Liberty High School

Race Recap: 2019 Heart Breaker 5K (Hillsboro)

February 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

It had been several years since I last ran the Heart Breaker Half (or 10k or 5k). In fact, it had been so long that when I last ran it, the race was still held in downtown Portland. So I figured it was high time I ran it again, especially since [read more...]

Race Preview: Turkeython 2018 (Portland, Hillsboro, & Tigard)

October 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

No Thanksgiving should start without a turkey trot. Fortunately, we are chock full of them in the Portland metro area (and beyond), including the Turkeython, which is now in its eighth year; and once again, with multiple locations: downtown [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Heart Breaker Half Marathon, 10K and 5K

January 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and the holiday is all about hearts, love and more hearts. So, why not focus on something that benefits your heart health and the Providence Heart to Start program? The Heart Breaker 5K, 10K and Half [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Falcon 15K Relay

April 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

Classic point-to-point relays are popular for a reason. Whether overnight races like Hood to Coast or the Cascade Lakes Relay, or one-day events like the Gorgeous Relay, they provide a chance for a group of friends to share in the excitement, fun, [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Heartbreaker Half & Providence Heart to Start 10K and 5K

January 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

Celebrate the weekend of love with the Seventh Annual Heart Breaker Half-Marathon, with the Providence Heart to Start 10K and 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, February 12th. Bring the kids along too for the Heart Breaker Kids’ 1-Mile Dash. Enjoy an indoor [read more...]

Race preview: 2016 Falcon 15K Relay

March 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Falcon 15K Relay is a great low-key event at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. This fun event is for runners and walkers of all paces, but also welcomes more competitive athletes. The USATF-certified 5k course is a nice “lasso” or [read more...]

Race Preview: 2015 Falcon 15K Relay

March 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Falcon 15K Relay will once again be held at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. If you enjoy the camaraderie of a relay, but would rather skip the traffic, van rides, and lack of sleep that a traditional relay provides – this event is [read more...]

Lungs injured, but heart still intact: A recap of the 2015 Heart Breaker Half

February 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

On February 15th, I joined just over 400 other runners for the half marathon distance at the 5th annual Heart Breaker Half. I won’t lie – it was hard. I’ve been battling an awful cold that turned into bronchitis and just [read more...]

Race Recap and Results: 2015 Heartbreaker Half

February 20, 2015 // 2 Comments

The Heartbreaker Half is quite the epic event. Everything, from the location to the planning, is incredible. What wasn’t incredible was the lessons I had to learn the hard way that day. If all conditions were optimal, this would have been an [read more...]

Race Preview: 2015 Heart Breaker Half

January 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

Depending on your relationship status, Valentine’s Day can be a time of torment or happiness. Most of the standard fare associated with that Hallmark holiday are trivial and disposable. A true gift to an athletic minded couple might be best [read more...]

Race Preview: Falcon 15k Relay

March 24, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Falcon 15k Relay will take place on Saturday April 19th. There are several ways this race can be run. For the relay, teams of three runners each complete a 5k course. Individual runners have their choice of completing the 15k, 10k, or 5k. There [read more...]