Gobble at the Raceway and Gobble at the Zoo: 2023 HTC Turkey Trot and ORRC Turkey Trot (Portland)
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to gather with friends and family…and go for a run together. What? Isn’t that how all families celebrate this…
A Stinkin’ Good Race: ORRC Garlic Festival Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K
Sometimes after a race it can be hard to decide what to do. Going straight home feels anticlimactic. Going to run errands means returning to…
Running Where the Wild Things Are: ORRC Summer Solstice 5K at the Oregon Zoo
Summer has arrived in the Pacific Northwest, and with it all of the summertime races that we (hope) to enjoy in the sunshine. One of my…
Hard to say; Fun to run: 2023 Champoeg – 10K, 30K & Half Marathon
Oregon Road Runners Club is a non-profit organization committed to putting on community running events throughout the year and supporting…
The Magic is in the Mud: Previewing the Hagg Lake Mud Runs – Ultra 50K & 25K
If the weather outside is frightful, that means Hagg Lake Mud Runs will be all the mode delightful. Or at least mud-full. ORRC’s Hagg Mud is a…
Well Gosh Darn It: 2022 Best Dam Run (Estacada)
Point-to-point courses are my favorite kind because they leave me with no other option than forward. Best Damn Run, put on by Oregon Road…
CANCELED! Deal Me In: 2022 ORRC Poker Relay (Beaverton)
Update: As of 8/7, this event has been canceled. Oregon Road Runners Club (ORRC) has been offering quality races in the Pacific Northwest for…
Sweet Smell of Summer: 2022 Garlic Festival – Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (North Plains)
Can you smell that? Its garlic! Aka the smell of a great summer field trip. The annual North Plain’s Garlic Festival is also the site of…
Mostly Downhill and Completely Worth It: 2022 Vernonia Half Marathon
When you sign up for an early April race in the Pacific Northwest, you expect some wet weather. In the best of all possible worlds it will be…
Loop-the-Lake Adventure: 2022 Hagg Lake Road Runs
In Spring 2022, we are getting back many of the classic races in the Pacific Northwest and it all feels so good. Oregon Road Runners Club…