The Vernonia Marathon & Half Brings the Fast, Flat, and Fun
You like ’em flat and fast? Maybe a little on the downhill side? How about a super supportive atmosphere, a track finish, and a…
Running Wild at the Vernonia Marathon & Half
The Oregon Road Runners Club is known for putting on well organized, low-key, and awesome events. The 2024 Vernonia Marathon/Half…
Winding Downhill Through The Woods: 2023 Vernonia Marathon & Half Marathon
Vernonia Marathon and Half Marathon uses one of my favorite courses in the Pacific Northwest. It is point-to-point, so every step is toward…
Mostly Downhill and Completely Worth It: 2022 Vernonia Half Marathon
When you sign up for an early April race in the Pacific Northwest, you expect some wet weather. In the best of all possible worlds it will be…
Strava Segment of the Week: Manning TH to Buxton TH
This week, we decided we needed to find a location that is both spread out and accessible. Thus, the obvious choice for our newest Strava…
Race Recap: 2019 Oregon Summer Quarter Marathon
July is the month for Uberthons’ big summer event in Vernonia/Banks, where it staged its very first full marathon several years ago. As…
Knocking another one off the ‘Bucket List’: A recap of the 2019 Vernonia Half Marathon
The Vernonia Marathon and Half event, put on by ORRC, has been a bucket list for some time. I have only ran on the Banks-Vernonia Trail a…
Race Recap: 2018 Vernonia Half Marathon (Banks)
With a downpour of rain outside my window tonight, I am so very grateful that those clouds didn’t fully hit until after a friend and I…
Race preview: 2018 Banks Linear Trail Brave Run
If you like supporting well-organized, low-key, local races that support a good cause, one of the best ones around is the Banks Linear Trail…
Race Recap: 2017 Oregon Summer Marathon/Half Marathon/Quarter Marathon
After a week of unintentional tapering where I managed only one run (plus a fairly gnarly 3.5 mile hike with an elevation gain of 1400 feet…