With the school supplies already stocked at Target, it must be time to start planning for fall (just ignore those 90 degree days in the forecast). One of my newer fall racing traditions is to join in the Appletree Marathon, Half Marathon, and Sunset 5K. Thanks to the schedule for these races, you can participate in the 5K Saturday night and then the marathon or half marathon on Sunday morning and earn a bonus “Beast…
When I signed up for the Appletree Half Marathon mid-summer, it was perfect timing. Two weeks before the Portland Marathon. The beginning of fall. And expected to be in the midst of COVID-19 declining. While the race was still many of those things, it was also less than 12 hours from when I got back to Oregon from a work training across the country. Ah well. No one ever said being a runner is easy.…
Growing up in Washington State, apples were part of daily life. I lived in Yakima, an agricultural town that was scattered with different kinds of orchards and a centerpiece of the yearly fair was the apple-based mosaics on the Agricultural Building. Since my mom was a teacher, apples became a part our home’s decorations as well. And I think of apples before Grease when it comes to Pink Ladies. All of this to say: Appletree…
https://whyracingevents.com/appletree-marathon/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/06/PH-AppleTree-Logo.png On the north side of the Columbia River is a sweet city with a lot to offer businesses, tourists, and what we here at Run Oregon care about most: runners. And the organizers behind Appletree Marathon, Half, and 5K want you to get to see the very best of Vancouver, Washington. And to help you make that happen, there are opportunities for you to run more than one event over the weekend. The Sunset…
Run Oregon would like to issue a heartfelt congratulations to Sherri McMillian and her company, Why Racing Events, for earning recognition from the Vancouver USA Chamber. Why Racing puts on races including the Pacific Crest Endurance Sports Festival, the Girlfriends Run for a Cure Half, 10k and 5k (coming up on October 14!), and the Appletree Marathon. She also organizes a number of triathlons. There one coming up at the end of the month that…
