Race Recap: 2017 Shamrock 15K
I have participated in the Shamrock Run off and on, mostly on, since my high school days. Seen as the unofficial beginning of the spring race…
Race Recap: 2017 Shamrock Run Portland (15k)
When you think of the Shamrock Run, you probably think of two things: beer and hills. Okay, so maybe those are the two things I think of. Well…
Race Recap: 2017 Shamrock Run (Half Marathon)
I usually laugh out loud when people as me if I’m running Shamrock. The event is great, but the weather is most often predictably wet and…
The Race That Never Was
If I had one complaint about the races going on in March, it would be this: they didn’t happen. They simply didn’t happen. The…
4 weeks down, 7 to go! Updates on my 2017 Shamrock Run training
It has now been 4 weeks since I first mentioned my recommitment to running and training for the 2017 Portland Shamrock Run. Since that time,…
Visions of Shamrocks: Run Oregon remembers back to Shamrock Runs of yesteryear
As I mentioned in my last post, the Portland Shamrock Run definitely makes memories each and every year. For me, my memories include…
Half Marathon / Fully Soaked – A Run Oregon review of the 2016 Shamrock Run
After participating in last year’s Hurricane Hood to Coast and this year’s Shamrock Run, I am beginning to think that I have bad…
2016 Shamrock Run is just weeks away!
It hardly seems necessary to remind people about the 38th annual Shamrock Run, coming up in a few short weeks on Sunday, March 13. I mean, the…
2016 Shamrock Run fee increase in January! Register now!
Nobody needs to tell you about Portland’s Shamrock Run. This March staple is now in its 38th running and routinely sells out with…
Race Recap: Shamrock Run Portland Half Marathon 3/14/2015
Saturday evening, after running in the Alsea Falls Spring Fling 10k trail race earlier in the day, my husband and I zoomed on up to Portland.…