Spring is in the air and the hope for in-person racing events is finally becoming more of a reality. Trails are good for the soul, and the Alsea Falls Spring Fling is coming our way on March 9th. You’ll have your choice between a half marathon (actually ~12.2 difficult course miles,) a 10k and a 5k as well. The Location: This event will occur at a gorgeous location at the Alsea Falls Recreation Area in…
Before I ran this race someone had told me, “Hills don’t care about your feelings”. This mantra kept me going throughout this entire race. I knew there were hills (see elevation chart below) – and there usually are on a good trail race – but the hills on these were no joke. But with that mantra in mind, a sunny, crisp late winter day, it felt like a great day for the Oregon Trail Runs…
Trail running. There’s nothing quite like it. And the thought of Winter coming to an end to make way for the light of Spring out in the woods makes some of us pretty excited. So mark your calendars for March 12th, 2022 and plan for the Alsea Falls Spring Fling! This event, which features a half marathon, a 10k, and a 5k, is held in the scenic coast range 20 minutes west of Monroe. There…
Being a runner in the Pacific Northwest means we have the advantage of a lot of beautiful trail races to choose from. This year, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a gorgeous run through the extremely scenic Monroe, OR. The 2018 Alsea Falls Spring Fling 5k/10k/Half Marathon Trail Run will be your chance to start off a Spring running season in the best possible way. Whether you are new to trail racing or a seasoned vet,…
I haven’t had great success at long trail races, so the prospect of running the Spring Fling Half Marathon on the trails of the Alsea Falls Recreation Site in the wooded hills southwest of Corvallis might have seemed daunting. But something about running through the forest seemed to draw me to this event, and though there were 10k and 5k options, I decided to sign up for the half. Maybe it was a reaction to…
Hail the rain storm! The couple of weeks leading up to the Alsea Falls Spring Fling trail race by Oregon Trail Runs afforded the Eugene area exemplary weather. When looking out my window at work on Friday afternoon, I just knew the streak was quickly coming to an end. Race day, Saturday, March 14 proved to be the day where we would receive (what appeared to be) a months worth of rain in one single…
