A 2011 study on weather and happiness revealed that 57 degrees Fahrenheit is the optimal temperature for happiness, and temperatures in that ballpark greeted the runners and walkers who set out to conquer the 2nd Annual Hop Hop Half Marathon and 5k in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, April 19, 2014.
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 out, and in the process has mounted a national campaign to change the official marathon mileage to 26.0. Marsha Bagwell is part of a growing population of people who are bothered by the uneven numbers of race distances. “It always annoyed me when I saw 13.1 stickers on cars.…
The Capital City Marathon in Olympia, Washington will be held on May 18, 2014. Besides the marathon, there is a half marathon, 5 miler and a kids’ run – something for everyone. The marathon is certified as a Boston Qualifier and even provides a variety of pacers.
* 50 marathons in 50 states! Naturally, by an Oregon runner.
Pondering the idea of registering for the best destination race in the Pacific Northwest (in my very strong opinion)? Well ponder no more, as there is a price increase on March 1! I cannot say enough positive things about this race. It’s an entire weekend of fun activities for the entire family to participate in. From speed golfing at Caldera Springs on Saturday, to the opportunity to qualify for the Boston Marathon on Sunday, to…
Everyone has one of these in their life: a wise, slightly-older friend who just absolutely irritates the living piss out of you, in large part (most likely) because they’re right about something and you’re not ready to agree. In my past life running in the Deep South, that friend’s name was Pool.
Registration is open for, in my opinion, the best destination race weekend in the Pacific Northwest. This is as close to heaven as it gets for runners and their families. One of the many superb aspects of the Sunriver Marathon for a Cause weekend is that everyone has an opportunity to participate. If you aren’t into running, or have a family member who isn’t a runner, look into the speed golfing event at Caldera Springs…
If you’re going to be a terrible, occasionally hungover, inconveniently sick, low-gear, slow but enthusiastic runner, you should at least have the benefit of being rich to even those deficits out. Unfortunately, rich I am not. I greeted the New Year with $211 after six months of unemployment and $537.00 in mandatory bar dues, but damn if I didn’t spend ninety of those dollars on a tiny race I’ve been dying to run since before I…
December is always a month for lists– the best albums you’ve never heard of, the movies you didn’t watch but should have. I’ve decided to throw my hat into that fire with my own brief little list of the silly, terrible, and/or ridiculously dumb things that happened to me this year in running. Here they are!
