Powell’s hosts “Running Your First Ultra” with Pacific NW ultrarunner Krissy Moehl
Before I was one of the RD’s for the ORRC Hagg Lake Runs, I ran it twice. One of those times, I was lapped (both races used to be run on…
Race Preview: Operation Jack Northwest Run (Tigard, OR)
Operation Jack Northwest Run is different than most runs: First and foremost it is a fundraiser, and there is no set distance. The event takes…
Race Preview: Elk-Kings 25k and 50k 10/17/15 (Tillamook, Ore.)
Go Beyond Racing presents another excellent opportunity to get in some stellar trail racing before winter arrives. On Saturday, October 17,…
From the Mouth of Jessica: “My First Ultra – Can I Do It?”
“You only ever grow as a human being if you’re outside your comfort zone.” – Scott Jurek Doubts, butterflies, and general nervousness…
Sunset High School hosting “Miles that Matter” 24-Hour Run to raise funds for Shriner’s on August 14
Miles that Matter is not a race. There isn’t even a registration form. It’s just a community event, anchored by the cross-country…
Race Preview: 2015 Pick Your Poison (formerly Lake of Death) 12 & 24 hour relay
All things considered, death by running doesn’t seem like too bad of a way to go out. At the 2015 Pick Your Poison Relay –…
Race Review: 2015 Mary’s Peak 25k (6/21/15)
Oh my word. Mary’s Peak nearly destroyed me last year, when it ran it in 2014. It wasn’t pretty. Not one piece of the race was…
Race Preview: 2015 Barrel to Keg Relay
Love the relay atmosphere, but hate the lack of sleep an overnight relay inevitably causes? Then the 5th annual Barrel to Keg Relay on July 18…
Race Preview: TrailFactor 50K
Maybe it’s just me – I suspect not – but I have a huge running soft spot for Forest Park. It’s where I took the training wheels…
Rumblin’, Bumblin’, Stumblin’: A Run Oregon recap of the 2015 Peterson Ridge Rumble
Sitting at my computer a few days after the 2015 Peterson Ridge Rumble 20-miler, I never expected that the most sore part of my body would be,…