**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEIR WEBSITES TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE BEING MADE** The Alsea Falls Spring Fling, hosted by our friends at Oregon Trail Runs, is such a fun, low-key event with spectacular trails, great support, and a decent challenge. The 2020 event…
If you’re looking for a beautiful journey, the Mary’s Peak Trail Run will certainly meet your criteria. This 25k, 50k, and 50 Mile trail run is a challenging race, but if you want to get to some stunning views, you gotta climb some mountains to reach them. Mary’s Peak is located in a little town called Blodgett, which is about 20-25 minutes from Corvallis. The Peak is at the highest point on the coast range…
I had a long, frustrating winter of not running due to injury and as a distance runner, this drove me completely mad. After a few short, but challenging events out of state, I was ready to “get back out there” and start logging some proper miles – I knew the Spring Fling Half Marathon was the perfect event for that. Mike, the race director of all Oregon Trail Runs, is a super great guy and…
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…
I participated in Spring Fling Trail Run last year and had a very enjoyable time! New this year, the event is part of the 2016 Trailrunner Trophy Series. The race is limited to 200 total participants; 150 in the half marathon, and 50 between the 5K and 10K choice. As of February 20th, the event was over 50% full, so secure your space soon! Regardless of the distance you choose, the course is gorgeous. The…
A few years into running I decided that since I was (apparently) never going to get any faster, I might as well confront myself with more challenging courses to soothe the burnt bits of my ego that had, at one point, hoped for a sub-2:00 half marathon finish. I started running what I called the Slingshot (Lower MacLeay trail up to Pittock Mansion in Forest Park) once a week, and I signed up for half marathons…
