Ready for a challenge? The Oakridge Triple Summit Challenge is the ONLY 3 day stage trail running race in Oregon, and it’s going to be epic!! Join your fellow trail runners for the 5th annual race, which will be held September 24th thru September 26th, depending on the challenge you wish to embark on. Do one event, two, or all three!! If you’ve never vistied the lush forested trails of Oakridge, you’re in for a…
The 2021 Timberjack, hosted by RunningLane events, will once again offer two distances on the gorgeous trails of Central Oregon. Choose from the 30K (single loop, ~2,000+ ft of gain)) or the 100K (multi-loop with ~6,500 ft of gain). Both courses start and finish at the Wanoga Sno Park and pass the Deschutes River valley. These events are vegetarian and vegan-friendly and with Honeystinger and Tailwind sponsors, the fully-stocked aid stations should have everything you…
The Ultramook trail races are back, live, and in person on July 3rd, with 30K and 50K options to choose from. These courses take you along the Tillamook Ridge and offer remote forest trails, varied terrain, magnificent views, and a challenging elevation profile. Ultramook takes place in the Tillamook State Forest and BLM managed lands. You’ll be venturing off the beaten path on a course that mostly follows abandoned logging roads and trails that are…
Ready for live races again? Come to Newport on February 13th and you can run in the 2021 Run Love Run brought to you by Ardor Adventures. If you are up to the challenge of a 30k, it starts at 9:00AM. If the 15k is more your speed, that will start at 9:45AM. This year , Ardor Adventures has also added an 8k option that starts 5 minutes after the 15k at 9:50AM. All events…
Valentine’s Day in 2020 is a great excuse to escape to the coast, but it’s worth considering celebrating a week early to sneak in the Run, Love, Run 30K and 15K in Newport on Saturday, February 8th. Hosted by Ardor Adventures, this Valentine’s Day themed race starts and finishes at Rogue Brewery and the course features some fast and flat road sections, some flowy and beautiful singletrack, a little gravel road, and has about 1,450…
Looking to be a Fat Ass in 2020? Come out to Yachats, a cute little coastal city south of Newport, on January 11th and run the 2020 Perpetua Fat Ass! If you’re looking for an ultra distance to start the year off right, there’s a 50k for you. If you want something a little shorter, there’s also a 30k, a 20k, and a 9 Miler available. The registration for this event is also FREE. Yeah,…
Rainshadow Running’s Oregon Coast 50k & 30k event has been on my race bucket-list for quite awhile now and I’m happy to report that I was able to finally participate, running the 30k (technically 32k at 20.1 miles). I make no exaggeration when I say that this was one of the most beautiful and well-run races, and it’s an event that I absolutely intend on doing again in the future. October 13, 2019: Race morning…
Most anyone who runs trails knows that Bend is a Mecca, of sorts, when it comes to primo places to run and race. Out toward Mt Bachelor, and throughout the Cascade Lakes area, there are miles and miles of trails to lose yourself in, including some popular routes that meander near and along the Deschutes River. One such set of trails, called Tiddlywinks (I’m not making that up, I swear), makes up the entirety of…
Lake views, waterfalls, volcanic lava fields, single track trails; if the description of the Lost Creek Trail Runs alone doesn’t excite you, then I don’t know what will. Taking place May 4, 2019, at the scenic and beautiful Joseph H. Stewart State Park, this non-profit event includes a 50k, 30k, 30k relay, and 5k. Proceeds will benefit local running charities. In 2017, the event raised $7,000, and in 2018, it raised another $6,000. The 30k course will make its…
On March 2nd, 2019 the Champoeg Half Marathon, 30K and 10K races were held at Champoeg State Park in St. Paul, OR. The Oregon Road Runners Club continues to put on exceptional races that feel like a party with close friends that has a little run at the beginning. With a well marked course, ample volunteers, professional photographers, and a delicious post-race spread, I continue to prefer ORRC events to most. The race morning started…
