bend half marathon

Race Preview: 2019 Dirty Half Marathon (Bend)

May 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

Running in Central Oregon certainly has its perks. The air is cleaner, the elevation is real and the races are some of the most fun anywhere. The Dirty Half marathon is one such race that has nearly turned into an all day event. Super Dave Thomason [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Bend Marathon and Half

March 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

I’m going to start this review of the Bend Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K in a strange way but this detail was my absolute favorite from their website: ALL finishers will receive a medal regardless if they are over the time limit for traffic [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Dirty Half (Bend)

May 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Update: The 2018 Dirty Half is sold out. Check out SuperFit’s Facebook page for updates on a waiting list. June is fast approaching and with it comes one of Bend’s premier trail races, the Dirty Half. Located out on the Phil’s trail [read more...]

Race Recap: 2018 Bend Half Marathon

May 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

I’m certainly not new to running, not a stranger to half marathons, and have adventured in Bend before, but this event featured some of my favorite things about each of those and had everything a road runner could want. It was a perfect, blue bird [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Bend Marathon and Half (with 10K and 5K)

March 19, 2018 // 7 Comments

The course, the race directors, the swag…every year we fall deeper in love with the Bend Marathon and Half (also with 10K and 5K options). This year’s event will be held on Sunday, April 22nd – and because Bend is the mecca for [read more...]

Matt’s 2017 racing Year in Review

December 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

My race calendar in 2017 was much thinner than in any of the previous five years. I had my third child in October 2016, and with two other kids under the age of eight at home, I just didn’t find as much time on the weekends to steal away for [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Dirty Half (Bend)

May 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

If you’re looking to set a half marathon PR…this isn’t the race for you! FootZone’s Dirty Half in Bend, OR features roughly 1,000 ft of elevation gain through ponderosa forests on a beautiful single track course. This event [read more...]

Race Recap: 2017 Bend (Half) Marathon

May 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

Running has afforded me some very neat opportunities over the past 6 years since I picked it up, including running for a relay team where I only knew 2 of the 11 other runners, doing a 5 mile warm-up run with Max King and Mario Mendoza before my [read more...]

Race Recap: 2017 Bend Half Marathon

April 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

Drake Park and Mirror Pond Wall Street and Tower Theater Bend Whitewater Park Old Mill District Deschutes River Trail Les Schwab Amphitheater Deschutes Brewery Views of the Cascade Range West Bend Trail When people think of Bend, as a runner or [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Bend Marathon & Half (10K & 5K)

March 25, 2017 // 1 Comment

Each year, organizers with Gorgeous Series races put on events that do more than just bring the runners out, they bring the runners back the next year. Our very own Run Oregon editor did the half marathon in 2015 and had this to say, “Trust [read more...]

From the Heart: Jenn & Ron

April 23, 2016 // 1 Comment

“Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh The Bend Marathon is Sunday, April 24th and I’m sure [read more...]

Get ready for the 2016 Bend Half Marathon presented by Picky Bars!

December 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

You may have seen our new FEATURED RACE – the 2016 Bend Half Marathon presented by Picky Bars. This was one of my most memorable races from 2015 – a combination of challenge and running in one of my favorite places in the country. Here [read more...]

Blown. Away. – A Run Oregon review of the 2015 Bend Half Marathon presented by Picky Bars

May 3, 2015 // 1 Comment

Each night this past week, I have sat at my keyboard and pulled up WordPress to start my recap of the 2015 Bend Half Marathon presented by Picky Bars. And despite my amazing experience at the inaugural event, all have mustered up is a list of things [read more...]

Time is running out to register for the 2015 Bend Marathon and Half presented by Picky Bars!

March 12, 2015 // 1 Comment

The 2015 Bend Marathon and Half presented by Picky Bars may still be a month and a half away (April 26, 2015), but if you want to run it this year, you should probably get registered – like NOW! The inaugural event’s half marathon is [read more...]

Inaugural Bend Marathon and Half presented by Picky Bars scheduled for April 26th

October 26, 2014 // 0 Comments

There’s a new marathon in town. Well maybe not IN town, but a new marathon for us in the Pacific Northwest. Bend will be hosting its inaugural Bend Marathon and Half presented by Picky Bars on Sunday, April 26th and I can hardly wait. It’s [read more...]