The Oktoberfest in Mt. Angel is an annual festival, celebrating the “harvest” in German style. It is celebrating its 52 year, this year. It’s a great festival for family, has great food, beer, music and fun. This year, why not add a race in before you enjoy the festivities, with a 5K or 10K or half marathon with the Oktoberfest Road Race. The Oktoberfest Road Race 5K/ 10K/ half marathon will feature some of the…
One Oregon race that has continued to grow year after year the the Mt. Angel Oktoberfest 10k/5k. Held in conjunction with the festival that shares it’s name, the Oktoberfest Road Race is popular and one that deserves a spot on your race calendar. First, the vitals: Oktoberfest Road Race 5k/10k/Half Marathon (Mt. Angel) When: Saturday, September 17, 2016 What time: “Approximately” 9a Where: Humpert Park on Alder Street Register: Online here for the 5k or 10k for…
From an email from the Mount Angel Oktoberfest team: The Oktoberfest Road Race has added a half marathon for their 50th Anniversary event. Enjoy 13.1 miles of beautiful Mt. Angel countryside, then drink, eat and enjoy live music at the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Mount Angel Oktoberfest. For a limited time you can earn prizes by referring friends to sign up before prices increase July 1!
Mount Angel. Saturday, September 13, 2014. If you’re running a race there that day, you’d better double check your map. Both the Mount Angel Oktoberfest 10k and the Oregon Marathon and Half Marathon are starting in downtown Mount Angel, and they even share a course for a few miles. While it doesn’t appear that the runners from one race will interfere with the runners in the other, it should prove to make for some interesting…
This recap was submitted by Run Oregon reader Doug Darst. Feel free to Submit a Guest Post in the “Contact Us” tab if you want to get involved. My daughter and I have never been runners. Sure, we’ve jogged a few times and hit the treadmill after the Thanksgiving holidays but the sport just never clicked with us. So I was a little skeptical when Sarah, a biology major at Oregon State, sent me a text message…
