For the past several years, it’s been a family tradition to run the Freedomthon on July 4. This year, I hadn’t raced since March because of an ill-advised choice to try to relive the glory days of law school by signing up for an Ultimate league, which led to a slight hamstring pull and two strained Achilles tendons…. My weekly mileage, normally in the 25-35 miles/week range, was down to maybe 15 miles/week, and all…
Fourth of July offers many race options but nothing compares to the huge event that surrounds the Freedomthon in Beaverton. The Freedomthon is a 5K on a flat and fun course but also has a TON of fun things going on after and around the race. This race is sure to satisfy everyone’s entertainment needs. Bring the kids and have them jump in one of the FOUR bounce houses at the event or enter to…
The New Year often brings new running goals, and what better way to ‘freshen up’ your running routine by registering for a running series! Running series are a great way to effortlessly add races (and miles) to your running calendar, while keeping your motivated to stick to your training schedule. Racing can get expensive, so running series help keep you on a budget as almost all of them charge a flat fee all at…
If it’s the morning of July 4th, you know where to find me: the City of Beaverton library, which has been the location of the Freedomthon for many years, and where I’ve run this 5K race for the past four years now. It’s a fun event that offers a variety of entertainment beyond the run itself: a bounce house for kids, a pie-eating contest, and more. At 8:25 a.m. on Independence Day, it was bright…
It’s hard to believe that the Fourth of July is less than a month away! The Freedomthon is a fun local event for our nation’s birthday, and one that I’ve run nearly every year it’s been in existence. It’s a fast 5K race, a pancake and sausage breakfast, pie-eating contest(!), and playground for kids with fun activities, all in one. Last year, there was a dunk tank with Run Oregon blogger Brian Bernier as one…
Matt: In 2014, I completed my first marathon at the Foot Traffic Flat. I vowed on that day to be done with the 26.2 mile distance. It wasn’t that I couldn’t handle it, it was just that I didn’t feel like putting in the training with a young family. In the beginning of 2016, my running was going really great for the first few months – so much so that I had an epiphany to…
PR stands for many things, like public relations, but in the running world, it obviously has a special meaning: personal record. (Apparently, PR is an American term; the other English-speaking countries seem to use PB for personal best.) When you first start running, PRs are pretty easy to come by. I think I had a streak of something like seven Uberthons races in a row where each one was faster than the previous one. But…
It’s hard to think of a better way to start the Fourth of July than to run a 5K race and then eat pancakes. Lots of people agreed with me, as close to 400 runners showed up for the Freedomthon 5K in Beaverton. I previewed the race a few weeks ago, and now I’m here to recap it.
Uberthons has been staging the Freedomthon, a Fourth of July race, for several years now, and the past two have included a pancake and sausage breakfast. I’ve run the Freedomthon two years in a row, and it is a fast course. It’s about as flat as Kansas, and it’s basically a straight mile, 90 degree right turn, straight half mile, turnaround, straight half mile, 90 degree left turn, and straight mile:
There are a LOT of races out there. And we tend to like most of them. We also tend to participate in more of them than an average runner, just because there are 17 of us and one of you. So here is a compilation of Run Oregon’s favorite 5ks which are still running strong. (In alphabetical order by each blogger’s last name:) Kelly Barten: The Stoller Vineyards 5k, usually held in the latter half…
