Sometimes all the stars align to provide the perfect timing, perfect weather, and perfect opportunity for a race. And I was lucky enough to have those stars on my side on Saturday, September 9. I needed some miles for marathon training and my running partner was camping. And running is way more fun when you have a person to run with. Or a couple hundred persons in the case of my fantastic back-up plan: the…
This summer evening family 5K is scheduled to return on Sunday, September 3rd. SW5K is part of the Outdoor Sunday Event Series at SWBible Church. It offers separate start times for a 5K run and 5K walk, and a 1-mile fun run later in the morning after the 5K races conclude. It’s a family-friendly event with age group awards from the under-12s all the way to 60+, and a course along suburban neighborhood sidewalks and…
This year the Beaverton Half Marathon, 5K, & 10K is offering lots of great new things to participants. The race is shifting to earlier in the fall running season to align with folks who are preparing for a marathon, or for those who love an early fall run. Also new this year is an updated course due to construction projects and avoiding congested road crossings. Plus, race leaders promise the new course will be more…
Whoo hoo! Another Run With Paula Events is right around the corner! If you haven’t run the Beaverton Half Marathon/10k/5k before, you’ll get another chance on Sunday, October 16th 2022! There’s a good chance this popular Paula Harkin race will sell out, so make sure to register NOW! This USATF sanctioned event will start and end at Portland Running Company’s Beaverton location on Nimbus Avenue. The course will take you through Old Town Beaverton before…
Update: As of 8/7, this event has been canceled. Oregon Road Runners Club (ORRC) has been offering quality races in the Pacific Northwest for over 50 years. In 2022, they are bringing us all a brand new race in a brand new style. For the Poker Relay, it’s all about your cards at the end of the race. For this new event, participants sign up for teams of one to five participants to complete five…
I really can’t think of a better way to usher out winter and say hello to spring than to participate in the last 5k of the 2021-2022 PRC Winter 5k Series. We might not be through February yet and we might have some more cold days ahead, but it’s sure starting to feel a lot like we are on the other side now. And the last race of this three-race series certainly felt like a…
Once a band nerd, always a band nerd. And as a tuba player, I was a MAJOR band nerd. Which is why I excited to share about this upcoming event that brings together my inner band nerd with my outer runner (plus some feel good help out the kids to boot). Westview Band is putting on their first-ever 5K as a fundraiser to program needs, like uniforms, instruments, guest instructors, and other things that make…
Running for its 7th year this July 28th, the Beaverton Sun Run is a great local race put on by the Beaverton Rotary Club that helps students from elementary through graduation. Funds from this 5k/10k are used to provide books for young students to have in their home, give dictionaries to 4th graders, and support graduates heading to a Vocational Training program or a college/university program. Registration for the Beaverton Sun Run is open now…
Last year I tried my best to encourage everyone and their mom to register for the Run Northbest 5k Series, which was run in South Beaverton from MurrayHill Park. It was such a fun series, at such a low price, with cold northwest beers at the finish. It’s where I met my friends Nichole and Kim, and where I actually won a race for the first time in my life. So this year, guys, help me…
I had a great run this Labor Day. For some reason, it just felt really good. I worked hard, my time was better than it has been in quite awhile, and I finished feeling like overall, I just ran well. So, there’s a chance the Greenway Trail Trial is my new favorite 10K. What made this run go so well? Sometimes it just happens, but I’d say there were a few factors that helped it…
