The following has been submitted by Run Oregon reader, Laura Owen. As with so many other races this year, The Portland Marathon has succumbed to the pandemic and been cancelled. However, the organizers have put an interesting and unique opportunity to run a chip-timed, sanctioned course in its place. OYO Portland offers marathon, half marathon, 10k and 5k options, guided by a phone app, and chip-timed with a true starting line pad. The race had…