This year marks the 8th year of the Reindeer Run 5k/10k/Half Marathon in St Helens and it’s a great way to celebrate the holiday season. This year’s event will be on December 2nd, and all the funds raised will go to the Columbia County Toy-n-Joy, the Columbia Food Bank, and the St. Helens Police Academy. This race will begin and end at Columbia River Foursquare Church in St. Helens. You’ll get outside of town and into the…
When Halloween rolls around, it’s time for the Halloweenathon. While other Halloween-themed races like those zombie versus survivor runs have faded away recently, the Halloweenathon has kept going strong. As in years past, the race took place on the Saturday morning before Halloween at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Aloha. Race time was 9 a.m. I had heard that race registrations were ahead of last year, and recalling that parking was tight last…
It was cool and wet on the morning of this year’s Regatta Run 5k. Rain on race morning is not my favorite, but I’ve lived in the Northwest long enough to get over it quickly and add a rainshell to my running outfit. I had talked my teenager into running this race with me, so since I had already picked up our race packets at Roadrunner Tualatin the day before, we aimed to get to…
During the winter months in Oregon, there are fewer races to choose from than in the summer, but the ones that keep their spot on the calendar for many years are the fun and well executed events, such as X-Dog Events’ Ho Ho 5k in Tigard. I have participated in this event several times, and whether it was 20*F or pouring rain, I had a great time. The race starts and ends in Cook Park…
If you ever want to know what kind of zombie or survivor you would be if the zombie apocalypse ever occurs, I highly suggest you participate in the Run for Humanity 5K and 10K. You will learn a lot about yourself and how you would fair in a world taken over by the dead. The Run for Humanity 5K and 10K took place on October 15, 2017 at beautiful Champoeg State Park. I signed up to…
Here is a great race for beer lovers and those who also enjoy non-competitive races. Oregon Brewery Running Series has teamed up with Stickmen Brewing to offer a 5K fun run at their new beer hall in Tualatin. With the start line and finish line located at Stickmen Brewing, participants will walk/ run/ stroll their way towards a delicious recovery beverage. This fun run is sure to please, without the fighting towards the finish line.…
It’s hard to believe it’s already mid-October! It seems like it was just last week that we were roasting in extreme heat, looking at a red moon, and breathing ashes from wildfires. And here we are, in the best season for running, with the best holidays coming up.* First up is Halloween, which means it’s time for the Halloweenathon, now in its sixth year, every one of which has been at The Reserve Vineyards and…
Are you itching to hit the trails this fall? The 26th annual Kevin’s Cup 8K Trail Run is just around the corner. The website states, “This nasty lil’ trail serves up a variety of challenges… mud, creeks, trails, brutal ankle twisting switchbacks, bone-jarring down-hills, lung-searing up-hills and more . . . If you enjoy the eye watering, sweat dropping, and snot flying challenge that this course will promise — then… risk the skinned knee, scraped…
For a fun Halloween run that supports a good cause, come out to beautiful Vernonia on October 28th for the Graveyard Dash 3k & 6k. This race, which is a family-friendly event that the whole family can participate in, supports the Vernonia Hands on Art fundraiser and raises money for the local arts. Also worth noting is that this race is a costume party, so come dressed to impress and you could win one of…
When I hear “regatta” I think sailboats. Growing up by the lake in southern Germany, summer weekends were often spent sitting by the shore watching sailing or windsurfing regattas. The Pumpkin Regatta in Tualatin is slightly different, since there are no bright white sails dotting the horizon, but rather boats are fashioned out of giant pumpkins, and regatta participants paddle their vessel around the lake at the Tualatin Commons. The Regatta Run 5k starts off…
