St Mary’s Catholic School’s 2nd annual 5k/3k run and walk takes place in Stayton on Saturday, March 5th. This event is a fundraiser for the school and a fun event for the whole family. The 3k youth run course is an out-and-back run with the turnaround just before reaching the 1 mile mark. The 5k course starts and ends the same as the 3k but adds a lollipop to for the additional 1.3 miles in…
Join me on Sunday, April 24 for another amazing event produced by Eclectic Edge Racing! This race, the Willamette River Run, will feature a gorgeous 8 mile run, 4 mile run (and walk), or a 8 mile relay team for two. For those choosing the 8 mile run, or 8 mile two person relay, the start/finish line will be at Dorris Ranch Park. Participants will tour along the middle Fork bike path until reaching the…
Back in 2006, I was a junior in college and looking forward to a new baseball season. Pluto was demoted as a planet, Amy Winhouse’s “Rehab” won a Grammy, Joaquin Phoenix’ portrayal of Johnny Cash in Walk the Line mesmerized audiences everywhere, and Katie Couric became the anchor of CBS Evening News. And in 2006, the Eugene Marathon was just coming into existence for the first time. It is now 2016. Amy Winehouse has passed, Katie Couric…
Kelly compiled her list of summer races to get us looking past February, with all its rain and clammy chill, and towards warm, sunny days and races. Here are my additions to my favorite summer events to help you build your race calendar.
If you haven’t yet seen the trivia questions, then read the original 2016 Zena Road Runs recap post here. Now, to avoid any spoiler incidents, here’s a picture that always makes me laugh:
The top of the hill … or is it? This is a photo from the ZRR facebook page; the 2016 race was sunny by the time I reached mile 3.I love races that fit the criteria of low-cost, non-profit, community events. So with an early sign up cost of $15, the Willamette Valley Road Runners’ Zena Road Runs definitely fit the bill. It also fit into my training perfectly – I’m working my way up…
Forget February, with all its rain and clammy chill; think instead about the warm, sunny days and races where you actually want to hang around and have a beer with friends rather than head home for a warm shower. Keeping in mind my favorite events may sound bor-ing to you, here’s a little about my “race style” to help you decide if these might be races you’d like to do. I like locally-owned events –…
New race courses are always fun to run, especially in towns that I don’t know very well. It’s sightseeing with a group of your friends who you don’t know yet. The Sweetheart Run in Sweet Home OR on Valentine’s Day weekend caught my interested as a small town race in an area that I have previously only visited during the summer months. It did not disappoint! Full results can be found here. Thanks to a…
I have been to Cottage Grove twice in my life – the first for trying out Hard Knocks Brewing and the other because there wasn’t a closer hotel available during Eugene Marathon weekend a few years back. Each time, I remember thinking, “this city seems cool – I should come back and try it out some time”. Fortunately, the newly minted Cottage Grove Half Marathon is the driving force to get me back in town…
Run Oregon blogger/administrator Jessica and I have an interesting relationship. We message each other daily, and have blog-related conversations almost hourly it seems. We tease each other like a brother and sister, though we have only actually met in person one time. So when she says that there is a race that I HAVE TO CHECK OUT (that is probably a direct quote), I know better than to question her. The Sweetheart Run is the most recent…
