Last year, for the first time, the Turkeython expanded from one location to three. That worked out so well that in 2017, the Turkeython spawned three more locations, bringing it to a total of six: Tualatin (Bridgeport Village); downtown Portland; Clackamas (Clackamas Town Center); Vancouver, WA (Big Al’s); Hillsboro (Liberty High School); and Yoncalla. As you can imagine, staging a turkey trot in so many locations is logistically complicated. Uberthons’ chief timer and co-owner Alan…
Uberthons has been staging the Turkeython every year this decade now, and starting last year, in more than one location. Clackamas Town Center and downtown PDX joined Bridgeport Village as venues for this turkey trot. (My recap of last year’s event can be found here.) Expansion went so well that this year there are not three, but SIX different locations for the Turkeython: Bridgeport Village, downtown, Clackamas Town Center, Rock Creek Country Club in Hillsboro,…
There are so many great-sounding turkey trots in the Portland metro area, but the Turkeython has always been my Thanksgiving Day race. After being staged at Cook Park, Beaverton Square, and Washington Square Mall in past years, the Turkeython has settled into Bridgeport Village since 2013. Well, this year, it spawned additional locations at Clackamas Town Center and downtown Portland. Each location offered something enticing, but Bridgeport was the only one that offered a 10K…
Fall is my favorite season in part because it has the single best holiday, which is, of course, Thanksgiving. Besides feasting and football, it’s a day for turkey trotting. For five years in a row, my turkey trot of choice has been the Turkeython. (You can read my recap of last year’s Turkeython – minus some pictures due to picture rot – here.) This is usually the biggest event that Uberthons stages all year, and it’s…
For the fifth year in a row, Uberthons’ turkey trot, known as the Turkeython, provided an opportunity for Portland-area runners to get some racing done before going off to Thanksgiving festivities. I had a comped entry courtesy of Uberthons, which I used to register for the 10K race. Pre-race packet pickup was available on Tuesday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving Week. I went to the Wednesday pickup at Bridgeport Village and received my racing bib from…
My first Uberthons race was the inaugural Turkeython back in 2011, when it was held at Cook Park in Tigard. Since then, it has moved to Beaverton Town Square (2012), Washington Square Mall (2013 – brr, that was a chilly morning!), and Bridgeport Village (2014), which will become the first repeat venue for the race this year. (Here’s my recap of last year’s event.) The Turkeython is usually the biggest Uberthons event of the year;…
I’m very pleased to announce that Uberthons ‘Turkeython‘ has been named, by Competitor magazine, one of the 24 must do races in the United States for November and December. Why am I not surprised? If you have followed my journey of participating in the Uberthons Oregon Spring Half Marathon in May, and the recent Halloweenathon at Meriwhether Golf Course, you’ll get a small taste of just how awesome Uberthons events are.
