Forest Grove race

Race Preview: Run or Walk for Shelter 5K & 1 mile (Forest Grove)

September 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

As we head into the fall season and the rains start coming back consistently, we all head indoors to stay cozy and dry. While we have the option to be outdoors to pursue our leisure activities or to get to and from the places we need to go, many, [read more...]

Preview: Viking Vengeance 10k/5k/Kids Run

July 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

The summer is great for runners: brighter mornings, fewer layers, and more drinking fountains turned on. Nights are also longer, which can be rough for those who run after work when the sun is at it’s hottest, but it offers the chance for [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Love Rocks Run (Forest Grove)

May 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

I learned about Love Rocks about a year ago when I spotted a small stone with a fabric heart on it. The stone was half the size of my thumb, and the white fabric heart had little arrows all over it that looked like the way that I try to draw [read more...]

Race Preview: Hagg Lake Mud Runs 25K & 50k

December 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

Success in road races is often a result of perfect form, combining foot strike, stride length, and turnover for efficient movement and maintaining speed. Success at the Hagg Lake Mud Runs is not found in the same fashion. Put on by the ORRC, it is a [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2017 Overflowing Hope 5k (Forest Grove)

September 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Overflowing Hope 5k Race for Water is held in Forest Grove on September 30th at 10am. The race starts at Sonrise Church, then goes out to the lovely B street trail, from where it circles back around to the start. The family-friendly trail [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 ORRC Y2K Half Marathon and 10K

December 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

There are lots of great New Year’s races to jump start your brand new running schedule, but one of the best traditions is the Oregon Road Runners Club’s Y2K Run in Forest Grove. The varied and scenic courses take runners on a pleasant tour of [read more...]

Last-minute race preview: Run or Walk for Shelter on October 8 in Forest Grove

October 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

Last weekend, I met the organizer of the Run or Walk for Shelter, a 5k and 1 mile run and walk and a “tot trot” scheduled for this Saturday in Forest Grove. Here at Run Oregon we love to get the word out about smaller races and [read more...]

Race Preview: 2016 Run and Walk for Sight (Forest Grove)

September 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

I have professed my love for the small town run many times from this platform. It is an experience that is quite different from the big city races. With a 5K and 10K option, the Run and Walk for Sight in Forest Grove on September 17th contains the [read more...]

Race Preview: 2016 Overflowing Hope 5k (Forest Grove)

August 20, 2016 // 1 Comment

The Overflowing Hope 5k Race for Water takes place in Forest Grove on Saturday, September 10th. The event is a fundraiser for World Help to dig a water well in the area of Zacapa, Guatemala, with a goal to raise the $5,000 necessary to build one [read more...]

Race recap: 2016 ORRC Y2K 10k Run

January 9, 2016 // 0 Comments

My first 10k after having baby #2 was run on Saturday, January 2 in Forest Grove: The ORRC Y2K 10k. As a race director for ORRC I was able to run for free, but I knew I didn’t want to try and race. The freezing temps confirmed that my race [read more...]

Race Recap: 2015 Forest Grove Lions Run and Walk for Sight

September 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

Runs for a cause are the best. To enjoy the hobby while giving back to the community is a great feeling. This run did that while treating us to some amazing views around Forest Grove. This is quite a beautiful area, and easily reachable from [read more...]

Race Preview: 2015 Forest Grove Lions Club Run & Walk For Sight (Forest Grove)

August 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

The 15th annual Forest Grove Lions Club Run & Walk for Sight will take place on Saturday, September 19th at Pacific University in Forest Grove. Participants can choose from the 10k, 5k run or walk, and a “Tot Trot”. All proceeds [read more...]

Preview: Viking Vengeance 10k/5k and free 0.14-mile kids race (Night race in Forest Grove)

July 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

I’ve made the trip out to Forest Grove a few times for the Viking Vengeance, mainly because I love small town races that are supported by and created for the high school athletics teams. What is great about this event is that you have [read more...]

