Last year on my 49th birthday, at the Twilight Run in Tigard, my friend and Run Oregon Blog founder Kelly Barten surprised me with her plans for a “Joe Dudman 5.0k” race to celebrate my 50th birthday the next year. It was the best and most moving (no pun intended) birthday present I’ve ever received … except for the race itself, that is!
I’ve admired Joe Dudman for years and it’s not because he once ran 84 races in a single year, or that he’s earned 540 race shirts, while both are impressive, but he’s an amazing athlete and my admiration has only grown after getting to know him. I’ve always known Joe was a gifted runner, since his name is usually on the list of top finishers, regardless of distance or age of his competitors, but I…
The Joe Dudman 5k is less than two weeks away! This race is being organized as a way to celebrate the 50th birthday of one of Run Oregon’s original bloggers, Joe Dudman. Any and all proceeds above expenses will be donated to the American Cancer Society, so if you like races that support good causes, here’s a great one! Plus, we’ll have some good prizes for the top finishers and raffle prizes, and all participants…
One of the most fun – and most challenging – things about putting on a race is planning the course. They say when writing, to write about what you know … so in planning our race, I stuck close to home! I run the Fanno Creek Trail on about 75% of my runs, so I know that trail pretty darn well. The start/finish area will be set up at ADAPT Training at 9923 SW Arctic…
After seven years of bringing you news of local races, we’re putting on one of our own. Run Oregon presents the Joe Dudman 5.0k Birthday Run on Saturday, June 21 in Beaverton, in honor of blogger Joe Dudman’s 50th birthday. The 5k will start at 8:15a for all participants. (The elite wave was canceled due to lack of interest.) Both races will complete an out-and-back course starting from in front of ADAPT Training at 9923 SW Arctic…
