There are many things I took for granted before the pandemic shut us all inside, and one that I hadn’t really considered was the thrill of standing shoulder to shoulder with other runners in the starting line chute, wondering if I’d eaten enough or dressed correctly, feeling those pre-race jitters, and finally crossing the finish line to a shiny medal and more race swag than I probably needed. You don’t really miss these things until…
I raced the Hot Chocolate 15/5k for the first time last year and reviewed it back when I was guest blogger, and while a lot has changed for me and Run Oregon since then, we can probably still count on this event being pretty amazing. If it’s anything like last year, there will be a lot to love about it. The site still looks and feels great, making it very easy to register and access…
This recap was submitted by Run Oregon reader Mary Sweigert. Feel free to Submit a Guest Post in the “Contact Us” tab if you are wanting to recap your experiences as well! We keep the cold at bay bouncing around in line for the long bank of honeybuckets. It’s comforting that almost every race seems to start the same way. Keep warm, stay ready, and find that hungry place that needs to unleash all this energy ricocheting around…
