Foot Traffic
Running & Walking stores in Portland, Ore.
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[read more...]Arriving at Kliever Armory for the Hop Hop Half that gray, Saturday morning was both typical (parking was slow and there were runners in all sorts of gear and costumes wandering, stretching, warming up, laughing, taking photos, drinking coffee,
[read more...] Meet Miles! This cute little guy is the new mascot for Foot Traffic, one of the most well-respected running stores in Portland and SW PDX. Each month we will be doing an AMA with Miles (stay tuned to our Instagram) and posting his responses
[read more...]If you’re a regular Run Oregon reader, you probably know that we love shopping local, especially supporting our local running stores. We count on them for putting on amazing races, carrying great gear, but most importantly, guidance on
[read more...]Miles is back again! This cute little guy is the new mascot for Foot Traffic, one of the most well-respected running stores in Portland and SW PDX. Each month we will be doing an AMA with Miles (stay tuned to our Instagram) and posting his responses
[read more...]The time has come for us to start putting away the merino bottoms and running gloves and pulling out our favorite running tees and shorts: SPRING is finally here and so is a Portland favorite, spring / Easter-themed race: the Hop Hop Half hosted by
[read more...]If you’re a regular Run Oregon reader, you probably know that we love shopping local, especially supporting our local running stores. We count on them for putting on amazing races, carrying great gear, but most importantly, guidance on
[read more...] Meet Miles! This cute little guy is the new mascot for Foot Traffic, one of the most well-respected running stores in Portland and SW PDX. Each month we will be doing an AMA with Miles (stay tuned to our Instagram) and posting his responses
[read more...]If you’re a regular Run Oregon reader, you probably know that we love shopping local, especially supporting our local running stores. We count on them for putting on amazing races, carrying great gear, but most importantly, guidance on
[read more...] Meet Miles! This cute little guy is the new mascot for Foot Traffic, one of the most well-respected running stores in Portland and SW PDX. Each month we will be doing an AMA with Miles (stay tuned to our Instagram) and posting his responses
[read more...]If you’re a regular Run Oregon reader, you probably know that we love shopping local, especially supporting our local running stores. We count on them for putting on amazing races, carrying great gear, but most importantly, guidance on
[read more...]Meet Miles! This cute little guy is the new mascot for Foot Traffic, one of the most well-respected running stores in Portland and SW PDX. Each month we will be doing an AMA with Miles (stay tuned to our Instagram) and posting his responses here! Q.
[read more...]Heavy clouds with heavy downpours were lurking on the horizon, but it was still dry when runners started gathering at the new start line for this year’s Holiday Half Marathon, 10k and 5k races at the Daimler Headquarters in North Portland on
[read more...]Welcome to the latest in the Races on our Radar series, where we report on cool and/or low-cost races, group runs, price and registration deadlines, and other things we think you should know about it. We would like to you hear from you, too. If
[read more...]The Holiday Half race event has been a favorite December race of mine for a long time. Over the years, I have run the half marathon once and the 5k several other times. At last year’s event I was very excited when Foot Traffic announced that a
[read more...]Welcome to the latest in the Races on our Radar series, where we report on cool and/or low-cost races, group runs, price and registration deadlines, and other things we think you should know about it. We would like to you hear from you, too. If
[read more...]After six years running the Foot Traffic Flat on Sauvie Island, I can tell you that the hardest part, by far, is obeying that alarm clock at 4 in the morning. To beat the potential 4th of July heat, wise race directors schedule the events to start
[read more...]After a week of rain, I was so happy to see a cool and dry morning in the forecast for the Foot Traffic Hop Hop Half, 5k, and inaugural 10k on Easter Saturday morning. The Kliever Armory on NE 33nd Dr is a great place for a race: The armory’s
[read more...]Sometimes it feels like the winter weather will be around forever, but the daffodils are already blooming and are promising that spring is just around the corner. Along with it we can look forward to some beautiful weather and fun spring races. As
[read more...]We are lucky in Oregon, where there are many local running stores from Ashland to Portland and everywhere in between. We’re also lucky in that many of them host free group runs, help with races, and support youth and other cause running and
[read more...]It may have been only 27*F on the morning of this year’s Foot Traffic Holiday Half and 5k, but that didn’t deter the more than 3,000 participants who were making their way to the Adidas campus in North Portland for the 8am race start.
[read more...]I’ve always been a bit surprised that there aren’t more holiday races in Portland. You could blame the weather, but people come in droves for the Shamrock Run and that race is notorious for being rainy and cold. Races like Foot
[read more...]You may have already gotten an email about this from Foot Traffic, but if you’re like me and ignore emails until the weekend (I didn’t say which weekend), here’s what you need to know: Registration for the Hop Hop Half/10k/5k
[read more...]December seems like a long time away, but one of my favorite races takes place in mid-December, and it has its first price increase coming up soon! Foot Traffic’s Holiday Half and 5k will be held at the Adidas Campus in North Portland on
[read more...]The Foot Traffic Flat Marathon, Half Marathon, 8K and 5K is a holiday tradition for some. More than 2,000 runners cross the Columbia River on July 4th to ring in Independence Day with a run around Sauvie Island. Noted as one of the flattest
[read more...]When choosing a race to run, one of the factors is always how scenic the course will be, and if I’m chasing a PR, I’ll also prefer a “flat and fast” over “rolling hills”. The Hop Hop Half and 5k on Easter
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