Race Preview: Run or Walk for Shelter 5K & 1 mile (Forest Grove)
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 [...]
Forest Grove race
Preview: Viking Vengeance 10k/5k/Kids Run
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 [...]
Race Preview: 2018 Love Rocks Run (Forest Grove)
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a32f40_ea68712d27e7434998fc7f862f13ba4f~mv2_d_3750_3750_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_760,h_758,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/a32f40_ea68712d27e7434998fc7f862f13ba4f~mv2_d_3750_3750_s_4_2.jpg 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 [...]
Race Preview: Hagg Lake Mud Runs 25K & 50k
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 [...]
Small Race Preview: 2017 Overflowing Hope 5k (Forest Grove)
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 [...]
Race Preview: 2017 ORRC Y2K Half Marathon and 10K
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 [...]
Last-minute race preview: Run or Walk for Shelter on October 8 in Forest Grove
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 [...]
Race Preview: 2016 Run and Walk for Sight (Forest Grove)
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 [...]
Race Preview: 2016 Overflowing Hope 5k (Forest Grove)
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 [...]
Race recap: 2016 ORRC Y2K 10k Run
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 [...]