No Rest for These Runners: 2024 Angel’s Rest – 50K, Half Marathon, & 10K (Cascade Locks)
If you thinking hiking up to Angel’s Rest is amazingly-hard and leads to amazing views, then how would you feel about running up that incline…
Stride and Sip at the St. Patty’s Leprechaun Pub Hop in the Gorge
The Hood River area of the Columbia Gorge holds a special place in my heart for both running and enjoying local brews. It’s hard to…
Worth Every Hill: 2023 Columbia Gorge Marathon & Half Marathon (Hood River, OR)
Columbia Gorge Marathon & Half Marathon is one of the most beautiful courses for a race EVER. Done. End of description. Sign up now. Still…
Reunited and It’s Going to Feel So Good – the 2022 Gorge Waterfalls is back!
After getting to volunteer at Gorge Waterfalls in 2016, I am so excited that this race is back on for 2022. What is the point of living in one…
Small Race Preview: 2019 Freeze Your Gizzard Blizzard 3K/5K/10K (The Dalles)
As most of you probably know, running in Oregon in January can be a bit frosty, especially in the gorge where the wind is known to have teeth.…
Race Recap: 2018 Columbia Gorge Half Marathon
Like most people, I prefer to sleep in my own bed, especially prior to a race. But there is one race on my yearly schedule that is about a two…
Race Recap: 2018 Columbia Gorge Marathon (Hood River)
The Columbia Gorge Marathon declares itself to be “The most scenic marathon in the country”, which you have got to admit is a pretty high…
Race Recap: 2018 Bridge of the Goddess (Cascade Locks)
The Eagle Creek Fire in 2017 burned close to 50,000 acres in the Columbia Gorge. Many running events were postponed, rerouted and even…
Small Race Preview: Multnomah Falls Trail Run – 5.9 mile Run/Walk (Bridal Veil, Oregon)
I’ve hiked up the trail to the top of Multnomah Falls several times throughout my life and each time, I have been super worn out by the…
Race Recap: 2016 Columbia Gorge Half Marathon
Rare is it to find a race that is fundamentally flawless. Returning for my third year to the beautiful town of Hood River, making a couple…