Come out to gorgeous Oakridge, the Capital of Mountain Biking, to run the scenic trails of the 2023 Oakridge Triple Summit Challenge, which will feature 40 epic miles of racing over the weekend of August 4th thru August 6th. This year will be the 7th annual year of this 3-day stage trail running race. You have the option of conquering 1, 2, or all 3 of the forested trail runs for this event. Friday August…
In case you didn’t know, running in Oregon and running in Arizona is very very different. For one, the air in Arizona is extraordinarily dry compared to Oregon. It feels like all your hydration is being sucked out of your body. On the morning of November 10, 2018, arriving at the Usery Mountain Regional Park for the Pass Mountain 50K, I was feeling 2 days of this dryness catching up to me. My husband and…
First thing’s first: “Why the running carrot? Champoeg was a place that you could find a wild carrot called ‘Yampah.'” This was the caption at the bottom of my parking tag I purchased just before the 2016 ORRC Champoeg 30K, 20K, & 10K Saturday (March 5) morning. According to some site I Googled, “‘yampah’ is part of the carrot family, Apiaceae. Yampah is a tall, lanky herb, it grows to normally 1-3 feet tall.” The more…
Champoeg State Park is home to 615 acres of rustic forests, fields and wetlands, providing optimal opportunities for camping, picnicking, bird watching, fishing, boating, bicycling, hiking and everybody’s favorite activities, running and walking. With trails that meander through grassy meadows and oak groves and along the banks of the Willamette River, it’s a no-brainer that Champoeg would be a site used for many running and walking races. One such race is the ORRC’s Champoeg 30K, 20K and 10K, set to…
I’ve heard nothing but a tremendous amount of oozing positivity surrounding the Ridgeline Ramble race. Of course, hearing so many great things about this race, my expectations for a stellar event were sky high. This year was the 9th annual occurrence of the event, too – not a lot of races can say they have stuck around for so long in this competitive market of races.
I’m embarrassed to confess I’ve always passed over the ORRC Champoeg Run because nothing pulled me in, the carrot logo included. A carrot logo for the ‘No Meat Athlete’ made perfect sense, but I knew this run wasn’t geared for vegetarians and, sadly, didn’t bother to do any research. Instead, I just skipped over it. When another blogger had to drop out due to an injury, I agreed to jump in and give the new…
“Luck doesn’t get you to the Olympic games. You can’t wish your way onto the podium. You can’t buy it or hope for it. It’s not enough to dream about it. Luck didn’t get me to London. I swam there.” ~Ryan Lochte I don’t sandbag, but I do often underestimate my abilities or maybe a combination of underestimating my abilities and making excuses. I’m really good at coming up with reasons for a lackluster performance,…
Saturday, May 24 was supposed to be another typical day in the life of Jessica. Earlier in the week, I was gearing up for the Ridgeline Ramble race, getting more and more excited about racing by the day. The weather was expected to be great, and everything was feeling good with the legs. So, what happened? Without boring you with all the details, I’ve been in the market to purchase a new home. There were…