Preview: 2015 Love Rocks Run 5k Run/Walk and Kids 1k

May 20, 2015 // 0 Comments

October 20, 2013 was a day that many parents gave their kids extra hugs before bedtime. Why? Because that day, two young girls named Anna and Abigail were hit and killed by a car while playing in front of their house in Forest Grove. Anna and [read more...]

Race Preview: 2015 Dirty Du and Dirt Dash

March 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

When an event has ‘dirty’ in the name, it is often a good idea to leave the iPhones and shiny new shoes somewhere safe and dry. That goes doubly true for those managed by X-Dog Events, who seem to enjoy making routes that are true cross [read more...]

Guest recap: ORRC Y2K 10k

January 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

This recap was submitted by Run Oregon reader Blake Timm. Feel free to Submit a Guest Post in the “Contact Us” tab if you want to get involved. For so many reasons, I look forward to the Oregon Road Runners Club’s Y2K Run every year. For [read more...]

Race recap: 2015 ORRC Y2k Half Marathon – A hilly, humbling, and handsome race

January 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

Dry weather, ideal running temperatures, AND a new race course…on January 10? Now that’s quite the combination! The 2015 ORRC Y2k Half Marathon and 10k was blessed with all this greatness, and added a well-supported race and great [read more...]

Coach Jim’s Training Group is running the ORRC Y2K this Saturday

January 6, 2015 // 0 Comments

This weekend, Coach Jim’s Elite Runners in Training are taking part in the ORRC Y2K in Forest Grove. The race offers a half marathon and a 10k. Even though it’s a race, Coach Jim’s group will still be using it as training – [read more...]

ORRC Y2K race offers half marathon for 2015

November 17, 2014 // 0 Comments

The “Y2K” in the name of the ORRC’s January race had, through 2014, referred to the longer race distance being equal to that year, with a well-placed decimal point. In 2010, the race was 20.10k. In 2011, they added 1/100th of a [read more...]

Community of Courage: Friends of Jordan 5k

September 4, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Jordan Memorial 5k Fun Run and Walk has changed their name and focus for the 2014 event. This year the 2nd Annual Friends of Jordan 5k & Kids’ Run will honor Jordan Janeway and raise money for another local child with SCID (severe [read more...]

Race Preview: Happy Girls Run (Half, 10k, and 5k)

August 26, 2014 // 0 Comments

If I know anything from being married for 6 1/2 years, it’s that a happy girl is the best kind of girl. The 2nd Annual Happy Girls Run of Forest Grove may know this better than anyone. This race will once again take place on September 6, 2014 [read more...]

Race Preview: Hagg Hybrid Marathon, Half, & Relay

August 12, 2014 // 0 Comments

“Hagg Hybrid was the collision of two different worlds- the road racers and the trail warriors. It was great to be able to compete alongside people you don’t usually get to toe the line with and with the relay piece we could each run on terrain [read more...]

Preview: Paws in the Grove Doggie Dash (for two- and four-legged runners)

July 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

The 2nd Annual Paws in the Grove Doggie Dash is scheduled for August 2, 2014 in Forest Grove. It’s a 1-mile and 2-mile run and walk designed for people to get in a little exercise with their dog; but if you’re more of a cat person (or [read more...]

Preview: Viking Vengeance 5k/10k on Thursday, July 31

July 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

Head out to Forest Grove on Thursday, July 31 for the Viking Vengeance, a well-attended community run that has an outstanding turnout of high school runners along with your usual speedy suspects and a good number of walkers, too. This event has been [read more...]

ORRC Hagg Lake 10.5-miler, 10k, and 5k preview

April 3, 2014 // 0 Comments

The ORRC Hagg Lake runs – the road runs, not the mud runs – are coming up on Saturday, May 3, 2014. There is a 10.5-miler, a 10k, and a 5k; walkers are invited to participate in all three distances. There’s something you should [read more...]