One of the great traditions of middle school and high school cross-country is the early-season destination race with a special gimmick. The unique feature could be a handicapped start with staggered waves based on predicted finish times, or it could be a race with a choice of two or three different courses of varying difficulty. The travel and the special character of these events provide a great bonding experience for teams just getting to know…
One of Oregon’s classic early season cross-country meets is coming up on Saturday, September 23rd. The 28th Annual Three Course Challenge gives runners the opportunity to run easy, moderate, or difficult courses, with the latter featuring a notorious mud pit. Traditionally a bonding experience and fun road trip for high school and middle school cross country teams, the event now welcomes the general public too, with an open race at 12:35p. “If you ran the…
Somewhere between Tillamook and Lincoln City is one of the most picturesque coastal towns: Pacific City. The 8th annual Pacific City Beach Challenge comes to this lovely town (and the famed Haystack Rock and “Sand Hill” on July 30th, which has participants running an out and back on both hard and soft sand along one of Oregon’s most scenic beaches. Racers can choose from the 5K run/walk or the 10K run. They also have a kids half mile…
