Run With Heart (and a Few Polka Dots) at the Ladybug Run for CDH Awareness
There is a beautiful innocence when it comes to ladybugs. I remember gently removing them from inside spaces onto the tastiest looking plant I…
Running For Heroic Kids at the 2022 Hero-Up 5K
Getting up at 5:30 A.M. on a Saturday isn’t my favorite thing, but as I drove to Cook Park in the semi-darkness I was treated to the…
Race Preview: 2019 Tigard K9-5K
For those of us that race regularly in the greater Portland area, Cook Park should be a familiar location. Expansive, with greenways along the…
Race Preview: 2019 Cook Park Marathon/Half (Tigard)
The 4th of July weekend means plenty of holiday races, but did you know the Cook Park Marathon/Half is on the 5th of July? This is the 2nd in…
Race Preview: 2019 Chocolatathon 5K/10K (Tigard)
Do you choose which races to enter based in part or in whole on the post-race food spread? If so, the Chocolatathon will probably rate very…
Race Preview: 2018 Ho Ho Run 5K (Tigard)
Santa Claus is known for greeting naughty and nice children alike with three hearty “Ho”s, so why is one of the Portland area’s best Christmas…
Race Preview: 2018 Step Out of Darkness 5K Color Run (Tigard)
The 3rd annual Freedom Calling 5K run is now a color run called Step Out Of Darkness. This event hosted by the non-profit Freedom Calling…
Race Preview: 2018 Cook Park Marathon & Half Marathon (Tigard)
The Cook Park Marathon and Half Marathon will be held on July 6. This is one of 5 marathon/half marathons being held over the 4th of July…
Race Preview: 2017 Chocolatathon (Tigard)
A race that serves me chocolate after I’m done running sounds like a perfect arrangement! Now in it’s 2nd year, Uberthon’s…
Race Recap: 2016 Freedom Calling 5K
I first heard about Freedom Calling 5K when I was researching it for a Run Oregon article. When I read about the charity Freedom Calling, I…