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…
Winding Downhill Through The Woods: 2023 Vernonia Marathon & Half Marathon
Vernonia Marathon and Half Marathon uses one of my favorite courses in the Pacific Northwest. It is point-to-point, so every step is toward…
Race Recap – Hagg Mud 50K
It’s important to understand and appreciate history. For instance, I find the history of the Hagg Lake Mud Runs to be super interesting,…
Y Not Try the Y2K Half Marathon & 10k (Forest Grove)
ORRC is starting 2023 off with a bang with their Annual 2023 Y2K Half Marathon & 10k on Saturday, January 7th. For years, the race has…
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…
Lions and Tigers and a 5k – Oh My!
I haven’t gone to the Oregon Zoo as often as I used to, but I love visiting it. It’s always seemed to me to be an example of how…