Check your calendar for Saturday, November 9th – the day of the Klickitat Trail Run. This is a gorgeous trail run with a marathon ($65), half marathon ($35) and 5k ($15). This race is a fund raiser that supports an impressive array of local organizations including the community centers in Lyle and Klickitat, three $500 scholarships for post-high school ed programs, and K12 activities. The race also provides all finishers with a medal and post-race…
Every race has something special, from costumes to scenery, from finisher medals to beer, from elevation gain to fast times. Each of us has those memorable races we can look back on that had something extra few races could compare to. Silver Falls Trail Runs is like that for me; a course unlike nearly any other I have raced on, filled with waterfalls, sweet single-track trail, a fun little hill at the end, and a…
On October 7, a new marathon will run on the streets of Portland, Ore. Portlandathon, a marathon, half-marathon, 5-miler, and 4-mile walk, is organized by Run with Paula, a local race organizer with a well-earned outstanding reputation. Type “portlandmarathon.org” into your web browser and you’ll find a letter from the now-dissolved Portland Marathon Organization’s Board of Directors explaining how there is no “Portland Marathon” this year, extolling the race’s reputation as “The People’s Marathon” and…
We love local race directors here at Run Oregon. One we love to run with that has put on amazing events for many years is Paula Harkin of Run With Paula Events (RWP) and Portland Running Company (PRC). She was recently selected to revive the Portland Marathon for 2018. After the ups and downs of the race being in jeopardy and then cancelled, local runners are ecstatic that a local organizer – and specifically Paula…
The 2017 Columbia Gorge Marathon and Half Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, October 22, offering runners a wonderful chance to get back into the Gorge. It’s also got more of a laid-back feel than other races of its size, in part because it’s very well-organized and runners don’t have to worry about a thing on race day, and in part because Hood River is just a laid-back town. You even get to sleep in –…
There’s been some talk lately of the Portland Marathon and Half Marathon potentially having to change their course or even cancel their 2017 race. Whether or not that happens – and we hope it doesn’t – it’s always good to know about other marathons and half marathons running around the same time so you can see your options. This is the first of three posts giving you some options for fall half and full marathons.…
Nestled 2 hours East of Puget Sound is the town of Leavenworth. Known as Washington’s “Bavarian Village”, it borders the Wenatchee National Forest and the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area. Oktoberfest is Leavenworth’s biggest festival of the year with 3 weeks of music, parades, food, drinks, and activities for children and adults. If you’ve been looking for a scenic race to take on,with a great party, this would be a good choice!
This weekend is the last run – only 8 miles – in the 2014 PMC. Resist the urge to run faster; sticking to the plan is always the best strategy at this point in marathon training. Hopefully you have met some other wonderful people during the Clinic and maybe you will even meet up with them on race day to work together towards your goals! But if not, be sure to exchange email addresses or…
Two more runs, including this weekend, remain in the 2014 Portland Marathon Clinic schedule. You have (hopefully) put in the training for your body, now it is time to really focus on your mental game. Your volunteer pace group leaders are experienced marathoners, and they care about other runners – including you. So feel free to talk with them about your goals for the race, things that worry you, and ask them any questions that…
After this weekend, only two Portland Marathon Clinics remain before the 2014 Portland Marathon. This is a big deal. You are just a few weeks away from toeing the line at our city’s signature 26.2. You’ll run this weekend out of the Pearl District lululemon store. This is a nice run to the Portland Waterfront and across the river on the Steel Bridge, heading down the Eastbank Esplanade. Then you’ll join up with the Springwater…
