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Oregon Coast Previews (3/14/20): Newport Shamrock Run & Run of Two Cities (Coos Bay)

February 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

One of the most beautiful sights in Newport, Oregon is the Yaquina Bay Bridge. Spanning out into the water, you could image sitting and watching the waves crash underneath all [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

July 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

https://www.prefontainerun.com/images/new_track_lg.jpg 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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]