Running Clubs

Race Preview: 2020 Columbia Gorge Running Club Turkey Trot

November 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

Columbia Gorge Running Club is hosting it’s 15th annual Turkey Trot. It will be held on November 26th, with an 8 am to 10 am start, at the Skamania Country Fairgrounds. It will be a “Do it Yourself” 5K, 3.1 mile race. With a [read more...]

Virtual Races: Fanthropy Running Clubs

May 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

Do you enjoy running or walking? Do you like supporting great causes? Are you a fan of anything in popular culture? Let me introduce you to Fanthropy Running Clubs, where fandoms intersect with philanthropy. With recent social distancing guidelines [read more...]

Free Group Run @ PRC’s Run Pub on New Year’s Day

December 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you’re in town on January 1, come run and walk with us at Portland Running Company’s new location at 2258 NW Raleigh St – the Run Pub! The run will start at 11a and go for however long you want to run, and then you can hang out [read more...]

Race Preview: 5 on the 4th ; 5K Run and Walk (Wilsonville)

June 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

Oregon Road Runners Club is hosting their annual “5 on the 4th” 5K on July 4th at the Mentor Graphics campus in Wilsonville, Or. This well-attended evenyboasts a course that is USATF-certified! Every participant in this chip-timed race [read more...]

Group Runs Are For Everyone

January 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

Recently, I’ve been fortunate enough to find a network where all runners get complete and total support. This group is understandably appealing to many newbie runners, and those who might be intimidated by runs where everyone wears tank tops [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 CORK Hot Chocolate Runs – November through February (Bend)

December 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

Central Oregon Running Klub (CORK) puts on a winter time fun running series called Hot Chocolate Runs. On the second Sunday of each month, November through February, come join running enthusiasts on a 5 or 7 mile, low key group run. This is great [read more...]

It’s Time to Challenge Yourself: 2018 Fall Fanno Creek Running Series

August 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

There are many things about being a runner that are both frustrating and fascinating at the same time. One of those things is that you can’t ever count on anything being consistent. You could do everything you are supposed to do before a race and [read more...]

Find a Long Run and Running Group: South Coast Running Club

February 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

We are lucky in Oregon, where there are many local running clubs from Ashland to Portland and everywhere in between. We’re also lucky in that there are people out there who put on free group runs, help with races, and support youth and other [read more...]

Run Life: A New Run Training Program Just in Time for Running Season!

January 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

This time of the year is the hardest time to stay motivated to run. It’s cold, it’s windy, it’s wet, and sometimes it’s even icy. But the Shamrock Run, which many Portlanders consider the unofficial start to race season, is right around the [read more...]

Race preview: 2017 Stumptown Cross Country race #1 (Portland Meadows)

September 26, 2017 // 3 Comments

Team Red Lizard’s Stumptown Cross series is hugely popular among Portland area harriers for its affordability, variety of courses, excellent organization, and no-frills spirit of camaraderie and team spirit. This annual home-grown cross-country [read more...]

Race Preview: Oregon Road Runners Club’s 2017 Best Dam Run (Estacada)

August 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

If running on a course that is mostly downhill (read: fast and flat) and mostly paved, than this is the race for you. Look forward to kicking off your fall running season with a PR after all the training put in over the summer months. With usually [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Queen of the High Road& 10K (West Linn)

May 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

Since its inception in 2008, Sole Sisters has grown from a small group of women to groups of women who meet around the metro-area every Saturday morning to enjoy each other’s company while logging miles and training for a local half marathon. [read more...]

Team RWB: Meet Chris Winson

April 3, 2017 // 3 Comments

I’m sure you’ve seen them: Runners decked out in red, white, and blue gear with an American flag held high above their heads as they run … these are the runners (and walkers) from Team RWB. Back in February when I ran the Three [read more...]

RunHuman Youth Run Club Returns June through August 2017

March 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

Parents! Are you looking for a fun way to get your kids more exposure to running this summer? Last year, we interviewed Jessie Rubin, a former Duke runner who now lives in Portland. She is bringing back her Youth Run Club Summer Series program, a [read more...]

Race Preview: Resolution Relay – 2017 B.Y.O.B (Bring Your Own Baton)

December 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

Before you dance the night away and drinking your champagne till the ball drops (or you do), how about Bring Your Own Baton and Run in Boring! I’m sure there will be cake or something at your New Years Eve party, so run it off and be [read more...]