The Portland Highland Games return to Mt. Hood Community College on Saturday, July 21st, and one of the highlights will be the Kilted Mile. Since 1991, athletes have competed in a mile race on the track, running in Highland kilts. The overall winner receives the coveted Memorial Sword, and awards are also presented to age group winners. All entrants receive a T-shirt. While this year’s Kilted Mile will be the 25th one contested at the…
The IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships are coming to Portland in March, and in order to host this big meet, the organizers needed to create a world-class indoor track from scratch. They came up with an eye-catching green six-lane 200 meter banked oval that will be completely worthy of the event.
Kids in grades 3 through 8 will have a chance to compete in a variety of track and field events this summer at free meets throughout the state of Oregon in the Run TrackTown Youth League.
From a press release issued by the Oregon Sports Authority on May 13, 2014: Oregon Youth to Compete in All-Comer Meets Across the State for a Chance to Advance to Championship Meet at Hayward Field During World Junior Championships TrackTown USA and the Oregon Sports Authority are proud to announce the inaugural season of the Run TrackTown Youth League, a series of seven all-comer track meets to be held across the state this summer. Top…
