DayBreak Racing puts on some of the most beautiful trail races, and once I’m back to “ultra shape” again, there are a few of their events on my bucket list. The 2021 Backcountry Rise 50 miler/50k/20 miler is one of them, and this year it will occur over the weekend of July 17-18th, 2021. This race will take place at the historic site of Mt St Helens, with it’s gorgeous backdrop of the lakes and…
BRRR! The Wilson Creek Frozen 50k sure looks like a lot of fun, yet cold and muddy! Luckily this SW Idaho race will heat you up with some warm coffee after you tackle the course. This event actually started out as a run that the race director enjoyed before turning it into this race for everyone to experience the unique winter trail running experience. This course is looped in nature on the Wilson Creek Trail System,…
This is a multi distance event that occurs just outside of Eugene on February 20th. Put on by Level 32 Racing, it features a 5K, 15K and 20 mile distance options. All of the distances finish at Winberry park and are described on the event site as ‘scenic’ and ‘rolling’, so it’s likely this is not a ‘flat and fast’ type event. Online registration is open until midnight on 12/19, or you can stop in at…
