An early season Central Oregon trail run is just what is needed to kick off the new year of racing. The Horse Butte 10 miler, coming up on April 3rd, is a low-key, beautiful, and fun race with a little twist: if you want a course record, you have to wearing western attire. Even if you’re not out to set any records, what’s a 10 miler in jean shorts amongst friends? The course is nearly…
The 2020 Bristow Trail Runs at Elijah Bristow State Park in Dexter, hosted by Level 32 Racing, can be an early season ultra, or kick-off-the-trail-running-training mid-distance, or just-a-little-fun-run, but whichever one you choose, it’ll be beautiful and challenging. The course is a 5.2 mile loop, all on flat, single-track trails, and runs adjacent to the Willamette River. The distance options are just loops of the course: one loop for the 5 mile-ish option, twice for…
Do you ever come across a race and want to drop everything you’re doing that weekend to run it? This is how I feel about the Ochoco Trail Run in Central Oregon. With dreamy singletrack, beautiful vistas, and all my favorite distances, it’d be hard to go wrong with the event. Hosted by Crux Ridge Running, Saturday, July 7th is the day for a 50M, 50K, or 10.5 mile run in the Ochoco National Forest.…
