According to Wikipedia, The Grapes of Wrath was a novel about “the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, agricultural industry changes, and bank foreclosures forcing tenant farmers out of work. Due to their nearly hopeless situation, and in part because they are trapped in the Dust Bowl, the Joads set out for California. Along with thousands of other ‘Okies’, they seek jobs, land, dignity, and…
I ran in High School. I wasn’t half bad either! After graduating, like many, I stopped running and started adulting. Little did I know as a young adult, running can really help you adult better! I started running as a 31 year old “adult.” I had just moved to a new town. I only knew a handful of people, zero being runners. I was a lone runner, who really didn’t know much. Running now was…
Why would you pick Eugene Marathon to be your Spring Full or Half? I have run Eugene Marathon myself, Eugene was good to me and it’s been good to so many of my friends! I ran my my fastest marathon time at Eugene in 2018. Eugene ’18 was my 13th marathon and 6th attempt to qualify for Boston! After many failed attempts, I finely hit the mark and I plan on doing it again in…
The Pacific Northwest Marathon, half marathon and 5k will be September 15th, 2018 this year -a date that is one of the closest you will find for registering for the 2019 Boston Marathon. It’s a perfect USATF Certified marathon as your “last chance” for making it to Boston ’19 (or just to run a great late summer/early fall event. The Pacific Northwest Marathon starts in Eugene, running through Coburg and Harrisburg. The Fall weather in…
Easter time combines two things I love – rabbits and candy, particularly those sickly sweet Cadbury cream filled eggs. Mmm! Of course spending my time eating all those candies, means I need to do a lot of running to burn it all off – what better way than a Easter themed race! The Easter Egg Stash Dash, put on by Activate Events and Eclectic Edge Racing, is held at Pre’s Trail at Alton Baker Park in…
I hadn’t heard of the Growl to Garden Road Mile until Matt assigned me to do a preview of the race for Run Oregon. But as soon as I clicked the link to the race website I knew I had to run it. I love road miles and my wife Charissa is learning to love them, so I quickly registered us! As an afternoon race in Eugene on a Saturday, August 19, Growl to Garden…
I signed up for the McKenzie River Half Marathon to go run with (far behind) my friend who was running her first half marathon. We are from Vancouver, Washington and although the drive to Eugene isn’t that far away (approximately 2 hours), we decided to go the day before and stay the night in a hotel. We decided to stay at the host hotel which was the Hilton Garden Inn in Springfield near the race finish…
