Super Dave, with SuperFit Productions, kicks off the Central Oregon trail racing season every year with the Mastondon 10-ish miler. If you have not had a chance to venture out to the Maston/Juniper trails between Bend and Redmond, let me entice you with a course preview. Unlike a lot of trail races in the northwest, the Mastondon is a fairly flat, yet somewhat rocky, and very fast event. The course is a loop that runs…
Trail races abound in Oregon, from east to west, from north to south; every distance you want is out there, pretty much. Some are much tougher than others, some offer stunning scenery, and some even have amazing race organizers and volunteers. However, few offer all that and more like you’ll find at Ochoco Trail Runs from Alpine Running. Last year at Ochoco, I completed my first 50K. Why in the world did I attempt a…
The 2019 Mastondon Trail Run will be held on Sunday, March 3, 2019, hosted by Superfit Productions. The event will be at the Maston Trail Network in Central Oregon, a BLM trail network near Clive Butte in between Tumalo and Redmond featuring juniper trees and views of the Deschutes river and the mountains of Central Oregon. If you have never ran in Maston, it’s a trail runners dream. The Bend Beer Chase runs one of…
Nestled in the Siskiyou National Forest, about 27 miles southwest of Medford, is Applegate Lake, which sits on the border between Oregon and California. You can check out some of the amazing images of the lake and the surrounding areas in Google Maps and then sign up for the Granite Man. Have you not heard of the Granite Man? Let me give you the scoop on this amazing day of races that offers something for…
