Now in it’s 42nd year, the Lake Run put on by the Lake Oswego Women’s Club is known for its hilly terrain, great views and is the club’s biggest fundraiser of the year! All proceeds will benefit Annie Ross House, the only family emergency shelter in Clackamas County. The 2018 Lake Run will feature a 10K run, 5K run/walk, kid’s dash and the ever-popular Family Fun Festival all day long! If you are wanting to…
The 41st annual Lake Run, hosted by the Women’s Club of Lake Oswego, takes place at Millennium Plaza in Lake Oswego on Saturday, May 13th starting at 8am. Participants can choose to run the 10k, which is a challenging, hilly loop around the entire lake, or the 5k, which starts and ends in the same spot as the 10k, but takes advantage of a bridge to cut the course short. After the two races and…
The Lake Oswego Lake Run has got to be one of the longest running(!) races in the Portland metro area, seeing as how this year’s will be the 40th edition. It’s a scenic run around Oswego Lake on Mother’s Day weekend, with 5K and 10K distances, plus a kid’s dash. The 5K doesn’t quite follow the shoreline of the lake; rather, it cuts through the top spur and then parallels the north shore for not quite half…
I hadn’t run the Lake Run since 2011, so I was looking forward to returning to one of my favorite races this year. Saturday morning was beautifully sunny and in the 50s – perfect running weather for me! Unfortunately, I’ve had some interruptions to my training that left me a bit nervous about the infamous Lake Run hills. Despite looking forward to my run, I knew it would be a slow one for me.
2015 marks the 39th year for Lake Oswego’s Lake Run. This notoriously hilly race is one of my favorites. Both the 5K and 10K enjoy great views of the lake and meander through some of Lake Oswego’s neighborhoods. Although I haven’t run this race in several years, one of the things that stood out to me about it in the past, besides the hills, was the great community support. People were out in their front yards…
