Heart of the Valley (HOTV) Running Club is hosting the 41st annual Fall Festival 5k and 10k in Corvallis on Sunday, September 29 in conjunction with the Corvallis Fall Festival which takes place all weekend. Online registration is now open through September 25. Registration cost is $30 for adults, $20 for youth ages 18 and younger. HOTV Running Club members receive a $10 discount through Sept 20. You can join the club during registration and receive…
Heart of the Valley Runners’ 40th annual Corvallis Fall Festival Run takes place on Sunday, September 23 in conjunction with the annual Corvallis Fall Festival, the area’s largest art festival. The run starts and ends in the park near Campus and SW 11th Streets. Proceeds from the race go back to the community to encourage and support local running at all levels. The morning starts off with the kids 1k run at 8:30am. Then the…
The 8th annual Run for the Hills races are back again on Sunday, June 1st in Corvallis near the Benton County Fairgrounds. The events consist of a 30k, 8k, and non-competitive 2-miler, as well as a kid’s race. I ran the 8k in 2012, which I found pretty darn difficult. There were some flat stretches, but definitely some pretty challenging hills as we climbed to the Bald Hill peak before returning back to the start. From my 2012 recap: The…
The second annual Garden Gnome Run is just around the corner! There are several distances to include 1K, 5K, 10K, and a new 15K race option. There is a raffle with cool prizes, and of course Garden Gnome swag. What could be more fun than a Gnomeo and Juliet themed race with runners in gnome costumes or is it gnomes in runner costumes?! Afterwards celebrate with music, refreshments all while supporting a great cause of the CSC Youth Garden.
