Any event that advertises a Post-Race Wine Celebration has got my attention. Now, I know Portland is a beer town, but just outside of glorious PDX are some of the best vineyards you’ll find in the NW. Fueled By Fine Wine combines my two favorite hobbies: Drinking wine & running. Sign. Me. Up.
Among all the runners I know (thankfully, a whole bunch!), I am one, if not the only one, of them who have never participated in an Uberthons racing event. A while ago, I envisioned Uberthons events as great big ‘parties’, with little running or racing substance. After a fellow Run Oregon Blogger encouraged me to take a fresh look at the Uberthons race scene, I immediately became enthralled in the concept; get out and run,…
Yep, that is correct – you read it right! Registration is now open for the 30th annual Mid-Summer Triathlon and Duathlon, by AA Sports. This incredible combination of events, which is also the Tri Northwest Sprint Distance Championship event for 2014, will be held near Portland, Oregon (at Blue Lake Park) on Sunday, August 3, 2014.
The Falcon 15k Relay will take place on Saturday April 19th. There are several ways this race can be run. For the relay, teams of three runners each complete a 5k course. Individual runners have their choice of completing the 15k, 10k, or 5k. There is also a free 300 meter race for kids ten and under. Parents are welcome to participate with their kids. Sound like fun so far? I think so too, but…
I love wine. Red wine, white wine—as long as its not a box of Franzia Chillable Red—I’m not picky. A year ago I moved here from Arkansas. In Arkansas (and in many states, unfortunately), we like to pretend that we have a wine country. Of course, once you get over the adorable kitsch of a woman in a Dirndl (the traditional Alpine-peasant/ Oktoberfest outfit) behind the old oak bar serving ample pours of Muscadine wine, you…
Pondering the idea of registering for the best destination race in the Pacific Northwest (in my very strong opinion)? Well ponder no more, as there is a price increase on March 1! I cannot say enough positive things about this race. It’s an entire weekend of fun activities for the entire family to participate in. From speed golfing at Caldera Springs on Saturday, to the opportunity to qualify for the Boston Marathon on Sunday, to…
If you want to do a low-key boutique style half-marathon or 5K this Saturday, head to Rogue River and enjoy running through Fleming Park on the Greenway Bike Path. There’s also a 1 Mile Fun Run for ages 10 and under. When: Saturday, February 15, 2014 Where: Rogue River, OR at Fleming Park Website
Everyone has one of these in their life: a wise, slightly-older friend who just absolutely irritates the living piss out of you, in large part (most likely) because they’re right about something and you’re not ready to agree. In my past life running in the Deep South, that friend’s name was Pool.
December is always a month for lists– the best albums you’ve never heard of, the movies you didn’t watch but should have. I’ve decided to throw my hat into that fire with my own brief little list of the silly, terrible, and/or ridiculously dumb things that happened to me this year in running. Here they are!
