marathon. It’s always amazing to see the diversity of people coming to our great state to [read more...]

Race Preview: Inaugural Siuslaw Dunes 50K / 25K (Florence)

February 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

Our friends at Daybreak Racing have added another great event to their lineup this year: The Siuslaw Dunes! Sponsored by Salomon, this race is pronounced sigh-YEW-slaw and will be in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (on the coast near [read more...]

Level 32 Racing’s Run Big Trail Series starts on Feb. 1st!

January 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

Our friends at Level 32 Racing have a series of trail events that begins on February 1st with the Bristow Trail Run! There are six races in the Run Big Trail Series, of varying distances and in wonderfully scenic locations in Lane County. There are [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Hagg Lake Mud Runs – Ultra 50K & 25K (Gaston)

January 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

Hagg Lake Mud Run was my first trail race experience, and it gave me such a huge respect for the runners and walkers who get out there, into the mud and branches and rocks and wild animals and don’t (like me) think they are going to die every [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Bristow Trail Runs 50K/25K/10M/5M (Dexter)

December 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

The 2020 Bristow Trail Runs at Elijah Bristow State Park in Dexter, hosted by Level 32 Racing, can be an early season ultra, or kick-off-the-trail-running-training mid-distance, or just-a-little-fun-run, but whichever one you choose, it’ll be [read more...]

Race Recap: 2019 Oregon Coast 30k

October 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

Rainshadow Running’s Oregon Coast 50k & 30k event has been on my race bucket-list for quite awhile now and I’m happy to report that I was able to finally participate, running the 30k (technically 32k at 20.1 miles). I make no [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Run The Rock (Smith Rock)

October 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

Last year was a year of firsts for me, including my first 50 miler on this very course. It is a course I have grown to love for many reasons, and it never ceases to amaze me with how tough, and yet how beautiful this area is. Run The Rock trail [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Silver Falls Trail Runs 50k/Marathon/Half Marathon/7 Miler/5k (Silverton)

October 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

There’s a reason that the Silver Falls Trail Races, brought to you by Run Wild Adventures, sell out every year. Last year, I got to run the Half Marathon and it was my favorite race of the year, and there were a lot of them to choose from. This [read more...]

Race Preview – Coyote Wall 50K/25K – White Salmon, WA

October 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

Every year, new races pop up all over the place while some go away. This fall, there’s a trail race happening in the Columbia River Gorge, being put on by a new race director, that is sure to get your attention … if you like hills. The 25K [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Día De Los Muertos Endurance Run (Newport)

October 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

How far can you run in six hours? What about 12 hours? Now, how about 24 hours? If you’re like me, you don’t know the answer to those questions. And, like me, you might be really curious to find out. That means you should check out the inaugural [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 ORRC Autumn Leaves 50k & 50 Mile

October 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

It’s fall and the trees are turning colors, so it must mean it’s time for the 2019 ORRC Autumn Leaves Ultra 50/50! This run through beautiful Champoeg State Park will inspire you with the red and yellow maples along the Willamette River. [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Lastest Not Fastest Trail Run (Bend)

September 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

There are so many traditional runs out there. The 2019 Lastest Not Fastest Trail Run in Bend is not one of them. It’s really refreshing when you find a new twist on the old sport, and who better to offer this than Go Beyond Racing? They always [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Deschutes River 25k/50k (Bend)

September 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

The beautiful Deschutes National Forest in Bend provides an amazing backdrop to the 2019 Deschutes River 25k/50k on October 19th this year. The trails, as most people who’ve been to Bend know, are phenomenal, and if you’re looking to get outside [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Willamette Headwaters Endurance Events (Oakridge)

September 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

The annual Willamette Headwaters Endurance Events (WHEE) will be run from the Sacandaga Campground near Oakridge, Oregon, on October 5th. Participants can choose between 11 miles, 22 miles, and 33 miles, with offer a elevation gain of 1,400ft, [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Secret Beach 100k & 50 Mile (Gold Beach)

September 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

Rainshadow Running puts on some beautiful races, and on Saturday October 5th, they will do it again with the 2019 Secret Beach 100k & 50 Mile in Gold Beach, OR. The ultra distances for this race will be both challenging and stunning, as routes [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Elk Kings Trail Races

September 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you were to ask me to name one event that I would recommend all trail runners do at least once, it would be Go Beyond Racing’s Elk King Trail Races. It’s been almost 2 years now since I first took part, and it is still easily one of [read more...]

Race Recap: NUT 100K (Diamond Lake)

September 14, 2019 // 1 Comment

I’m not going to lie and say this was easy, nor am I going to tell you I ran the whole way with a smile on my face. To be fair, there were moments that found me smiling, especially as I crossed that finish line. But this race was all about [read more...]