There’s a lot going on at the 2018 Columbia River Triathlon & Multi-Sport Festival and the Girlfriends Triathlon & Fitness Festival and it’s coming up quickly on the weekend of August 17th. These events will support a few great organizations as well. Ainsley’s Angels, and Kleen Street will benefit from the Columbia River event and a portion of proceeds from the Girlfriends Festival will benefit Pink Phoenix and the Pink Lemonade Project. All the events will also…
Color runs are generally a blast because everyone seems so happy despite getting pummeled with color packets. It’s like a cross between a race and a game of dodgeball without the welts that those balls can leave behind. If you’re looking for this sort of fun, come out to Pendleton on August 25th for the 2018 Umatilla County Do or Dye Fun Run. This race, which begins and ends at Roy Paley Park at 9:00AM,…
What better way to spend 8/18/18 than at The Bear Creek 5K/10K/Kids Run!? It is a great family-friendly Vernonia event benefitting the Vernonia Cares Food Bank, an organization that aims to provide 3 days of emergency groceries once a month to households in Vernonia that are in need. The 10K route takes you on the path from Anderson Park north to California Ave, up Bridge Street to Vernonia Lake, around the lake once and then back to…
Wanting a flat, fast, USATF certified course this summer? The 2018 Scandia Run has a 10k, a 5k, and even a Scandia Jr. ¼ miler for the beginning runners. This year, the Junction City race will be held on August 11th. The 10k course, which is a part of the USATF Oregon Road Race Series, will start at 6th and Deal and proceed through some scenic farm country before returning back to Lyle Day Park.…
The 3rd annual Run for the Oaks event will be held on Saturday, August 4th at Left Coast Cellars (~20 minutes outside Salem). All proceeds from the race, food, and wine sales for the day will benefit the Oak Savanna Restoration Project. Left Coast Cellars has over 100 acres of ecological compensation areas and 70 acres of old growth oak forest. Through time the forest has become populated with invasive species and our goal is…
I like running races in uncommon race locations in the Portland Metro area, so I was excited to see the Red White and Blues 10k back in West Linn for another year. This point to point race has a net elevation loss of about 480ft and beautiful countryside in the first half with city running in the second half. The event offers a 10k, 15k, and half marathon, out of which I chose the 10k. Race…
Question: What do you get when you combine a challenging race, a hilly and scenic course on trails through the woods, an historic venue, and a novel format that has been going on for years? Answer: The Britt Woods Firehouse Run! This Southern Oregon classic takes place outside of Jacksonville, Oregon on July 14th. The hills, trails, and unique staggered start based on age and gender will thoroughly test your grit and determination, but the…
The 7th annual Ladybug Run for CDH Awareness will be held on July 21, 2018 at Cook Park in Tigard. This is a 5K, 10K, and two-person 10K relay event with the primary goal to promote awareness of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). The foundation describes CDH as: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) is a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the diaphragm in which a hole in the diaphragm allows abdominal organs to move into the chest and restrict…
Eastern Oregon, and the Wallowa region in particular, is a beautiful place and worth visiting, so if you’re putting off picking a weekend to go, put the Lostine River Run on your list and make it happen! Saturday, July 7, 2018 will be the 33rd year for this event, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Wallowa County, and you can choose from either a 5K or 10K or a flat 1 mile out-and-back. The 5K…
If you want to participate in the Deschutes Dash in Bend on July 14th, you’ll have a long list of events to choose from: Not only can participants run the 5k or 10k race, there are also Sprint and Olympic distance triathlons, as well as duathlons (run-bike-run) and aquabike (swim-bike) races. The main event area is Bend’s beautiful Riverbend Park, which is the start and finish area for all races (except the swim), and it is…
