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Race Recap: 2019 Champoeg Half Marathon (St. Paul, OR)

March 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 ORRC Champoeg Marathon Relay/Half Marathon/30K/10K/Kid’s Run

February 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

Champoeg State Park is a great venue for running a race of any distance. It’s like a destination event without having to travel too far (if you are coming from the Portland area). The Oregon Road Runners Club is taking full advantage of [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Moore Mountain Trail Run (30K, half marathon, 5K) in Klamath Falls

August 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

Do you like running? Do you like movies? Do you like movies about running? If so, the two-day Moore Mountain Trail Run & Trails in Motion Movie Festival in Klamath Falls is tailor-made for you. You’ll start the weekend of September 1 with [read more...]

Coastal Small Race Previews: Circle the Bay 30k (North Bend) & Pacific City Beach Challenge 5k/10k (Pacific City)

July 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

Come to North Bend on August 11th for the 2018 Circle The Bay 30k brought to you by South Coast Running Club. You can split this up into a 3 person relay or tackle the whole distance yourself depending on what sort of race day you’re looking for. [read more...]

FEATURED RACE Preview: Inaugural Ultramook 50K & 30K (Tillamook)

May 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

There are a lot of things to be excited about with the Ultramook race: it’s brand new this year, it’s a trail run, it’s an ultra, it’s in the ever-gorgeous coast range, it’s one of our featured races, and it’s [read more...]

Race Preview: Inaugural Spence Mountain 50K & 30K (Klamath Falls)

May 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

In my running life, I have 3 true loves: single track trails, ultramarathons, and small inaugural events (and the rain, too, but that’s in my regular life, as well). The 2018 Spence Mountain Run, hosted by the Linkville Lopers, is all three of [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 ORRC Champoeg Races

January 31, 2018 // 0 Comments

Spring is just around the corner, and I look forward to sunny and warmer races. A great location for early spring racing is Champoeg State Park just south of the Portland Metro, where the ORRC Champoeg Races take place on Saturday, March 3rd. There [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Moore Mountain Trail Fest (Klamath Falls)

August 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

Want more mountains? Think Moore Mountain! The Linkville Lopers’ 2017 Moore Mountain Trail Fest is on September 2nd and 3rd this year and features all the best things about trail running: singletrack, mountain and lake views, and an elevation [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Run for the Hills 30k/8k/2 mile (Corvallis)

May 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

Ah, hills. The bane of most runners, both experienced and new, on any given day. But if you love the challenge of running through the scenic wilderness conquering hills on some amazing trails, this is the perfect race for you! Run for the Hills is [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Lost Creek Trail Runs

March 31, 2017 // 0 Comments

Are you runners ready to get lost – lost at Lost Creek Trail Runs?! Get yourself ready for some beautiful single track trails filled with several beautiful viewpoints of Southern Oregon’s own Lost Creek Lake. Runners will get to run [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 Recap: 2016 ORRC Champoeg 30K/20K/10K

March 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

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, [read more...]

Race Preview: 2016 ORRC Champoeg 30K, 20K, 10K

February 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

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 [read more...]

Race Preview: Oregon Coast 50k and 30k 10/10-10/11/15 (Yachats, Ore.)

September 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

Rainshadow Running puts on some exceptional ultra distance events. The Oregon Coast 50k and 30k events, taking place on October 10 and 11, 2015, sold out within 2 days. So, although your can’t get into the 2015 event, I wanted to highlight it [read more...]

Race recap: 2015 ORRC Champoeg 30K Race Recap and Results

March 11, 2015 // 3 Comments

It was a wonderful fluke to be able to experience the ORRC Champoeg races as my first 30K during a period of unseasonably dry and warm weather at Champoeg State Park. This 18.6 mile run was to be a tester to gauge fitness before Eugene in May. When [read more...]

Fast Guy Problems: LFD and an automatic PR at the 2015 Champoeg 30K

February 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

I’m sure a couple of you are quite perplexed by the ‘LFD’ in the title. It is merely a play on the more well-known runners term, LSD (Long Slow Distance). Only in the LFD, the pace is a bit more heated. I have signed up for the [read more...]

2014 ORRC Champoeg 10K Recap and 10K/30K Results

March 4, 2014 // 0 Comments

As with any household that includes children that attend school, there are some weeks where a sickness makes it rounds of the family. We just had one of those weeks. Luckily, the day it really hit me was already a non running day, so it didn’t [read more...]

Champoeg 30K/10K Preview (with discount code)

February 4, 2014 // 0 Comments

Following is a message straight from one of the Champoeg 30K/10K race directors. Mark Takizawa, has a great preview of the event as well as a discount code good for the next two [read more...]