Race Preview: 2021 Mac Forest 50K (Corvallis)
A couple years ago I had the pleasure of writing a preview for this race. At the time, my calendar was full of ultras and this was not on the [...]
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Race Preview: 2019 Run The Rock (Smith Rock)
Last year was a year of firsts for me, including my first 50 miler on this very course. It is a course I have grown to love for many reasons, [...]
Race Preview – Coyote Wall 50K/25K – White Salmon, WA
Every year, new races pop up all over the place while some go away. This fall, there’s a trail race happening in the Columbia River Gorge, being put on by [...]
Back and “Brutiful”: The NUT 100K/50K on the North Umpqua Trail
Outside of a little town called Glide, there is a trailhead called Swiftwater – located a mere 25 minutes northeast of Roseburg. The trailhead gets its name from the quick [...]
Race Preview: 2019 Ochoco Trail Runs – Prineville’s Ochoco Mountains
Trail races abound in Oregon, from east to west, from north to south; every distance you want is out there, pretty much. Some are much tougher than others, some offer [...]
Race Preview: 2019 Strawberry Fields Forever Ultra and 10k (North Bonneville, WA)
If you know your Beatles music, you know the lyrics to this song. Interestingly, one of the best lines (in my opinion) is in the first verse. John Lennon writes [...]
Race Preview: 2019 McDonald Forest 50K (Corvallis)
If you run ultras and live in Oregon, you have most certainly heard of “The Mac” and its illustrious fabled course. And even if you have never run this race, [...]
Race Recap: 2018 Run The Rock 50M (Terrebonne)
Run Oregon had a few bloggers out for Alpine Running‘s Run The Rock at Smith Rock State Park. Read on for their accounts, then go here for the 2018 results, here for the 50M/50K [...]
Race Preview: 2018 Silver Falls Trail Runs (Silverton)
Every race has something special, from costumes to scenery, from finisher medals to beer, from elevation gain to fast times. Each of us has those memorable races we can look [...]
Race Preview: 2018 Mary’s Peak 50 Mile/50k/25k Trail Run (Blodgett, OR)
Have you ever heard of Mary’s Peak in Blodgett, OR? Honestly, neither had I, but those that have been there have told me it’s beautiful. And it should be a [...]