Race Preview: First Run 2017 (Portland)
I love New Year’s. It’s one of widely recognized holidays celebrating love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts. If you are looking for less formal party on NYE, look [...]
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Race Preview: 2016 First Run/Walk 5K and 10K
Do you enjoy counting down to the New Year? Do you get a thrill when the count down starts before the race begins and everyone is off on the course? Count [...]
Get Your Season Started With The Spring Classic Duathlon on April 25th
The Spring Classic Duathlon is the perfect opportunity to pull down the bike, dust off the cobwebs and remind the body what a run/bike/run feels like. The 35th Annual Spring [...]
Lungs injured, but heart still intact: A recap of the 2015 Heart Breaker Half
On February 15th, I joined just over 400 other runners for the half marathon distance at the 5th annual Heart Breaker Half. I won’t lie – it was hard. I’ve [...]
Race Recap and Results: 2015 Heartbreaker Half
The Heartbreaker Half is quite the epic event. Everything, from the location to the planning, is incredible. What wasn’t incredible was the lessons I had to learn the hard way [...]
Race Preview: Heart Breaker Half, 10K, 5K and 1M Kids Dash
Last year, I was a spectator and brought my cowbell and an encouraging sign to cheer on runners at The Heart Breaker Half . I had high hopes to participate as a [...]
Race Recap: 2015 First Run
I spent my New Year’s Eve at the 2015 First Run and Walk which kicked off at the stroke of midnight in downtown Portland. Frigid temps didn’t keep the runners and walkers [...]
Race Preview: 2015 Heart Breaker Half
Depending on your relationship status, Valentine’s Day can be a time of torment or happiness. Most of the standard fare associated with that Hallmark holiday are trivial and disposable. A [...]
Race recap: 2014 Winter Wonderland of Lights
I think this was my very first year doing the Winter Wonderland of Lights run/walk at Portland International Raceway! It’s an event that friends have mentioned numerous times around the [...]
“This is the Best Race Ever!” – A Run Oregon review of the 2014 Winter Wonderland of Lights
“This is the Best Race Ever!” – My 5-year-old daughter The Winter Wonderland of Lights is one race that has been on my list of “to-dos” for quite some time. [...]