Race Preview: Leavenworth Oktoberfest Marathon and Half Marathon
Nestled 2 hours East of Puget Sound is the town of Leavenworth. Known as Washington’s “Bavarian Village”, it borders the…
Race Recap: Sunriver Marathon for a Cause Challenge Races (Sunriver, Oregon)
How crazy are we, runners? We travel to beautiful locations like Sunriver, Oregon and spend the long, Labor Day weekend racing? I can’t…
Seattle Rock ‘N’ Roll Half Marathon Race Recap : 2014 Pacific Peaks Completed!
18,000 participants, from all 50 states (to include a few different countries) ran in the 6th annual Seattle Rock ‘N’ Roll. It was…
Race Preview: Cook Park Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K
The culmination of the Firecracker Triple over the 4th of July weekend are these races at Cook Park in Tigard. Slated to occur on Sunday the…
My First Marathon – Newport Marathon 2014 Recap
On May 30th, I set out on a journey with my best friend to Newport to run in my first marathon – the Newport Marathon. Eighteen weeks…
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Runner: Running to the Beat of a Lonely Heart
Just twelve days ago I celebrated the one-year anniversary of my arrival in Portland, Oregon. I’d traveled 2,700 miles diagonally across…
Registration Open: 2014 Eugene Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k 7/26-7/27/2014 (Eugene, Oregon)
It’s open! Registration is open for the 2014 Eugene Marathon, Half Marathon, 5k and Kids Duck Dash! Can you feel the excitement already?…
Run Oregon Guest Blogger Write-in: The Beauty of Boston
This recap was submitted by Run Oregon reader Jamie Caulley. Feel free to Submit a Guest Post in the “Contact Us” tab if you are wanting to…
Race Recap + Results: 2014 Hop Hop Half Marathon and 5k – Portland
A 2011 study on weather and happiness revealed that 57 degrees Fahrenheit is the optimal temperature for happiness, and temperatures in that…
Marathon Distance Changing in 2015
We hope you enjoyed our April Fools Day posts! Have you ever wondered why a marathon distance is 26.2? A Sheboygan, WI woman decided to find…