Oregon Coast Running

Race Preview: 2019 Buccaneer Rampage Mud Run (Newport)

August 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

It’s time to get muddy! The 2019 Buccaneer Rampage Mud Run is coming your way on August 31st, and you’d better be ready to get some dirt on those running shoes. This race, held in Newport, comes to us courtesy of the City of Newport Parks and [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Sunset Bay Trail Runs (Coos Bay)

August 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

In a running world where most races will cost you more than your weekly grocery budget for a family of four, it is amazing to find a race that instead costs about three coffee drive-thru’s. The 4-mile, 15K, and half marathon distances at Sunset [read more...]

Race Preview: Oregon Coast 50k & 30k (SOLD OUT)

August 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

Every year Rainshadow Running puts on one of their most popular races, the Oregon Coast 50k & 30k, and I’m always super bummed at not being able to participate due to conflicting schedules. This year, however, I am incredibly excited to [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Tillamook Bay Run 5K/10K

August 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Tillamook Bay Run is coming up quick on Saturday, August 17th! It’s a beautiful course with views of the ocean and the bay; the website describes it as: The Tillamook Bay Run is a scenic trail run down the Bay Ocean Spit, down the bay, [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Steve Prefontaine Mile Festival (Coos Bay)

July 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

After I started running, the first athlete’s name that I learned was Steve Prefontaine. An athlete from Oregon, the 24-year-old died while an American running elite, and would become a legend. Pre, as he is often called, held multiple track [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Circle the Bay 30K (North Bend)

July 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Coos Bay waterfront is the heart of this quaint coastal town. It features store fronts, restaurants and opportunities to just take in the natural beauty that provides a spectacular backdrop to this southern Oregon local. The Circle the [read more...]

Run Oregon Road Trip to Salishan Resort on the Oregon Coast

July 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

Run Oregon loves running – that’s no surprise. But we also love the Pacific Northwest and all that it has to offer. Running is a part of us, but it does not fully define us. In our new “Make a Day of It” feature, we aim to [read more...]

Race Recap: 2019 Ultramook 30k

July 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

I’ve been running for 15 years, and I’ve somehow never lost a toenail. But when I ran the 2019 Ultramook 30k Trail Race, I thought that luck might have come to an end. This race, held on the Tillamook Ridge, has some serious hills, and I [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Pacific City Beach Challenge

July 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

Beach lovers, rejoice! The 10th Annual Pacific City Beach Challenge is just around the corner! If you are a fan of running on the beach, this is the race for you. 5K and 10K racers will start just west of the Pelican Brewing Company, run south down [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2019 July Jubilee 5k Jaunt (North Bend)

July 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you’re looking for something fun to do the weekend of July 20th, there’s a wonderful event that celebrates the city of North Bend’s birthday. Consider running or walking in the 2019 July Jubilee 5k Jaunt in it’s 6th year. [read more...]

Race Preview: Oregon Brewery Running Series at Fort George Brewery in Astoria

July 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Oregon Brewery Running Series is having another epic race on July 13th at Fort George Brewery in Astoria OR. The Fort George Brewery 5K will follow the same race schedule as all Oregon Brewery Running Series events. The distance is about a 5k [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Seaside Beach Run (Seaside)

July 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

To break up the monotony of a treadmill or standard neighborhood loop, many runners try visualization and imagine themselves on the beach like Baywatch or Chariots of Fire. This July in Seaside, runners can make those fantasies a reality. Now in its [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 29th Annual NCRD’s 5K & 10K Beach Run and Walk-Manzanita, Or

June 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you live in Oregon, you know that running along the coast is a huge perk of living in the N.W. Running on the beach is even better and we are very fortunate to feel the salty air on our faces as we make our way across the sand, sun shining upon [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Barrel to Keg Relay

June 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you love the camaraderie of running a relay, but aren’t a fan of the lack of sleep an overnight relay inevitably brings, you’ve got to try a one-day relay! Or perhaps you’ve already discovered the joys of the one-day relay. [read more...]

