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2020 Races on our Radar: March 11

March 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** This is [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2020 SW Hope 5K (Portland)

March 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** SW Hope [read more...]

Race Review: 2020 Pacific Rim 24 Hour Endurance Run (Longview, WA)

March 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** My first [read more...]

Race Preview: The Pear Blossom Run (Medford)

March 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** The Pear [read more...]

Want to turn your dog into a runner? Here’s how!

March 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

Someone sent me a link recently, a Guide to Working Out With Your Dog. See, we got a dog in August, and he’s awfully cute but he needs to get his exercise or he’s quite the little stinker. He just turned a year, but he’s not quite [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Goat Mountain Gallop Half Marathon (Molalla)

March 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** Are you [read more...]

Looking to get out of town this Fall? Check out the inaugural Boulderthon (Boulder, CO)

March 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

We recently chatted with the Race Director of the new Boulderthon – debuting this October! What is Boulderthon? Set in the stunning foothills of the Rockies, Boulderthon™ is Boulder’s premier half and full marathons, with a first-ever [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Oregon Brewery Running Series at Von Ebert Brewing

March 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** It’s [read more...]

Runcation planning – Maui 2020 edition

March 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

Run Oregon loves running – that’s no surprise. When we go on vacation, more often than not, we make running plans at the same time – turning our trip into a “runcation”. Run Oregon is headed to Maui in April and is [read more...]

What Run Oregon is Reading: Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez

March 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

There’s been a book in the news lately that was written to capture the immigrant experience. It was then panned as being unrealistic. Spirit Run is not that book. This is a book that paints such vivid images of a real immigrant family’s [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Lincoln City Half Marathon and 10K

March 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** If a [read more...]

Mid Valley Previews: 2020 Walk a Mile for a Child 5k(Lebanon) and Silver Falls Trail Challenge

March 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** Walk a [read more...]

2020 Races on our Radar: March 4

March 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

This is our weekly (usually) post highlighting low-cost races, races that may cost more but for a cause we think is important, and price increases or deadlines. We usually do the upcoming weekend and the one after that, so if you’re feeling [read more...]

2020 Hood to Coast Windy River Relay (Hood River)

March 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

Have you heard of a little weekend relay in Oregon called Hood To Coast? Unless you’re a runner who’s been hiding under a rock, you’re probably aware of the two-day extravaganza toted as “The Mother of All Relays,” (it IS the [read more...]

What Run Oregon is Wearing: New socks from Swiftwick

March 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

The thing about socks is, you don’t always notice them unless they are bad. “Bad” has many definitions when it comes to socks, as it could mean that they itch, that they don’t wick well, or maybe there’s an annoying seam on them that could [read more...]

PRC Winter 5k Series Wraps Up … For This Year

March 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

Just a few weeks ago, winter met its match at the 3rd and final PRC Winter 5k Series race of 2019-2020. Sure, there was some rain, but it didn’t stop the 250+ participants. After Angela Niger sang the anthem, participants set out on the same [read more...]

Zealios Race Relief Cold Therapy Legit Works

March 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

This is me: Run 25-30 miles a week, take barre class, ride to work a few days a week … at least when the weather is nice. A calf pull in December and pure laziness kept me inside much of January and part of February, but here we are again with [read more...]

Mid-Valley Previews: 2020 Wooden Shoe Tulip Fest Run (Woodburn) & Bring in Spring 5K &amp / McKenzie River Half (Eugene)

March 2, 2020 // 1 Comment

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** The first [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Shotgun Trail Blast (Marcola)

March 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** The [read more...]

Kate’s Real Food snack bites and bars are organic, gluten-free, and delicious

March 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

I’m a snacker. While I mostly pride myself on trying to put good food in my system, I am constantly running around between meetings both in town and on the road. When I am in a rush, having something handy to keep me energized and, more [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Tygh Valley Infinity Ultra

February 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** Back [read more...]

Going Buck Wild at the 2020 Buck Mountain Mudslinger Trail Run

February 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

It’s been a while since I last ran the Buck Mountain Mudslinger 6.5 mile trail run. Last fall I did a 20 mile run up near Shellberg Falls and came across a sign on the trails referencing Buck Mountain – and it jogged my memory that I [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2020 Shamrock Run 5M (Central Point)

February 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

The 2020 Shamrock Run in Central Point is coming up on March 14th. This race starts and ends at the track at Crater High School and is a 5 mile out and back on the Bear Creek Greenway. Just before the 5 miler begins, kids can race in the Leprechaun [read more...]

Central Oregon Race Previews: St Patrick’s Day Dash (Bend), Run Paddy Run (Redmond), and Prineville Paddy Pint

February 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

While it is physically impossible to compete in all three events that are taking place over St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Central Oregon, it is possible to participate in 2 of them, if you choose to. The St Patrick’s Day Dash 5K in Bend is [read more...]

Run Oregon is Kickin’ It in the HOKA ONE ONE Speedgoat 4

February 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

The HOKA ONE ONE Speedgoat gets its name from Karl “Speedgoat” Meltzer, a legendary ultrarunner for winning hundos, snatching FKTs and other speed records, and for directing the Speedgoat 50K in Utah each summer. I’m not saying wearing his [read more...]

2020 Races on our Radar: February 26

February 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

This is our weekly (usually) post highlighting low-cost races, races that may cost more but for a cause we think is important, and price increases or deadlines. We usually do the upcoming weekend and the one after that, so if you’re feeling [read more...]