The South Dakota presidential primary is scheduled for June 2, 2020, considered by many to be “too late” to make any sort of difference. So one would-be race organizer, based in Rapid City, has come up with a unique way to draw more attention to their state’s primary: an age-graded, gender-graded 5k to be run by all the candidates still on the ballot. The group, aptly named the Presidential Run 5k, faces many challenges, including…
You’ve no doubt heard of Uber and Lyft, and maybe heard news stories about the sharing economy. But here’s a news item that some (non-runners) might put in the “over-sharing” category. A pair of runners in the Seattle area has launched a Porta-Potty sharing company. The idea is to make great running routes even better by strategically placing bathrooms along the route, but reserving them for those who subscribe to their service. Called “On The…
Have you ever bandited a race? Or missed out on an overall or age-group placement because of someone else that didn’t pay for their bib? Maybe you’ve just noticed bandits running alongside an event you’re in and gotten understandably irritated. Well here’s a timely story for you, especially considering the reaction we got from readers when we posted this story about some marathon bandits on the Run Oregon facebook page. It all started when Phoenix runner…
Roll up your windows and lock up your cars because you won’t be needing them for this fun 5k and 10k run. Instead of getting all sweaty while running and wanting to get your shower on immediately post-run, you won’t have to wait a second longer. Typically after your celebratory refueling, you have got to get into your car, drive home while wearing sweaty stinky clothes, and then throw said clothes in the washing machine – all…
A consortium of Portland area race directors met over the winter and, after many hours of vigorous debate, agreed upon a set distance for all of their 2017 marathons. After much back-and-forth, several of the city’s most well-known race companies decided on exactly 26.2 miles as the standard distance for any race they put on with “Marathon” in the name or any event otherwise promoted as a “marathon”. “After going around in circles about various…
The 1st Annual Panty Raid Adventure Race is set for Sunday, April 31st, at Central Oregon State University in Wedgie Grove, OR. The race is a joint venture of the Ab Deltoid Pec Fraternity and the Glute Tricep Lat Sorority, and is a fundraiser for The American Skivvies Society which donates gently used underwear to those in need, and provides counseling to runners who “go commando”. The race will begin promptly at the crack of…
Joe Dudman started running road races as a sophomore in high school, circa 1980. Since that time he has accumulated over 600 race T-shirts (Yes, he finally got around to counting them!) Some of them evoke special memories and (hopefully) interesting stories. In this recurring series, he recounts some of them for Run Oregon readers. Back in the 1990s (I’m not allowed to reveal the exact year) I was lucky enough to obtain a rare…
Company: Ferrari Product: 488 Spider Price: $275,000 Description: The Ferrari 488 Spider: powerful performance and effortless driving for superb drop-top driving pleasure The Ferrari 488 Spider is the latest chapter in Maranello’s ongoing history of open-top V8 sports cars, a story that started with the targa-top version of the 308 GTB – the immortal 308 GTS – and which ultimately resulted in the full convertible Spider architecture. Starting with the RHT (Retractable Hard Top) around…
I remember when my mom first started receiving mail from AARP in her mailbox. “Am I old?” she would ask me. “No,” I’d tell her. “90 is old.” While even I, at 37, don’t feel like a spring chicken, it’s hard to miss the fast times posted by masters runners – currently age 40 and older – at events large and small. It’s not just a Portland thing, either – it’s happening across the U.S.…
The top 10 reasons I’m going to stop running: 10. Running made me lean, so lean that I can see my abs. And you know what? I’ve got these freaky, mis-aligned abs that look nothing like the perfectly sculpted six-packs you see on models. I think I’d rather not know that. 9. I feel like a glutton because I eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and often another quasi-meal at night. 8. Between 3-4 pairs of new…