Oregon Coast Small July 4th Races: 2019 Mayor’s Firecracker 4k & 2019 Neskowin 5k Runabout

June 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

Come out to beautiful Mingus Park in Coos Bay on July 4th for the 2019 Mayor’s Firecracker Run. This race is a great option for families with a free kid’s run and a 4k for the grown ups. This summer holiday race, hosted by South Coast Running [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Ocean’s Edge 5k & 10k (Lincoln City) – an all-beach Run!

June 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

One of my favorite beach running events is the Ocean’s Edge 5k. The 2019 event is scheduled for Saturday, July 6 and is an out-and-back held entirely on the beach in Lincoln City (at the D-River Wayside- the main beach parking area in LC). In [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Newport Celebration Run 5k/10k/Half Marathon

June 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

The 2019 Newport Celebration Run will be held on the 4th of July, as always, in Newport. Starting/finishing at Rogue Brewery, these races offer participants the rare opportunity to run on the 1,300+ ft NOAA Pier! There’s a distance for [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2019 Tillamook Milk Run 10k/5k/2-mile

June 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

As a parent of young children, it’s always nice when races come complete with other events. The 2019 Tillamook Milk Run is on the same day as the Dairy Parade and Rodeo, offering a fun day for the whole family – runners or not There are [read more...]

Small Race Preview: OR Brewery Running Series – Public Coast Brewery (Cannon Beach) THIS WEEKEND!

May 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Oregon Brewery Running Series puts on some amazing running events. For those who have never participated in a Oregon Brewery Running Series race, why not? These events are family friendly, un-timed, and in all honesty, put the “fun” [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2019 Jennifer’s Catching Slough Classic (Coos Bay)

May 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you’re looking for a small race in Southern Oregon, the Jennifer’s Catching Slough Classic in Coos Bay may be just the thing for you. This race takes place on Saturday, June 8th, and should be a low-key and smaller race (sometimes [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Newport Marathon

May 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

The marathon is a magical distance I have spent years trying to prefect. I’ve run 15 marathons and Newport Marathon: has been five of them! Newport marathon has been on my list for a number of years for many reasons. Number one is, it’s [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Oregon Dunes Triathlon & Duathlon (Dunes City)

May 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

Hosted by Best in the West Events, the 2019 Oregon Dunes Triathlon & Duathlon is on Saturday, June 8, 2019. The clean, clear, shallow waters of Woahink Lake warm up quickly and make for a great, early season, open water swim. Woahink Lake is one [read more...]

Race Recap: 2019 Tillamook Burn Trail Run

May 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

I just ran the slowest race of my life. It was my fault. I didn’t train hard enough, didn’t sleep or rest enough, and I was battling a sore hip flexor. So it wasn’t exactly shocking to come in towards the back of the pack, but it still kind of [read more...]

Small Race Previews: 2019 Focus on Hope (Roseburg) and Rhody Run (Florence)

April 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

This is a preview of a couple of smaller races. First up is the Focus on Hope in Roseburg, Oregon, followed by the Rhody Run in Port Townsend, Washington. The Focus on Hope 5K/1 mile race is the Roseburg Community Cancer Center’s “annual [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Run on the River (Astoria)

April 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

Way up there on the list of races I’d like to run if I can make them fit into my schedule is the Run on the River in Astoria. I mean, it’s a race that takes place on the Astoria Riverwalk! This year’s edition is taking place on [read more...]

Small Oregon Coast Race Previews: 2019 TJHS Splash N Dash 5k/10k & 2019 Earth Day 5k/10k

April 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

Come to Tillamook on Saturday April 13th for the 2019 TJHS Splash & Dash, which offers a 5k, a 10k, and a .25 mile kid’s race. Many of the locals participate in this race every year, and it’s a great opportunity to raise funds for Bud’s [read more...]