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Race Preview: 2019 Mac’s Run 5k/10k (Coos Bay)

November 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

E.P. “Mac” McKean-Smith was known to the Coquille area as a runner who ran into his 80’s. He was well known, so much that the South Coast Running Club named a race after him. The 2019 Mac’s Run 5k/10k will occur this year on December 14th, [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Sunset Bay Trail Runs (Coos Bay)

August 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

In a running world where most races will cost you more than your weekly grocery budget for a family of four, it is amazing to find a race that instead costs about three coffee drive-thru’s. The 4-mile, 15K, and half marathon distances at Sunset [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Steve Prefontaine Mile Festival (Coos Bay)

July 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

After I started running, the first athlete’s name that I learned was Steve Prefontaine. An athlete from Oregon, the 24-year-old died while an American running elite, and would become a legend. Pre, as he is often called, held multiple track [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2019 Jennifer’s Catching Slough Classic (Coos Bay)

May 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you’re looking for a small race in Southern Oregon, the Jennifer’s Catching Slough Classic in Coos Bay may be just the thing for you. This race takes place on Saturday, June 8th, and should be a low-key and smaller race (sometimes [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Run of Two Cities (Coos Bay & North Bend)

February 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Words from a famous book that English teachers require, and that can often reflect the joy and pain of running. For this hilly run by the South Coast Running Club, you might be having lots [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2018 Mac’s Run 5K and 10K (Coos Bay)

November 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Mac’s Run 5K and 10K, hosted by the South Coast Running Club, will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2018 and will once again be a challenging and hilly course with awesome ocean views! The entire course is paved, so fortunately (or [read more...]

Race preview: 2018 Prefontaine Memorial Run (Coos Bay)

August 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

There are a handful of Oregon races that every runner should run at least once, and the Prefontaine Memorial Run 10K in Coos Bay is near the top of the list! Named for legendary Oregon runner Steve Prefontaine, and taking place in his hometown on [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Sunset Bay Trail Runs (Coos Bay)

August 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

In a world full of expensive road races, choose a trail run at a shockingly great price! If you are at the Southern Coast on September 1st or looking for a good excuse to head that way, I suggest you check out the Sunset Bay Trail Runs. This event [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2017 Coos Bay Turkey Trot (Free w/ 2 cans of food)

October 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

While the 2017 Coos Bay Turkey Trot is not super detailed in its description, it does have some positives going for it. First of all, it is completely free if you bring two cans of food. Secondly, it is held in John Topits Park withing the Empire [read more...]

Race Preview: 38th Annual Prefontaine 10K Run (Coos Bay)

September 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

The 38th annual Prefontaine Memorial Run will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2017 in Coos Bay. As runners, we’ve all heard of Steve Prefontaine and this run is held in his hometown on one of his favorite high school training routes. The [read more...]

Small Race Preview: Sunset Bay Trail Runs (Coos Bay)

August 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

1 mile. 4 mile. 15k. Half Marathon. These are your choices for the Sunset Bay Trail Runs happening in Coos Bay at Sunset Bay State Park. Put on by the South Coast Running Club and now in it’s 8th year, all of these routes provide scenic views [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2017 Circle the Bay 30k (North Bend)

July 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

The South Coast Running Club is hosting its 44th annual Circle the Bay 30K on Saturday, August 13th, 2017 in North Bend, OR. Near Coos Bay, North Bend is on the coast and the event will feature a gorgeous (and relatively flat!) course around the [read more...]

Southern Oregon Small Race Previews: 2016 Spud Run 5-miler (Merrill) & South Slough Trail and Treat (Coos Bay)

September 26, 2016 // 0 Comments

With a name like Spud Run and a theme of “Tater Nation”, it’s got to be good,right? This 5 mile event is Saturday (October 15, 2016) staple in the 79th annual Klamath Basin Potato Festival – which takes place in the Klamath [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 11th Annual Millicoma Marsh Trail and Track Runs (Coos Bay)

September 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

The 11th Annual Millicoma Marsh Trail and Track Runs are coming up on Saturday, October 8th in Coos Bay. The event includes a flat and scenic 5k on the marsh trails, a 400 meter kids’ run, and a 1-mile race. Both the kids’ run and the mile take [read more...]

Race Preview: 37th Annual Prefontaine Memorial Run in Coos Bay on September 17th, 2016

August 31, 2016 // 0 Comments

The 37th Annual Prefontaine Memorial Run will celebrate the running legend on Saturday, September 17th for an OSAA-sanctioned 5K Run (high school competitors), 10K Run and a 2-Mile Fun Walk in Coos Bay. High school competitors start at 9:45am and [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2016 Sunset Bay Trail Runs

August 10, 2016 // 0 Comments

If you are going to be in the Coos Bay area over Labor Day weekend, register for the 7th annual Sunset Bay Trail Runs. Starting at Sunset Bay State Park, this race includes a half marathon, 15K, 4 mile, and a 1 mile kids’ beach fun run. [read more...]

Small Race Previews: 4th of July Races on the Oregon Coast

June 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

There are a bunch of races on the 4th of July. We try to get to as many as we can, but sometimes there just isn’t enough time in the week to get them all scheduled! If you are looking for some local races on your holiday, read [read more...]

Small Relay Preview: Roseburg to Coos Bay Relay (April 16, 2016)

March 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

My work travel this year has taken me all over the state – including numerous trips to the coast. Over the past 12 months, I have traveled from: Portland to Astoria, Salem to Tillamook, Salem to Lincoln City, Corvallis to Newport, Philomath to [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2016 Run of Two Cities 10k/5k (Coos Bay/North Bend)

February 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

I have travelled to Coos Bay so much for work in the last 18 months, that I feel like I have the whole city covered. I have sampled local faire (this small community has some great restaurants), drank local beer, and ran all over the city. But one [read more...]

Race preview: 2015 Circle the Bay 30K – Coos Bay, Oregon

July 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

This year marks the 42nd annual running of the Circle the Bay 30K race series and while 30K might seem like a REALLY long distance, the race organizers have graciously turned this one into a 3 person relay! In fact, this race can be tackled as an [read more...]