Pack up six of your favorite running buddies into a van and head to The Gorge on Sunday, September 19th for the Gorgeous Relay. Part of the Gorgeous Running Series, this beautiful one-day relay covers 50 miles with 12 legs beginning in Hood River, OR and ending in Portland. Runners are treated to beautiful waterfalls and spectacular views of the Gorge from the Vista House. Thread your way through the woods, small towns, and a…
In 2017, I was introduced to the Gorgeous Relay Series. Having done several relays in the past, some good and some simply memorable, I was eager to try one of the Gorgeous races to see how they measured up. I’d heard that they lived up to their title – Epic and beautiful – and I loved that they were only ONE day relays, something that was much easier for this busy working mom who had…
Anyone who’s ever done a Gorgeous Race Series event knows they are in for a memorable event. These races, especially the relays, are fun, well organized, and as the series title would suggest, gorgeous!! The 2019 Gorgeous Wine Country Relay did not disappoint in any of those respects this year. Held in July, the Gorgeous Wine Country Relay begins at Argyle Winery in Dundee and meanders through scenic wine country. There are 12 legs in all,…
“How about we don’t assign legs, instead, we draw names before each leg to see who will run; and how about we buddy up on each of them so no one runs alone (as in, we’d each run 2 legs)?” That’s how we started our morning on Saturday, May 18 on the way to the Portland Gorgeous Pub Relay. Well, our morning really when we were less than a mile from Vagabond Brewing and we…
Huzzah, it’s another Gorgeous Relay! The Hood to Hood Relay is on Sunday, June 9th, and runs from Timberline Lodge to one of my favorite places in Oregon: Hood River. Let’s start this preview by taking a look at the elevation profile, shall we? Notice how it’s mainly downhill, although there are a few noticeable inclines you’ll have to contend with. Overall, though, this is a fast course. And I don’t know about you, but…
Welcome to Gorgeous Week! We have partnered with Run Oregon to reach out to all you Gorgeous Runners during the most appropriate week of all…that’s right Valentine’s Day is coming! We will be featuring one of our 2019 Gorgeous Series events each day this week. We hope you read something that sounds interesting, and that you decide to join us for one, or all, of our One Day, One Van, One Gorgeous Series events! For…
Welcome to Gorgeous Week! We have partnered with Run Oregon to reach out to all you Gorgeous Runners during the most appropriate week of all…that’s right Valentine’s Day is coming! We will be featuring one of our 2019 Gorgeous Series events each day this week. We hope you read something that sounds interesting, and that you decide to join us for one, or all, of our One Day, One Van, One Gorgeous Series events! For…
Welcome to Gorgeous Week! We have partnered with Run Oregon to reach out to all you Gorgeous Runners during the most appropriate week of all…that’s right Valentine’s Day is coming! We will be featuring one of our 2019 Gorgeous Series events each day this week. We hope you read something that sounds interesting, and that you decide to join us for one, or all, of our One Day, One Van, One Gorgeous Series events! For…
The 2018 Gorgeous Coast Relay was run on October 6 starting in Astoria. The Run Oregon team was made up of a group of friends who has done a number of relays together, but never a one-day relay. Read about their thoughts on Legs 1-6 here, and below for the final six legs. Leg 7 – 5.31 miles – Warrenton – (Sachleen) My second leg, leg 7, was a bit longer at 5.3 miles with a…
by Guest Community Bloggers Michael Schrift and Marc Larson The training and preparation for the Gorgeous Coast Relay (our third relay of the year for this team) has been a little more haphazard than the other two we’ve run. Partly because the opportunity only up a couple of weeks ago and partly because we were busy doing other running events in the weeks prior. But we’ll go with the explanation that we are an “experienced…
