This is our weekly (usually) post highlighting low-cost races, races that may cost more but for a cause we think is important, and price increases or deadlines. We usually do the upcoming weekend and the one after that, so if you’re feeling good and want to jump in a race without blowing your budget, these are good options! Check the full Run Oregon Race Calendar here. We consider a race to be low cost based…
Last year, I was looking for a race that I could do myself that also had a great kid’s race for my sons to participate in. A lot of races that have options for the kiddos don’t work out time-wise if I want to run first, but the Heart Breaker Half, 10k, & 5k Run/Walk was perfect. Turns out it’s a really fun race with an awesome course and great swag too. This year, the…
Welcome to the first post in the 2019 Races on our Radar series, where we report on cool and/or low-cost races, group runs, price and registration deadlines, and other things we think you should know about it. We would like to you hear from you, too. If you’re in the know on a race that you think others need to check out, let us know via email, twitter, or facebook! We also want to know…
Signing up for the Heart Breaker Half Marathon I knew meant signing up for a race with a mile-long hill at mile 3. It was the other million and two hills that I somehow forgot about. But I’m getting ahead of myself. I started exercising almost eight years ago, with running becoming my focus a few months in. After some shorter races, I came to love half marathons for the time and energy investment: worth…
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and the holiday is all about hearts, love and more hearts. So, why not focus on something that benefits your heart health and the Providence Heart to Start program? The Heart Breaker 5K, 10K and Half Marathon takes place on February 11th and does just that! Put on by RAM Racing, this race supports the local Providence Heart to Start program which is a program designed to get…
With a limited number of races scheduled during the winter months throughout the region, the Heart Breaker Half Marathon is a welcome challenge. The 2016 race, now in its sixth year, falls on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, February 14. Of course, one can hope that the race proves to have more heart than break!
On February 15th, I joined just over 400 other runners for the half marathon distance at the 5th annual Heart Breaker Half. I won’t lie – it was hard. I’ve been battling an awful cold that turned into bronchitis and just won’t go away. After discussing my cough (and hacking) and management with an albuterol inhaler, I was given the “okay” to run by my doc. I don’t regret running 13.1 miles, but I do…
Last year, I was a spectator and brought my cowbell and an encouraging sign to cheer on runners at The Heart Breaker Half . I had high hopes to participate as a runner, but had been slacking in my training over the winter months. As a spectator, I had a lot of fun in the brisk, cold and sunny day, and enjoyed the banter from those finishing the race hollering things like “YOU make MY heart…
When I woke up at 530a, it was partially due to my realization that I had an hour+ to drive for the 4th Annual Heartbreaker Half Marathon up at Hillsboro’s Liberty High School. The other reason I was up at 530a was due to the pitter-patter of 4 year old feet, as well as the pitter-patter of huge raindrops smashing into the roof. I posted immediately to Run Oregon that it looked like we were going…
