The BolderBOULDER 10k, run each Memorial Day in Boulder, Colo., is a bucket-list race no matter where you live. I ran it this year, my first BB10k since 2007, and was happy I made the trip. You can usually find relatively cheap flights to Denver, and if you don’t have friends to stay with, there are plenty of Airbnb properties in surrounding communities like Lafayette or Louisville, where my family stayed. The race itself is…
This post was submitted by Run Oregon reader Randy Grant. ”Missouri loves company.” I’ve always thought this wordplay would make a great name for a marathon (or longer) in the “Show me” state. Not just any marathon or ultra, but a real suffer fest; a race that because of terrain or weather would really test a runner’s mettle and allow one to embrace the suck. If the Berryman Trail Marathon ever decides to change its…
This post was submitted by Run Oregon reader Randy Grant. As you may have noticed from the Facebook photos generously posted by the race event, this past weekend Susie and I ran in the Delaware Running Festival in Wilmington (yep, that’s the place where many of those annoying junk mail credit card offers come from). Perhaps not surprisingly, the title sponsor of the weekend event was Discover Bank. On Saturday, April 28, we ran the…
It’s always fun to run a race away from home, in a location you are visiting for the first time. On Saturday, April 14th, a family trip coincided with the IPA 10K in Sebastopol, California, resulting in an exciting and challenging race on a great course, and a memorable experience overall. Organized by Motiv Running, the same company that was involved with this year’s Shamrock Run in Portland, the IPA 10K is part of a…
No one needs an excuse to go to New Zealand – heading there just because it’s amazing is reason enough. But if you find yourself hemming and hawing about when to go, try to squeeze it in in February to take in the Skyrunner race in Queenstown. The beauty of the South Island is indescribable. The race – no joke. I am lucky enough to have special ties to New Zealand, so I was there on less…
Run Oregon readers in Southern Oregon or Northern California, or any runners planning a trip to the Santa Rosa area in April should check out the IPA 10K & Beer Mile Invitational in Sebastopol, California on Saturday, April 14th. Organized by Motiv Running, the same company responsible for this year’s Portland Shamrock Run, the IPA 10K promises a scenic loop course through Sonoma County. As the name implies, the race takes place in a thriving…
When I finally made the decision to run a marathon, I knew that my first one needed to be somewhere gorgeous, fun and exciting. And when I decide to do something, I am the type of person that needs to do it immediately, so I jumped right into training before finding my perfect race. I knew my race had to be in the March time period to give myself enough time to prepare. I researched…
When I registered for the Griffith Park Half Marathon in LA, I had visions of blue skies, sunshine, and 70 degree temperatures. After all, that had been the forecast for the previous week or two and I couldn’t wait to get out there. What I wasn’t expecting was weather straight out the PNW – cloudy skies, rain, and a 54 degree morning. In fact, the news the night before called it the worst storm of…
79 78 73 76 82 85 81 79 77 These are the temperatures for LA over the next week and a half. Things here in the Pacific NW haven’t been as bad this year as last, but I am already starting to yearn for warm temperatures and dry skies. I am going to be in Southern California for work next month and was thrilled to see that the Griffith Park Trail Marathon (Half & 50k)…
If you read any of my posts, you have probably realized that I enjoy beer and breweries. I started a Kegs & Legs feature to highlight new beers and breweries from around the area and have been to over 350 unique breweries – spread over multiple states (I am only missing about 5-10 in Oregon). Needless to say, beer is my jam. One of the best beer relay races in the region is the Bend…
