It’s almost time for Lay It Out Events (LIOE) stellar summer trail race in Central Oregon. Haulin’ Aspen promises great trails, swag, scenery, and multiple distances to choose from. Run the Marathon, Half Marathon, or Half-As (6.5 miles) at the Wanoga Sno-Park outside of Bend. (Please carpool, due to limited parking.) Check out our 2021 recap of the event here! The routes include single track, double track, and forest service roads starting at 5500 feet.…
Running through Central Oregon is the BEST!! There are so many beautiful places to run throughout Bend and Sisters, (and yes, Redmond too) and Lay It Out Events wants you to experience all of them. If you’re looking to get out on the trails and enjoy all that nature has in store for you, you need to add at least one LIO race to your bucket list. Check out one or ALL of these events…
Oregon offers a lot of different scenery with plenty of trails through all of them. Lay It Out Events in Bend gives you the opportunity to run through beautiful Ponderosa pine forests (which smell of butterscotch!) with breathtaking mountain views. At the Haulin’ Aspen Trail Run you can choose between the Full, Half, or Half-As (6.55mi) Marathon, and athletes of all speeds are welcome. Check out a Run Oregon recap here and here! The race starts…
A few summers ago I was running an incredibly remote trail race on another continent and a man in my starting group was wearing a Haulin’ Aspen race tee. “I’ve always wanted to do that one!” I said to my fellow Oregonian and we ran and chatted together for a few, well, kilometers, and then parted ways. I don’t remember his name, just that he lives in Corvallis and recommended the race. Fast forward through…
Over in Central Oregon, where the mountains are always out and the trails go on for days, Haulin Aspen has been one of biggest trail races for years. Trail Runner Magazine even mentioned it as a premier event in the #1 top trail town, making it a massive draw for runners from all over the west. What makes this race so good is the fact that is 100% single track, which is rare for a…
August 8th, 2020 will go down as one of the most memorable days in quite a while – and I have the Haulin’ Aspen to thank for it. After 154 days of no racing – the longest such stretch since 2011, thanks COVID – I made the trek over to Central Oregon for the 16th annual event. Yes, that’s right, an actual, real life, in the flesh race. As you know, there aren’t a ton…
There are several “must-do” races in Central Oregon, especially trail races, and Haulin Aspen is definitely one of them. Featuring the only full trail marathon in Central Oregon, Haulin Aspen also offers a half marathon and a half-as (quarter marathon). All 3 distances are in the trail system that runs out of Wanoga Sno-Park, and all 3 have some good elevation to make things interesting. The half-as keeps it real with about 370 feet of…
This Thursday (June 1) is First Thursday! That’s the Urban Adventure (Scavenger Hunt) Run hosted on the first Thursday of each month by Fleet Feet Sports PDX at their NW Portland location, 2258 NW Raleigh St. This is a free group run, starting promptly and 6 and giving you an hour to get to as many checkpoints as you can/want to. The more you go to, the more raffle tickets you get! As for races,…
Haulin’ Aspen is an annual trail run now in its 12th year that takes place in the hills just west of Bend, with three choices of race distance: marathon, half marathon, or half-as (6.5 miles). It sounds like a challenging but beautiful route, starting and finishing at an elevation of 5500 feet and “weav[ing] through the amazing forests and buttes down toward Wangoa Butte and Kiwa Springs.” For more on the course description, click here.…
Being a resident of the Willamette Valley, most of my running is close to sea level, on pavement, and in the city or surrounding fields and rain forests. So when I realized that the 2015 Haulin Aspen trail run coincided with an already planned camping trip to Bend, I jumped at the opportunity to try a different scenery, running surface, and altitude.
