The next race in the Portland Parks & Recreations awesome 5k Series is taking place at Westmoreland Park – a long and narrow park that you may be familiar with as where the Oregon Dairy Association holds the milk carton boat races. If that doesn’t help, it’s a tad west of SE McLoughlin and south of Bybee. The course should remain the same as in years passed – two loops around the park after a…
Under Armour is stepping up in the headphone game with their recent partnership with audio heavy hitter JBL. We recently tried out some of their wireless headphones (yet the buds still connected to each other via cable) and now are checking out their completely wireless earbuds – the Under Armour True Wireless Flash. So how do these hold up? Comfort: Clearly, these headphones are super lightweight. Though I had to do some work to find the…
After super-fast sell-outs in 2015, the 2016 Portland Parks and Rec $5 5k is a little easier to get into. As of Wednesday, June 1, there were still 75 slots remaining for the next one on June 12 at Lents Park. As indicated by the race name, it’s only $5 to register for the Lents Park run. And athletes under age 18 can sign up for free! In addition to the main 5k event, there is…
Southwest Bible Church will host their 4th Annual 5k Run/Walk and 1 Mile Fun Run on Sunday, July 12th at 5PM. Competitive and casual runners are invited for this chip timed event. Families with strollers are welcome and walkers are encouraged to come out too. There’s something for everyone at this Southwest Bible Church tradition. Stick around after the run/walk for a free barbeque dinner and talk. Olympian, Dan Browne, will be a guest speaker for this…
Are you up for another year of very inexpensive 5K races in Portland? This series began in 2012 and includes races in public parks located throughout the city. The Parks and Recreation Department has just announced the dates and locations of its $5 5K Fun Runs, and registration opens soon. NOTE: These races always sell out very quickly after registration opens.
