Are you looking for a fun race with a great cause to start off you 2019 race season? This might be the one you should choose! The Clark Public Utilities, Race for Warmth, supports Operations Warm Heart which has provided nearly $2.4 million to over 11,000 customers who are barely making ends meet, but don’t qualify for other government programs that could help them pay their winter bills. This race, now in its 5th year, is…
This post was written by Alyssa Carey. Feel free to Submit a Guest Post in the “Contact Us” tab if you are wanting to write a preview or recap your running experiences as well! Sunday could not have been a more fitting day for the Race for Warmth 5K and 10K races. The temperature was a frigid 34 degrees, but that did not keep 950+ runners, countless volunteers, friends, and families from supporting such a worthy cause. When I…
It’s always nice to see a race giving back. Now in it’s 3rd year, the Race For Warmth has teamed up with Operation Warm Heart. This initiative has paid millions of dollars to assist local families with their winter bills. Every dollar of race registration goes directly to Operation Warm Heart – which has raised over $56,000 for local families in the first two year’s events. I participated in the event last year with my kids and had…
It’s not too often that I trek over the border to run in Vancouver. Residing in Salem, I generally keep my events in a nice 40 mile radius or so. Now I know that Vancouver is just a stone’s throw from Oregon, but it’s just not often I find myself registering myself for races up there. Sure, I have competed in the Vancouver USA Half Marathon a few times, but that’s pretty much (sadly) been the…
The 2nd annual Race For Warmth takes place on January 31st, 2016, and includes 5k and 10k runs and a 5k walk through Fort Vancouver and along the waterfront. The event is presented by Clark Public Utilities and is a fundraiser for their Operation Warm Heart, a program benefiting utility customers who need assistance paying their electric bills. Last year’s inaugural race raised over $20,000 for Operation Warm Heart. The courses will be somewhat familiar…
This year will be the inaugural Clark Public Utilities Race for Warmth 5k, 10k and kids’ race. Though this is the event’s first year, the charity that it benefits has a long history–Operation Warm Heart was founded in 1985, and has raised almost $2.4 million dollars to helped 11,000 low-income customers in need who aren’t eligible for government assistance with their utility bills. The race will start and end at the Clark PUD parking lot. The course will be…
