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What Run Oregon is Trying: Matador Droplet Wet Bag

July 20, 2016 // 0 Comments

I was given the opportunity to try out the Matador Droplet Wet Bag. This thing is super cool! Inside the tiny droplet-shaped key chain is a bag perfect for stashing your sweaty running clothes. The bag is intended to keep your wet stuff from getting [read more...]

Take a Hike: A Run Oregon review of UnderArmour Verge Trail Boots

June 20, 2016 // 0 Comments

We are blessed here in Oregon. There are just so many different trails to explore across this great state – from Coastal hikes, to serious backcountry and high desert excursions – there is somewhere out there for everyone. While we are [read more...]

What Run Oregon is Trying: Mazama Designs – SideStream Hydration Pack (and Windigo Hydration Reservoir)

May 13, 2016 // 0 Comments

Company: Mazama Mazama Designs is an outdoor-products development company, committed to providing innovative, high-quality products that will enhance your enjoyment and performance. We’re a group of outdoor enthusiasts and athletes with a [read more...]

Take a Hike: A Run Oregon review of the Lems Boulder Boot

February 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

Run Oregon sometimes receives products to review. In this post, Run Oregon provides some initial impressions on a pair of Lems Boulder Boots. Robin has previewed a pair of Lems Primal 2 last fall. When Robin tried out a pair of the athletic [read more...]

Product Review: Aerolife Hydration Pack

January 2, 2016 // 2 Comments

This is probably a very biased statement, but Oregon is hands down one of the prettiest states ever to live in. Whether running or hiking, I absolutely love being outdoors taking advantage of the beauty that this amazing state has to offer. With [read more...]

Get out there: Oregon State Parks offers First Hikes on New Year’s Day (various locations)

December 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

If you stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve, you may not feel like going out for a run the next morning, but a hike through one of the state’s beautiful parks can become a wonderful tradition for your January 1st. A few years back, [read more...]

Race Preview: 2015 Outpace Diabetes Scramble Trail Run/Hike

September 6, 2015 // 0 Comments

Looking for a trail 5K or 10K? Well, here’s your chance to run the trails of Lewis and Clark National Historic Park in Astoria for FREE! That’s right, the Outpace Diabetes Scramble Trail Run and Hike is a free race! You can’t beat [read more...]

Trail runners, speed hikers, scramblers, surfers, canoers, and kayakers sought for paid acting/modeling job in Portland

August 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

Run Oregon received this notice from Simon Max Hill Casting through a trusted source and though we’d pass it along to our readers. Note the “very fit” requirements and please read through all these details before applying: We’re [read more...]

Race Preview: 2015 Dam Run 6/13/2015 (Oakridge, Oregon)

May 27, 2015 // 0 Comments

“The most beautiful health event in the world”. “The most beautiful run of the west”. “The most picturesque run in all of Oregon”. These are just a handful of quotes used to describe The Dam Run, which occurs in [read more...]

Meet Heather Anderson, current record holder for fastest self-supported through-hike of the PCT, in Portland on February 1

January 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

If you know what that headline means, you may have already heard of Heather Anderson, AKA Anish Hikes, and her recent record-breaking effort to cover the entire Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. Skip to the bottom of this post to find out [read more...]