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Race Recap: 2019 Heart Breaker 10K (Hillsboro)

March 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

Honestly, when it comes to racing around here in February, it’s a mixed bag. We can see temperatures from the teens to near 50 and any form of precipitation. The only thing we can do as runners is pack the right gear and hope for the best. [read more...]

2019 Races on our Radar #4: January 22

January 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

Welcome to the latest 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, [read more...]

Guest recap: Heart Breaker Half Marathon (2/11/18)

February 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

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 [read more...]

2017 Races on our Radar #4

January 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

Heads up folks, you’ve got a chance to get back in the swing of things with a fun group run and save 20% off on your gear tomorrow (Wednesday, January 25, 2017). Read on to get the details … there may even be door prizes! Here’s [read more...]

From the Heart: Andie Proskus

March 31, 2014 // 11 Comments

Andie Proskus discovered she had a muscular disease her sophomore year at Beaverton High School. What started with her hunching over, turned out to be a neuromuscular disease that made walking painfully difficult. A weakening of the muscles, also [read more...]

The Costumed Runner Blog: 2014 Heartbreaker Half Marathon

March 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

Pre-Race Planning I’ve always wanted to run this Valentine themed race and was pleasantly surprised to hear that it was in my neck of the woods in Hillsboro. Previously in 2012 it was in downtown and would start at the World Trade Center. I [read more...]

Race Recap: Heartbreak Denied at the 2014 Heartbreaker Half Marathon (Hillsboro)

February 21, 2014 // 3 Comments

The first time I ran the Heartbreaker Half Marathon was the first week I’d ever stepped foot into Oregon. It was February 2011– the inaugural running of the event– and I had a lot to prove to myself. After graduating law school in [read more...]