This particular set of races put on by Terrapin Events is celebrating quite the milestone this year. Scheduled for Saturday, April 30th, the Cinco de Mayo events have a new location in Milwaukie at the Elks Lodge. New location means new courses, which are promised to be flat with it leading along the Trolley Trail. Registration is still open, but time is running out. Half 10k 5k As stated above, the races are on Saturday…
After 20 years of running, it is fun to try new races instead of sticking to a set routine. This is the first time I had competed in this event, and it was interesting to see a ‘smaller’ race in Portland after regularly doing the huge ones downtown. It was very nice to be able to get through the pre race routines without waiting in huge lines and fighting for a parking spot. My favorite…
I’ve struggled a lot over the last year since my epic move across the diagonal of most of the United States. I tried running alone, tried various Saturday group runs and local shoe store runs, raced alone, raced while chatting with strangers, and joined MeetUp running groups that I never actually met. Strangers on Nike+ challenged me to meet mileage goals each month, and new electronic acquaintances “trained” with me as ghosts that I would not meet until…
For about a week leading up to the 2014 Cinco de Mayo Half Marathon, my health started to deteriorate (most likely thanks to my germy little girls). What started off as a head cold started to travel downwards and take up residence in my lungs and throat. My normal breathing became labored and phlegm-filled in my last few runs leading up to race day. But I knew I was going to run regardless of what I…
Terrapin’s Cinco De Mayo races took place on Sunday, May 4th, 2014. Close to 1,800 participants gathered under cloudy skies (hoping that it wouldn’t rain too much) at Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square to run one of the three race distances: the 5k, 10k, and half marathon. This was my first race with a start/finish at Pioneer Courthouse Square, and it really was a perfect venue for this event.
