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2013 Portland Holiday Half Marathon Recap and Results

December 23, 2013 // 0 Comments

Sunday December 15th 2013 brought out over 3500 family, friends, and participants who filled the Adidas headquarters for the 4th annual Foot Traffic Holiday Half Marathon! The morning of the race came quickly with the busy holiday season and I [read more...]

Kickstarter of the Week: Ledbetter Fitness Apparel

December 23, 2013 // 0 Comments

If you know me, you know I’m not really into fashion. At all. If it fits & is comfortable, I’ll wear it. I’m fully expecting to be accosted by a reality show someday for a complete wardrobe makeover. I prefer to think of myself as [read more...]

Make a Trip of It: A Phoenix Runcation at the 2012 Y Race Phoenix

December 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

This post was initially posted on our old Oregon Live site. If you are a follower of our Facebook page, you may have seen a post asking our readers about their thoughts on a new monthly (or so) feature on destination races. As luck would have it, I [read more...]

Community Race Preview: First Run & Walk in Portland on New Year’s Eve

December 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

**Written by Guest Blogger Liz Dooley** New Years Day is a day many spend recovering from over indulgence the night before. A day spent reflecting on the previous year and making goals for the days, weeks, and months ahead. Some may spend the entire [read more...]

Product Review: Jackery Portable Chargers

December 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

I use my iPhone…a lot. Probably a lot more that I should be to be honest. My entire life is essentially is on my phone in some fashion: my schedule, my emails, my music, and most importantly, my run tracking. Luckily for me (and our bill), I [read more...]

Community Race Recap: 2013 Holiday Half 5k

December 21, 2013 // 0 Comments

**Written by Guest Blogger Molly Hottle** December weather in Oregon can be unpredictable, so I was nervous about what Sunday, Dec. 15 would bring for the 2013 Foot Traffic Holiday Half 5K. Fortunately, temperatures were in the 40s and the snow at [read more...]

Race Recap: Wilsonville Reindeer Romp 5k

December 21, 2013 // 0 Comments

Since I started running regularly five years ago, I have participated in many organized runs and races. Living in a southern suburb of Portland there are not very many runs that come with a drive less than 20-30 minutes, so I was very excited when [read more...]

Race Preview: First Run on 12/31/2013 and 1/1/2013 (Eugene, Oregon)

December 21, 2013 // 0 Comments

Looking for something really, really fun to do on New Year’s Eve and/or New Year’s Day? I have a brilliant suggestion for you: get registered for the First Run 5k or 10k in Eugene, taking place on Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, [read more...]

Recipe for Running: Five Key Ingredients

December 20, 2013 // 2 Comments

I’m an avid follower/cyber-stalker of the Another Mother Runner Tribe, and last week they were asking readers to answer a lot of thoughtful questions about our running journey. Granted, there’s always a giveaway involved, and every day [read more...]

2013 Holiday Half Marathon & 5k Recap & Results

December 20, 2013 // 0 Comments

The 4th Annual Holiday Half Marathon and 5k is in the books and by all accounts was another successful event, selling out three weeks in advance of the race. Although this was my first year living in Portland, sidewalk and trail friends from the [read more...]

Welcome to Run Oregon’s new home

December 20, 2013 // 0 Comments

Thank you for visiting the Run Oregon blog in our new home! This blog will contain what you’ve come to love on Run Oregon – a race calendar, race previews and recaps, information about training opportunities, running gear and food, and [read more...]