Start out 2024 with the Resolution Run in Corvallis. This event is the perfect way to start out your healthy New Year. Not only will you be starting out 2024 with your first race of the year, but you’ll be also running your first race for free! That’s right, this event is FREE! You can run or walk a 5K or a 2K. You can even sleep in a little after your New Year’s Eve…
The crisp early mornings and scattered golden leaves that blanket the Willamette Valley after the first frost of autumn, beckon runners to the forests of Corvallis, Oregon the first weekend in October. Now in its 10th year, the Condor 25k Trail Run is one of Oregon’s hidden gems on the trail running race circuit each fall. The course incorporates a diverse network of rolling single track trails and logging roads that meander through the McDonald Forest,…
The Mac is back for 2023 and ready for year 27. Race directors Anne and Mike have a smooth system in place for ensuring a well-run event. And even with the maze like course that winds through the McDonald Forest in Corvallis, and touches on the hobbit trails in Starker Forest, this race is easily one of the most beautiful on the planet (I might be biased). This year’s event will be part of the…
If you are looking to PR, the Corvallis Half Marathon & 5k might be the first opportunity you get to do so, and the route is on paved roads, sidewalks, and bike paths in one of the best cities in the Mid-Valley. The half marathon will start at 8:30AM on Saturday the 15th just outside Reser Stadium. The “Tour de Corvallis” is mostly flat with 2 gradual hills and it’s also very scenic. You’ll start…
The Corvallis area has recently become a treasure trove of amazing trail races. If you haven’t experienced any, we highly recommend checking them out. A really good way to do this is to join in on the new Corvallis Trail Series – 6 events spanning from March – October. These events are ran by multiple race directors, and hit up some great locations. To complete the Corvallis Trail Series, you need to finish at least…
January 1st will be the 14th annual Resolution Run in Corvallis. This yearly event is put on by Heart of the Valley (HOTV) Runners and is FREE!! Choose from the 5K or the 2K course for your first run of 2023. Afterwards enjoy a warm drink and snack. You can also visit the Good Grounds mobile coffee shop if you wish to purchase something a bit fancier. Even though this is a free event, online…
I’m about to spoil a 56-year-old movie, so consider yourself warned… In It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Linus spends most of the movie waiting in a pumpkin patch for The Great Pumpkin to arrive with presents for the good boys and girls. After missing all of the trick-or-treating and the Halloween party, his friend Charlie Brown comes to retrieve him out of the cold, dark night and get him safely home. Linus believes that…
If you’ve run in McDonald Forest in Corvallis, you know the sweet single track trails that exist out there. The Condor 25K Trail Run uses a lot of the same trails as the Mac 50K, including all 4 new sections of Bonzai trail and the TnT trail, which will be in this year’s course. Back for its 9th year, the Condor 25K turns all proceeds back to trail building, which is quite evident in the…
It’s time to register for the annual Run for the Hills held in Corvallis on Sunday, June 5th. These scenic and challenging trail courses include an 8K and 30K option. And new to the lineup this year is the half marathon! The 8K course takes place in Bald Hill Park; the 30K includes the full 8K course and adds in a trip to Fitton Green Natural Area along the Mulkey Ridge connector trail. Both courses include…
Spring races are popping up left and right and some of us are already signed up for summer events, so the timing of the 26th annual McDonald Forest 50K (aka “Mac 50”) is a good one to squeeze in. This year’s event will be held in Corvallis on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The Mac 50 means business, with around 7,000 of feet of gain on over 20 miles of beautiful singletrack and about 10 miles…
