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Race Preview: 2017 Echo Sage Trail Run (Echo)

September 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Echo Sage Trail Run is held annually in the small town of Echo in eastern Oregon. There is something for everyone, as they offer a 5K, 10K, 25K, or 50K run options. The event begins at the foothills of the Blue Mountains and the trail runs [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Yakima Skyline Rim 25k & 50k

April 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

In addition to their ultra and trail races, Rainshadow Running is probably known best for simply putting on some pretty darn good events in some really cool, picturesque locations. That’s why it should come as no surprise that many of their [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Lost Lake 50k & 25k (Bellingham, WA)

March 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

Hey runners wanna get lost (just kidding)?! The Lost Lake 50k and 25k races are back in 2017 after 9 years of the 50k and 4 for the 25k. If you’re looking for a challenging, yet beautiful Pacific Northwest Wonderland trail race, then this may [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Shotgun Trail Blast (Marcola)

March 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

The second installment of the Run Big Trail Series, the Shotgun Trail Blast put on by Level 32 Racing is taking place on Saturday, April 1, 2017 just northeast of Eugene in Marcola, Oregon. The Run Big Trail Series offers races for people of all [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Bristow Trail Runs

January 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

Around and around we go, on the loop-de-loop we run. If it sounds fun to be “loopy”, go fast on flat single track trail, run in beautiful wooded forests, and cross some flowing streams along the beautiful Willamette River, then the [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Capitol Peak Mega Fat Ass (Olympia, WA)

January 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

Time to get your “fat @$$” out of bed and up a mountain for the 14th Annual Capitol Peak Mega Fat Ass just up the freeway in Olympia. For all of you mega-fans of saving money, this is the race for you – as it’s only $10! [read more...]

Race preview: 2016 Mary’s Peak 50k & 25k

May 26, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Mary’s Peak races in the coast range are point to point trail runs that have a limited field. The location is about 20 minutes west of Corvallis, in the Coast Range. They say if race day is clear it will actually be possible to see the [read more...]

Race Preview: 2016 MadAss (Madras)

January 5, 2016 // 0 Comments

For the 11th year, MadAss is back in Madras! This seems like a really big deal and yet this is truly a very well kept secret. Featuring both a 25K and 50K, this race has never been well attended and yet it’s a great run! Last year, less than [read more...]

Race Preview: Elk-Kings 25k and 50k 10/17/15 (Tillamook, Ore.)

September 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

Go Beyond Racing presents another excellent opportunity to get in some stellar trail racing before winter arrives. On Saturday, October 17, 2015, choose to participate in the Elk-Kings 25k or 50k trail races, occurring in the gorgeous Tillamook [read more...]

Race Review: 2015 Mary’s Peak 25k (6/21/15)

July 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

Oh my word. Mary’s Peak nearly destroyed me last year, when it ran it in 2014. It wasn’t pretty. Not one piece of the race was pretty for me last year. It was so not-pretty, that my right foot is proof of the destruction bestowed by [read more...]

Race Preview: 2015 Mary’s Peak 50k/25k 6/20/2015 (Blodgett, Oregon)

June 2, 2015 // 2 Comments

I will never forget my experience racing in the Mary’s Peak 25k event last year, in 2014. It was brutal. The most mentally challenging race I had ever persevered through at that time. So of course, like a lot of us runners do, we [read more...]

Race Recap: 2015 Shotgun Trail Blast 4/4/2015

April 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

The second event of the Run Big Trail Series, Shotgun Trail Blast, was held on Saturday, April 4, 2015. I am a huge fan of the Run Big Trail Series, which is a collection of six trail races by Level 32 Racing which are spread-out over the year, all [read more...]

Race Preview: Shotgun Trail Blast 4/4/2015 (Marcola, OR)

March 3, 2015 // 1 Comment

It’s time to get registered for the 2nd event (of 6) occurring in the 2015 Run Big Trail Series by Level 32 Racing. On Saturday, April 4, 2015, I’ll meet you at the start line of the Shotgun Trail Blast occurring at Shotgun Creek Recreation Area [read more...]

Race Recap: Bristow Trail Runs (Dexter, Oregon)

February 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

Saturday, February 7, 2015 was the kick-off to my favorite trail running series, the Run Big Trail Series by Level 32 Racing. In 2014, I was able to participate in two of the Run Big Trail Series events; Bristow Trail Runs and Shotgun Trail Blast. [read more...]

Race Recap: Mary’s Peak 50k/25k 6/21/2014 (Blodgett, Oregon)

June 25, 2014 // 1 Comment

The week leading up to the Mary’s Peak 50k/25k race, race director, Mike Ripley of Oregon Trail Runs, was sending out event information to race participants. As I had just raced in the Vancouver USA Half Marathon the Sunday prior to this race [read more...]

Race Preview: Mary’s Peak 50k/25k 6/21/2014 (Blodgett, Oregon)

April 10, 2014 // 1 Comment

This is going to be a FABulous trail race – and registration is limited for the Oregon Trail Runs “Mary’s Peak 50k/25k“, which takes place on Saturday, June 21. You may choose from the 50k or 25k distance, both of which are divine picks! [read more...]

Race Recap: Shotgun Trail Blast 4/5/2014 (Marcola, Oregon)

April 9, 2014 // 2 Comments

Are you like me, and the entire week leading up to a race, you are constantly checking the weather apps on your smartphone attempting to gauge what the weather conditions will be for race day? If you are guilty of this behavior like I am, then you [read more...]

Race Preview: Shotgun Trail Blast 4/5/2014 (Marcola, Oregon)

March 6, 2014 // 0 Comments

It’s time! Time to get registered for the 2nd race in the Run Big Trail Series, a collection of trail races presented by Level 32 Racing. This event is aptly titled the Shotgun Trail Blast – wear some orange! Mud? Hills? Water crossings? [read more...]

Registration Open: Mary’s Peak 50k/25k 6/21/14 (Blodgett, Oregon)

February 20, 2014 // 0 Comments

Registration is open (open, open, open!) for the Oregon Trail Runs “Mary’s Peak 50k/25k“, which takes place on June 21. After parking in Blodgett, racers will depart the parking area via bus and be driven to the base of [read more...]

Race Recap: Bristow Trail Run on 2/16/14

February 18, 2014 // 1 Comment

Epic! Without going into the play-by-play details of the Bristow Trail Run on February 16, just know that it was truly epic. And I don’t use that word lightly. The Bristow Trail Run, originally scheduled to occur on Saturday, February 8, was [read more...]