Starlight Running in Rose City: Starlight Run
Starlight Run will forever hold a special place in my Runner’s Heart. It was the first 5K I ran. It was a race I got to complete twice with…
Running with a Cheering Audience: 2024 Starlight Run (Portland, OR)
Starlight Run is my absolute favorite 5K race of all time. It was my first 5K as a runner and the one that I always recommend for new runners.…
Race Recap: Pacing and Racing the 2019 Portland Marathon
Portland Marathon in 2012 was my very first marathon. It made sense to tackle that 26.2 mile challenge in my own city, where I could spend the…
Race Preview: 2019 Starlight Run (Portland)
https://dpn1qne7q4y5f.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/262/2017/04/Printable-2015-Starlight-Run-6282.jpg The Starlight Run has a…
Farewell to Fremont: A Run Oregon recap of the 2019 Bridge to Brews 10K (Portland)
I needed a shake-out run before my spring marathon, and Terrapin was advertising that they were holding the very last Bridge to Brews 8K/10K…
Your last chance to run the Fremont Bridge at the 2019 Bridge to Brews (Portland)
https://terrapinevents.com/wp-content/uploads/Portland-Bridge-to-BrewsSMALL.jpg With change comes opportunity. Opportunity to try something…
Race Preview: Turkeython 2018 (Portland, Hillsboro, & Tigard)
No Thanksgiving should start without a turkey trot. Fortunately, we are chock full of them in the Portland metro area (and beyond), including…
Race Recap: 2017 Race For The Roses (Joe’s report)
The 19th annual Race For The Roses on Sunday, April 2nd, was another successful “running” of one of Portland’s signature races. With a 5k,…
Race recap: 2016 Race For The Roses 5K
A good cause (Albertina Kerr), a (somewhat) unique downtown Portland course, great organization, and a convenient setting are all part of what…
Race Recap: 2016 Bridge to Brews 8k & 10k (Terrapin Events)
Waking up race day, it was overcast, I was groggy from lack of sleep, and feeling a little annoyed with myself at having missed the two packet…