This recap was submitted by Run Oregon reader Jamie Caulley. Feel free to Submit a Guest Post in the “Contact Us” tab if you are wanting to recap your experiences as well! It has been a year since the bombings occurred at the Boston Marathon. I am currently on my way there to join the celebration—which so far is every bit as spectacular as I remember (I ran the race back in 2001). Yet, I’ve seen the hesitancy, the…
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 past weekend was Energy Events’ big blow-out bash just across the Columbia River in Vancouver, starting with the race expo on Friday, continuing with the Freedom 5K followed by a brewfest on Saturday, and then headlined by the Vancouver Marathon and Half Marathon on Sunday. I was delighted to get the Run Oregon comp to the Freedom 5K, as I had enjoyed my last Energy Events race (Fort Vancouver 10K) despite the steady rain…
We hope you enjoyed our April Fools Day posts! Have you ever wondered why a marathon distance is 26.2? A Sheboygan, WI woman decided to find out, and in the process has mounted a national campaign to change the official marathon mileage to 26.0. Marsha Bagwell is part of a growing population of people who are bothered by the uneven numbers of race distances. “It always annoyed me when I saw 13.1 stickers on cars.…
Large races; you love them or hate them. Luckily, I love them or else I would never have dragged myself out of bed at 4am on Sunday May 18th, 2014 to run Portland’s third annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon. It felt like Deja-vu though, because just one week earlier I had also drug myself out of bed super early to go to another race that promised to rain and possibly thunderstorm. I always get out of…
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***Only 36 Spots remaining, so you better sign up fast!*** The Portland Marathon, which will be held on October 5th, is one of the most coveted races of the season. For more than 40 years, the Portland Marathon has been earning a reputation as being one of the most memorable marathons in the Pacific Northwest. Runner’s World has labeled it as the “Best race in October”, as well as “most walker-friendly marathon in the…
Two years ago when I started running again, I ran solo most of the time. Initially, it was my time to process, reflect, and appreciate what my body could do after so many years of dormancy. Ever so slowly, with every mile, running alone changed from a need, to a want. I wanted to log miles on my own, I wanted to stay in my comfort zone and to only do what I knew MY…
I’ve struggled a lot over the last year since my epic move across the diagonal of most of the United States. I tried running alone, tried various Saturday group runs and local shoe store runs, raced alone, raced while chatting with strangers, and joined MeetUp running groups that I never actually met. Strangers on Nike+ challenged me to meet mileage goals each month, and new electronic acquaintances “trained” with me as ghosts that I would not meet until…
