The 6th annual Canby 5k run/walk and 10k run will take place this year on Saturday, June 16th at Canby’s Wait Park. This small town race is chip timed by Eclectic Edge, and all proceeds benefit Young Life of Canby and the Canby High School cross country team. Registration for the 5k is an affordable $30 and includes a shirt if you register before June 4th. The 10k is $35. For families of four or…
The North Lake Physical Therapy Gator Grinder Triathlon is an excellent introduction for first-time triathletes, as well as a great early season event for experienced racers. The race begins with a pool swim, the bike course takes participants over beautiful rural roads and then finishes with a run that is flat and fast. The event offers road bike, mountain bike and relay divisions. All proceeds support the Canby Swim Club, so be sure to sign…
After participating in several very big races this spring, I was really looking forward to the Canby 5k, a small town, small group race on a new-to-me route. With 140 participants in the 5k and just 36 in the 10k, the race promised to be less crowded and much fun. Canby is just 15 minutes from my home, and with a 10am start time, we didn’t even have to get up early! I had signed…
Canby High School’s class of 2017 has organized AJ’s Run – a local 5K to commemorate former student, AJ Schlatter. AJ Schlatter, a Canby High School graduate and PSU student athlete, was a friend of many and through his affable personality, inspiring work ethic, and great skill on the football field, he impacted fellow athletes and students alike. Schlatter was, and is the ideal role-model to our community as a whole. AJ Schlatter passed away…
The 6th annual Canby Dahlia Run takes place on August 27th in conjunction with Canby’s Dahlia Festival. Participants have the choice between a 10k and a half marathon, but only the half marathon goes through the dahlia fields that give the run its name. The event is capped at 700 participants, so get yourself registered soon before it fills up.
One of the most fun events of the year took place in Canby on Saturday, June 4th. Involving some running but including so much more, the Get A Clue Scavenger Race took teams of two to five on a whirlwind tour of downtown Canby businesses, parks, and other landmarks, in a quest to solve puzzles and gain points within a two-hour time limit. Teams gathered for instructions at the Clackamas County Event Center , then…
The fourth annual Canby 5k/10k takes place on Saturday, June 11th. The race starts and ends at Wait Park, 300 N Holly St, Canby, Or, and proceeds go to support Young Life campers and the Canby High School cross country team. Register by May 31st to guarantee your shirt. The courses for both 5k run/walk and 10k run through Canby and its surrounding countryside. The routes are beautiful and mostly flat. After the race, stay for the family…
If you like adventure races, but can do without the mud and basic training style physical ordeals of events like The Warrior Dash or Race The Reaper, you’ll love the Get A Clue Scavenger Race on June 4th in Canby. Teams of 2-5 work together to find their way around town, locating checkpoints and completing a wide variety of challenges. There is no set course, and the tasks (not revealed in advance) require a combination…
Spring of 2013 I first heard of The Canby Dahlia Run…. and although I had never done more than one 5K race at that time, I knew that the half marathon would be on “my list” of must do races. Well, fast forward 2 years and although I’m currently not quite up to the 13.1 miles I love so much, I am over the moon excited to participate in the 10K distance this year. If you…
If you’ve ever been 12 years old, you know what a scavenger hunt is. There’s just something awesome about being a kid, being given a list of the most random items your mom can think of, then basically having the entire WORLD (which is usually the size of your neighborhood block) to use your most creative vices to find all of the items. This, of course, being done all the while laughing, fighting, running with…
