So, what does your 2015 race calendar look like? Finding race fees squeezing your wallet? Want to run in a new area? Want to participate in a race series for 2015? What about your New Year’s Resolutions (you know you made some)? And it probably had something to do with running or staying healthy. And perhaps it was someone you know who was going to commit to healthier choices in 2015. Whatever the case, please take a…
As our racing calendars for the year start to wind down, a lot of us like to reflect on our year’s accomplishments, as well as our downfalls. Did we have that amazing half marathon where everything just seemed to “click”? Did we run our first FULL marathon this year? Did we crush our 5k PR? Did we tackle that challenging 5k or 10k trail race with all the crazy hills? No, you say? Well then,…
The last time I pushed a stroller in a race, the wheels came off. Literally. At the 2013 Homer’s Classic 8k in Silverton, after a long out-and-back stretch of gravel road pushing a non-jogging 2 seated stroller, one of the wheels literally fell off about a half-mile from the finish. Almost a year later, I was back at it with my now 4-year old daughter at the 2014 Freedom 5k in Molalla on July 4.…
The Molalla Freedom 5k is run each year on the morning of July 4th. It was voted “Best July race” by RunOregon readers in 2013. Most of the race course goes along the 4th of July parade route, which starts about an hour after the race, which means that along the way there are many fun people cheering on the runners.
