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Update: 2019 Zena Road Run course maps!

January 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

The 51st Annual Zena Road Runs are coming up on Sunday, February 17th. You can read my preview here, but I was holding on for the official course maps – and they have finally arrived! The routes for all three distances have been released, and [read more...]

Race Preview: 51st Annual Zena Road Runs (Salem)

January 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

One of Oregon’s oldest and most beloved races returns to the pastoral hills northwest of Salem on Sunday, February 17th, 2019. The 51st Annual Zena Road Runs include 3-mile and 6-mile races, as well as the classic 15K loop that has winded [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Jingle Bells Run (Eugene)

November 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

Eclectic Edge Racing is bringing on the holiday cheer on December 22nd for the 2018 Jingle Bells Run 5k/15k in Eugene. If you’re a runner who’s also a mom like me, family-friendly holiday races are a really fun way to get in the spirit. This [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Sunset Bay Trail Runs (Coos Bay)

August 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

In a world full of expensive road races, choose a trail run at a shockingly great price! If you are at the Southern Coast on September 1st or looking for a good excuse to head that way, I suggest you check out the Sunset Bay Trail Runs. This event [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Siskiyou Outback Trail Run (Ashland)

July 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

If you love trail running, I can think of very few places to run as beautiful as the Pacific Crest Trail. On July 28th, come out to the 20th annual Siskiyou Out Back Trail Run, also known as The SOB, and experience a race that travels the PCT as [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 HTC Red, White, & Blues 10K, 15K and Half Marathon Run/Walk (West Linn)

June 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

Last year, I ran the 10K race at the Les Schwab Tires Red, White and Blues event – it was my very first 10K race ever and I’m sure you can imagine I was both excited and nervous for it! Beautiful, peaceful, and fast is what this race is [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Helvetia Half Marathon/10k/15k Run & Walk & 25 Mile Bike Race

May 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

One of the first half marathons I ever remember doing was the Helvetia Half Marathon and it was over a decade ago and a great introduction to a Portland race. It was a tough course but scenic and memorable, with a great afterparty and a tasty [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Lake of the Woods 5k/15k (Klamath Falls)

May 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

Do you enjoy family weekends at the lake? The Lake of the Woods Run is a 5k Run/Walk and a 15k Run with a free Kids Run, and you can make a weekend of it with swimming, hiking, fishing, camping, and boating to enjoy just minutes away from the race. [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2018 Miles on Memorial – 5K, 10K, 15K, and 15K relay (Eugene)

April 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

Are you looking for a race to do on Memorial Day? You might consider Miles on Memorial in Alton Baker Park in Eugene, Oregon. The 5K runs all through the park and along the Willamette River. The 10K is a double loop of the same 5K and the 15k [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Hippie Chick Half and Quarter Marathon with 15k (Hillsboro)

April 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

This years Hippie Chick race takes place at Ron Tonkin Field (4450 NW 229th Ave, Hillsboro OR 97214) on Saturday May 12th! Hippie Chick 2018 offers not only the half marathon, but a quarter marathon and a 15k as well. This race is open to both [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Fall Creek Run Around (Lowell)

March 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

The 2018 Fall Creek Run Around will be held on April 28th this year at Winberry Park in Lowell. This Level 32 Racing event will offer you three distances to choose from: 20 Miles, a 15k, or a 5k. All three distances will run against traffic and [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Falcon 15K Relay (Hillsboro)

March 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

Great cause, great price, great course, great everything! The annual Falcon 15k Relay held in Hillsboro, Oregon is a fundraiser for Liberty Fit, a program for students at Liberty High School where students, staff, family, and community members [read more...]

Race Preview: Frozen Trail Run Fest

November 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! A race called the Frozen Trail Run Fest must be pretty cool right?! Well, in addition to frozen, you may also get wet and muddy, so expect a be aware of that. Level 32 [read more...]

Race Recap: 2017 Halloweenathon 5K/10K/15K

November 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

When Halloween rolls around, it’s time for the Halloweenathon. While other Halloween-themed races like those zombie versus survivor runs have faded away recently, the Halloweenathon has kept going strong. As in years past, the race took place [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Pioneer Road Run (Phoenix)

October 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

Southern Oregon’s oldest road race, the Pioneer Road Run, will be held in Phoenix, Oregon on Saturday, November 11th, 2017. Originally just the 9 mile course, this event was founded in 1971 but have since added a 5k option as well. Both [read more...]

Race Preview: Halloweenathon 5K, 10K, 15K, and more!

October 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

It’s hard to believe it’s already mid-October! It seems like it was just last week that we were roasting in extreme heat, looking at a red moon, and breathing ashes from wildfires. And here we are, in the best season for running, with [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2017 McDonald Forest Trail Runs (Corvallis)

October 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

Who’s ready for some single track trails, with scenic views through the woods? The McDonald Forest Trail Run, in Corvallis, is hosting their challenging 15k and 5k trail runs this year on October 29th. Part of the proceeds benefit local high [read more...]

Small Race Preview: Sunset Bay Trail Runs (Coos Bay)

August 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

1 mile. 4 mile. 15k. Half Marathon. These are your choices for the Sunset Bay Trail Runs happening in Coos Bay at Sunset Bay State Park. Put on by the South Coast Running Club and now in it’s 8th year, all of these routes provide scenic views [read more...]

Race Recap: 2017 Helvetia 10k (Hillsboro)

June 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

Just four weeks after running the HTC Race Series Hippie Chick Quarter Marathon at Hillsboro Stadium in May in the cold pouring rain, I returned to the same locale for the HTC Race Series Helvetia 10k, hoping for some better weather conditions. Race [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Helvetia Half and 10k (Hillsboro)

May 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

There are some races that you’ll never forget, and the Helvetia Half, 15k, and 10k is such a race for me, since it was my very first half marathon race. This year, the event takes place on Saturday, June 10th, and for the first time this year [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Hippie Chick Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon and 15k (Hillsboro)

April 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

For many runners in the Portland area, the Hippie Chick Half Marathon has been a Mother’s Day tradition for many years. Since its move to Hillsboro, participants of this women-only event dodn’t have to worry about an early sellout date [read more...]

Race Recap: 2017 Shamrock 15K

April 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

I have participated in the Shamrock Run off and on, mostly on, since my high school days. Seen as the unofficial beginning of the spring race season, it’s often a litmus test of the winters training. It also usually is held on what seems to be [read more...]

Race Recap: 2017 Shamrock Run Portland (15k)

April 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

When you think of the Shamrock Run, you probably think of two things: beer and hills. Okay, so maybe those are the two things I think of. Well this year, I got to experience and enjoy both of those things by running the 15k. In years prior, I had [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Falcon 15K Relay

April 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

Classic point-to-point relays are popular for a reason. Whether overnight races like Hood to Coast or the Cascade Lakes Relay, or one-day events like the Gorgeous Relay, they provide a chance for a group of friends to share in the excitement, fun, [read more...]

Race Recap: Why I Loved the 2017 Run, Love, Run 30k (Newport)

March 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

The 2017 Run, Love, Run 30k took place this past February in Newport – and I loved every mile. Shockingly, it took place on a day with actual blue skies, and though the race was challenging, it was a beautiful and memorable trail race. This [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Luckython 5K/10K/15K

February 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

March is the month for St. Patrick’s Day-themed races, and that means it’s time for the Luckython. This is one of Uberthons’ longest-running events, starting in 2012 and having been staged every year since. It’s also a race [read more...]