Cross Country

Race Preview: 2019 McDonald Forest Trail Runs

October 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

Luckily enough, the Willamette Valley area is a temperate rain forest that puts the fun in cross country. Traversing single track trails and logging roads in OSU’s McDonald Forest, the McDonald Forest Trail Runs offer true cross country [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Cross Trot (Eugene)

September 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

For many student athletes, the beginning of the school year also marks the beginning of cross country running season. Casual (and competitive) adult athletes can get in on the fun as well, and one of those opportunities comes on Sunday, October [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Mt. Ashland 5K

June 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

I’ve made it no secret that personally I think that Southern Oregon is one of the best places to run in the state. With clean air, relatively mild weather and great views, the Mt. Ashland 5K scheduled for July 6th is likely to take advantage [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Frost Trot 5K (Eugene)

January 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

2019 is right around the corner and there is no better way to kick off your New Year resolutions than with a frosty 5K. On January 13th, Electric Edge Racing Company offers just that with the Frost Trot 5K in Eugene. This race goes along the [read more...]

2018 Pacific Northwest Cross Country Championships (Salem)

September 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

Oregon has long been a hotbed of cross-country, and it seems we are now in the midst of a golden age of all-comers cross-country meets with races for all ages and all abilities. One of the most inviting of these meets is the Pacific Northwest Cross [read more...]

Race preview: 2018 Stumptown Cross Country Series Race #1 (Lents Park)

September 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Team Red Lizard’s Stumptown Cross Country Series has established itself as the Portland area’s premier team-oriented xc circuit, bringing together off-road runners from around the region to compete on fun and often challenging courses in local [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2018 Raw Oregon Honey 5K (Oregon City)

August 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

The 2018 Raw Oregon Honey 5K run/walk will be held on Saturday, September 15th, once again as a fundraiser for the Oregon City cross country team. Come join the team on the grassy cross country course – the first 100 registrants will receive a [read more...]

Event Preview: 2018 Ultimook XC Races

August 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

One of the great traditions of middle school and high school cross-country is the early-season destination race with a special gimmick. The unique feature could be a handicapped start with staggered waves based on predicted finish times, or it could [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Stumptown Cross Country race #5 (Fernhill Park)

October 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

The 2017 Stumptown Cross Country Series wraps up on Saturday, November 18th with the USA Track & Field Regional Cross Country Championships at Fernhill Park in NE Portland. Don’t let the USATF designation scare you away though. Like the first [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Stumptown Cross Country race #4 (Pier Park)

October 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

As November dawns, Team Red Lizard’s Stumptown Cross Country Series moves to Pier Park in North Portland for Race #4. While the event serves as the USA Track & Field Oregon State Cross Country Championships, you do not have to be a USATF [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Stumptown Cross Country race #3 (Gabriel Park)

October 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

While the first two races of the Stumptown Cross Country Series are relatively flat, the same cannot be said of Race #3! The four-mile course at Gabriel Park in SW Portland boasts some serious hills. Not only that, but the running surface is the [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Stumptown Cross Country race #2 (Lents Park)

October 4, 2017 // 1 Comment

The Stumptown Cross Country Series kicks into high gear with Race #2 on October 14th, a relatively flat and fast 5k tour of Lents Park in SE Portland. Team Red Lizard’s popular XC series offers five races of various distances in parks throughout [read more...]

Heiser Farm Race Previews: 2017 Zombie Chase 5K & The Great Pumpkin 5K Cross Country Run (Dayton)

September 28, 2017 // 0 Comments

The zombie apocalypse is coming, or so some say. X-Dog Events give you the opportunity to test out your fleeing skills or perhaps… your zombie skills? On October 7th at the Heiser Farm in Dayton, OR will be the Zombie Chase 5K! This 5K race [read more...]

Race preview: 2017 Stumptown Cross Country race #1 (Portland Meadows)

September 26, 2017 // 3 Comments

Team Red Lizard’s Stumptown Cross series is hugely popular among Portland area harriers for its affordability, variety of courses, excellent organization, and no-frills spirit of camaraderie and team spirit. This annual home-grown cross-country [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Three Course Challenge (Warrenton)

September 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

One of Oregon’s classic early season cross-country meets is coming up on Saturday, September 23rd. The 28th Annual Three Course Challenge gives runners the opportunity to run easy, moderate, or difficult courses, with the latter featuring a [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Raw Honey 5k (Oregon City)

September 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

The new school year is starting throughout Oregon, and with it also starts high school cross country running season. The Oregon City High School Cross Country team is hosting a meet on Saturday, September 16, and along with it are holding the Raw [read more...]

Race Preview: The 2017 Ultimook XC Race

August 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

One of Oregon’s most creative and novel cross-country events is coming up on Saturday, September 2nd, near Tillamook. The Ultimook XC Race features a High School 5k, a Middle School 3k, a Novice Runner 3k, and an Open 5k that anyone can enter. The [read more...]

Stumptown Cross Registration Now Open – Hosted by Team Red Lizard

July 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Stumptown Cross has become an excellent cross-country series for both competitive runners and those just looking for a challenge. (That doesn’t cost an arm and a leg) That being said: you’ll be glad if you have spikes. Most [read more...]

Meet Recap: 2017 USATF National Cross Country Championships, Bend

February 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

River’s Edge Golf Course in Bend was the setting for the 2017 USATF National Cross Country Championships on Saturday, February 4th. But a couple forlorn golf balls embedded in the thick mud near the top of the first hill was the only clue that [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championships (Bend)

December 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

On February 4th mud-loving runners of all ages will descend on River’s Edge Golf Course in Bend for the USA Track & Field Cross Country National Championships. Individual and team titles will be up for grabs for men and women in Junior, Open, [read more...]

Race Recap: 2016 HTC Race Series Veterans Day Run

November 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Veterans Day run at Sandelie Golf Course in West Linn was advertised to be a “cross country style race” on grass and trails. This fall however, we had record breaking rains in October, which made the ground everywhere much more soggy [read more...]

Stumptown Cross Country Team Profile: Bowerman Track Club Master’s Teams

October 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

There’s another XC race coming up this weekend – the Stumptown Cross Series race #3, at Gabriel Park (get the details here). If you’ve never been to a XC race, this would be a great one to attend. By now, the teams have run two [read more...]

Race Preview: Veterans Day 5k, 10k, Half Marathon (West Linn)

October 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

Just after the middle school and high school cross country season ends, you have a chance to run another cross country race at Sandelie Golf course in West Linn. The third annual HTC Series Veterans Day Run is held on Saturday, November 5th with a [read more...]

Stumptown Cross Country Team Profile: Bowerman Track Club Elite Women

October 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

We are very lucky to live in Oregon in the fall. Aside from the beautiful weather that is right outside for all runners to enjoy, there’s a unique cross country race series open to anyone who wants to run. It’s called the Red [read more...]

Race Preview: Team Red Lizard Stumptown Cross Country Challenge (Portland)

September 9, 2016 // 0 Comments

Since I’ve had a middle-schooler in track and cross-country for the past two years, I’ve come to appreciate attending meets and watching these kiddos run their hearts out. Now I found out that Team Red Lizard organizes its own Cross [read more...]

Race Preview: 2016 Portland Parks & Recreation $5 5K Series – Westmoreland Park on September 18

August 22, 2016 // 0 Comments

The next (and next-to-last) race in the Portland Parks & Recreations awesome $5 5k Series is at Westmoreland Park. This is the large park just west of SE McLoughlin where the Oregon Dairy Association holds the milk carton boat races. The course [read more...]