This post was originally written in August 2011 by our wonderful blogger Joe Dudman. By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the massive traffic backups at this year’s Hood to Coast Relay. It truly was a mess. But for my team traffic was a complete non-issue for the first half of the race… because we were running Coast to Hood! The nine (yes, 9) members of UltraLords 2.0 Double Trouble made up the first ever…
This post was originally posted to Run Oregon in 2012. We thought it was cool enough to post again. Ever wonder what it would have been like to run Hood to Coast 30+ years ago? Run Oregon reader John Stirniman ran the “Mother of all Relays” in 1982, and he was correct in guessing we’d like to hear about it! Read below for some excerpts from his recap of the 1982 Hood to Coast Relay,…
It’s time to let your inner geek out, runners! Were you ever one of the neighborhood kids who ran around outside with your makeshift cape that slightly resembles your mom’s best sheets? Did you put your bright red undies on the outside of your clothes just to see if it made you just a tad bit “super”? Have you ever secretly WANTED to? Here’s an opportunity to finally release your inner superhero (or villain) without…
The Cedar Creek Beach Challenge in Pacific City is an annual event held to benefit Cedar Creek Child Care Center & Preschool. There’s a 10K run, a 5K walk or run and a kids half mile. The most unique thing about this is event is it’s the only one around where you actually get to run on the beach. As you run be sure to watch for eagles, brown pelicans, seals and even whales.
The week leading up to the Mary’s Peak 50k/25k race, race director, Mike Ripley of Oregon Trail Runs, was sending out event information to race participants. As I had just raced in the Vancouver USA Half Marathon the Sunday prior to this race (this race occurred Saturday, June 21, 2014), I was a little giddy about the prospect of running a half marathon Sunday, then a 25k trail run the following Saturday. Giddy, more accurately…
This year, the Manzanita Beach Run/Walk will take place on Saturday, July 12th in Manzanita, OR. The run takes place entirely on the beach, most of it on the hard pack near the water’s edge. The 5k and 10k will start at the same time from the same start line and head south towards their respective turnaround point.
On May 30th, I set out on a journey with my best friend to Newport to run in my first marathon – the Newport Marathon. Eighteen weeks ago I had the perfect plan for how to train for this marathon. I had never run more than a half marathon distance so I knew I needed to learn how to increase my distance gradually overtime to avoid injury so I searched the internet in search of…
The 4th of July means a lot of different things to everyone. Maybe you are celebrating our freedom and being grateful to those who sacrificed their freedom for ours. Maybe it means lovely picnics with BBQ beans, juicy watermelons, and fun flag cakes. Or maybe decorating the yard and neighborhood (or ourselves) in Red, White, and Blue. Or even celebrating with colorful bursts of sparkle called fireworks when the days comes to an end. If…
The only thing that can make a beautiful day at the beach even better is some colored powder for throwing in the Holi Tradition. On Sunday, June 8 at Nye Beach, people of all walks will converge on the Nye Beach Turnaround (Newport, OR.) for the Chakra Blast!
“Run for Shelter” – not because you’ll be wearing a kilt, but to raise money for the Lincoln County Animal Shelter – at the 2014 Kilted Kilometer on Friday, June 13. Yes, you have to wear a kilt. (They have loaners, and yes, you must wear undergarments.) It is only a kilometer, so I suggest you bring some “non-runners” and either get them to try running or have them walk and just have a great…
