Being a runner in the Pacific Northwest means we have the advantage of a lot of beautiful trail races to choose from. This year, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a gorgeous run through the extremely scenic Monroe, OR. The 2018 Alsea Falls Spring Fling 5k/10k/Half Marathon Trail Run will be your chance to start off a Spring running season in the best possible way. Whether you are new to trail racing or a seasoned vet,…
Any race featuring the word ‘peak’ in the name is sure to be a good time, right? If you love trail running, and you especially love hills, put either of these distances on your “to-run” list. Oregon Trail Runs is once again treating us to Mary’s Peak Trail Run. You can pick you poison between the 25k, 50k, or the 50 mile option but rest assured, each one is a challenge. There aren’t many trail running…
I haven’t had great success at long trail races, so the prospect of running the Spring Fling Half Marathon on the trails of the Alsea Falls Recreation Site in the wooded hills southwest of Corvallis might have seemed daunting. But something about running through the forest seemed to draw me to this event, and though there were 10k and 5k options, I decided to sign up for the half. Maybe it was a reaction to…
The inaugural Cottage Grove Half Marathon took place on Saturday, March 5th, 2016. The weather forecast was set to be rainy and windy, with more rain and wind creeping in as the day progressed. I do enjoy running in a storm, so I was prepared to ready to tackle any weather Mother Nature threw at me. Arriving at Bohemia Park, I was thankful to see there was ample parking available. Overflow parking was also available…
I have been to Cottage Grove twice in my life – the first for trying out Hard Knocks Brewing and the other because there wasn’t a closer hotel available during Eugene Marathon weekend a few years back. Each time, I remember thinking, “this city seems cool – I should come back and try it out some time”. Fortunately, the newly minted Cottage Grove Half Marathon is the driving force to get me back in town…
There is a new race in town! Oregon Trail Runs brings presents the Cottage Grove Half Marathon, occurring Saturday, March 5, 2016 in gorgeous Cottage Grove, Oregon. Cottage Grove is about 20 minutes south of Eugene, Oregon. The beneficiary of the Cottage Grove Half Marathon is United Way of Lane County. Participants will park at Bohemia Park in Cottage Grove (the finish line), and then catch a shuttle to the start line. Packet pick-up will be located…
Oh my word. Mary’s Peak nearly destroyed me last year, when it ran it in 2014. It wasn’t pretty. Not one piece of the race was pretty for me last year. It was so not-pretty, that my right foot is proof of the destruction bestowed by Mary’s Peak upon me – I have two toe nails that still aren’t fully back, and one toe that is still numb, more than a year later. Needless to…
Hail the rain storm! The couple of weeks leading up to the Alsea Falls Spring Fling trail race by Oregon Trail Runs afforded the Eugene area exemplary weather. When looking out my window at work on Friday afternoon, I just knew the streak was quickly coming to an end. Race day, Saturday, March 14 proved to be the day where we would receive (what appeared to be) a months worth of rain in one single…
This year, I was one (of almost nine hundred) guinea pigs to partake in the Silver Falls Trail Runs new weekend trail run lineup. I will be the first to say that Run Wild Adventures did a great job setting up the weekend! 767 participants finished the half marathon during the generous time of 4 hours. With a race in November, the weather projected rain, possible inclement weather, and muddy trails. However, this race also promised seven…
Registration is open (open, open, open!) for the Oregon Trail Runs “Mary’s Peak 50k/25k“, which takes place on June 21. After parking in Blodgett, racers will depart the parking area via bus and be driven to the base of Mary’s Peak. All racers 50k racers will run 16 miles in the Siuslaw National Forest, through Starker Forest, and cruise into a nice finish at Blodgett School. For those of us participating in the 25k, we’ll…
