half marathon

ORRC Race Preview: 2019 Y2K Half Marathon & 10k (Forest Grove)

December 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

With 2019 around the corner, I’m already carving out my race year, and the first race I’m planning is the 2019 ORRC Y2K Run. It’s the first race in the 2019 ORRC Half Marathon Series as well as the first of the 10k Series depending on what [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Deschutes River Half Marathon & Hangover 2.019 Mile Run/Walk (Maupin)

December 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

Whether you’re trying to start the new year fresh or you’re still recovering from the year before it, you’ll have options for the 2018 Deschutes River Half Marathon & Hangover 2.019 Mile Run/Walk in Maupin on January 1st, 2019. There are 2 [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Resolution Run and Polar Bear Plunge (Newport)

December 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

Whether we’re ready or not, 2019 is fast approaching and if you’re anything like me, you’re scouring race websites, checking dates and distances, and filling up weekends with running adventures to get early bird pricing, lottery [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Operation Jack Northwest 6 Hr Run/Marathon & Half Marathon (Tigard)

November 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

The power of a parent’s love is never more evident than in events such as the Operation Jack Northwest Run. Sam Felsenfeld’s son Jack is autistic, and in 2010 Sam started running marathons to raise money for autism research and awareness. Sam [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Holiday Half Marathon, 10k & 5k (Portland)

November 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

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...]

Race Preview: 2018 Canyon Rumble Frozen Half (Madras)

November 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

For many runners, the season tends to end when the weather changes from warm to cold, from dry to wet, or from ideal to disgusting. And yet, every year there are dozens of solid local races where the elements become the biggest part of the race. [read more...]

Race Recap: 2018 Silver Falls Half Marathon (Silverton)

November 11, 2018 // 0 Comments

The problem with running a lot is that you tend to take races for granted sometimes. After logging many miles in the last few months, I was looking at running the 2018 Silver Falls Half Marathon as “just” another race, nothing I couldn’t do [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Reindeer Run 5K/10K/Half (St. Helens)

November 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

To run off that post-Thanksgiving guilt and keep up with the holiday season training, consider spending your Saturday on December 1st in St. Helens, OR for the 9th annual Reindeer Run! All funds raised from the event will be donated to the Columbia [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Race to Remember: Veteran’s Day Half/11k/5k/1k (Vancouver)

October 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

Our veterans and their families make so many sacrifices in their service to our country. This Veterans Day, if you are looking for a way to celebrate our veterans and support a good cause, the 2018 Race to Remember: Veterans Day [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 EWEB Run To Stay Warm 5k/10k/Half Marathon (Eugene)

October 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

Maybe you’re thinking that you’d like to get a race in before all the family and holiday plans get too hectic. The 2018 EWEB’s Run to Stay Warm features a Half Marathon, a 10k, a 5k, and a Kid’s 400 Meter Dash and it’s on the Sunday before [read more...]