I get FOMO whenever I’m writing about a Daybreak Racing event, as I know they’ll be beautiful, challenging, well-run, and truly capture the essence of PNW trail running. Coming up quickly on their calendar is the Perpetua Coast 50K and 20M on October 1st and 2nd (both still have spots open!) over in Yachats and the Cape Perpetua National Scenic Area. This race was previously hosted by Rainshadow Running as the Oregon Coast trail runs…
It’s once again time to Race to the Bar! No, not that bar . . . but there will be post-race beer involved after you run along the beach (ahem. . . sandbar!) This annual evening race at Fort Stevens State Park is a fundraiser for the Lower Columbia Hospice. Choose from a 5K or 10K and run along hard packed sand – starting at the Peter Iredale shipwreck. Both courses are out and back, with…
Newport should definitely be on your list of “places in Oregon to do a race,” so I wanted to be sure to give everyone advance notice on this event. The Twisted Pine Half Marathon and 5-miler, scheduled for Sunday, May 1 at South Beach State Park, is a unique race for a number of reasons. I’m going to just get right down to these reasons, because you can see for yourself why they’re awesome: It’s in South…
Running on sand isn’t always easy, but at low tide, when there’s a lot of hard packed open sand, it’s a lot of fun! The Cedar Creek Beach Challenge in Pacific City gives you the chance to run a 5k, 10k, or 1/2 mile kids run at low tide from Cape Kiwanda south towards Bob Straub State Park and back again.
