I’ve always had fond feelings for the Halloweenathon. I’m not much into costumes myself, but I like seeing the variety and creativity that people display at races like this. It’s such a festive event! As has been the custom, the race took place at The Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club in Aloha. I got a bit of a late start and managed to get there about 10 minutes before start time, which was plenty of…
The end of October is not far away, and that means Halloween is upon us. Halloween is on a Thursday this year, but no one races on Thursday. (Well, except for Thanksgiving, which is always on a Thursday and is the home of lots of turkey trots. But Thanksgiving is a holiday, whereas Halloween is not. So no Thursday races for Halloween.) Instead, you can get your Halloween race fix on Saturday, October 26 in…
As an Uberthons Ambassador, I look forward to starting the new year off with the annual Winter Event at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Course. Over the years, Uberthons and The Reserve have developed a symbiotic relationship; as the weather turns less favorable for golf beginning in late fall, it opens up the golf course for running races. Thus, the Halloweenathon in late October and the Winter Event in mid-January have been regular events for…
Saturday morning of St. Patrick’s Day weekend is time for the Luckython, the annual green-themed run staged by Uberthons. This year’s edition included two options, a regular chip-timed 5K race at 8:30, and an untimed fun run with optional fun stations at 10 a.m. I signed up for the 8:30 race with a comp entry for being an Uberthons Ambassador, but as the regular recapper for Uberthons events, I got the okay to run the…
I had an injury-free 2017, but for a variety of reasons, my weekly mileage tailed off at the end of the year and I hadn’t run a race since Thanksgiving. Now that it was 2018, I was ready to get back into racing. My first race of the year was the Oregon Winter Event. As an Uberthons Ambassador, I received a comp entry to this race, which offered the choice of a half marathon, quarter…
It’s 2018, and with a new year comes a whole new set of Uberthons races, starting off with the Oregon Winter Event at its traditional home, The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Aloha. Race day is Saturday, January 20. If you like half marathons, this is the first of four that Uberthons will be staging in 2018 – one for each season, and each in a different location. This one takes place entirely on…
It’s hard to believe it’s already mid-October! It seems like it was just last week that we were roasting in extreme heat, looking at a red moon, and breathing ashes from wildfires. And here we are, in the best season for running, with the best holidays coming up.* First up is Halloween, which means it’s time for the Halloweenathon, now in its sixth year, every one of which has been at The Reserve Vineyards and…
March is the month for St. Patrick’s Day-themed races, and that means it’s time for the Luckython. This is one of Uberthons’ longest-running events, starting in 2012 and having been staged every year since. It’s also a race that I’ve run every year, except 2015 when I had to run it virtually due to a conflict with a family event. Uberthons is pretty consistent in terms of how its races are staged, so my recap…
I’ve always felt a special connection to the Halloweenathon, because its debut in 2012 was the very first race that I recapped as a member of Run Oregon. Back then, it was a whole day affair; some dedicated runners took part in all three races(!). I especially liked running in the evening race: it started just before dusk, and there were glow-in-the-dark markers along the course route that started to light up as it got…
I don’t race as often as some other Run Oregon bloggers, but even so, it’s hard to believe that I haven’t run a race since the Turkeython back in November, due to nagging Achilles tendinitis in my left ankle. I’d stayed active in the meantime with a lot of rowing on a Concept2 erg while re-introducing running on a limited basis. I had hoped to make my running debut at the NewYearathon … and when…
