Beach lovers, rejoice! The 10th Annual Pacific City Beach Challenge is just around the corner! If you are a fan of running on the beach, this is the race for you. 5K and 10K racers will start just west of the Pelican Brewing Company, run south down the mix of soft and hard-packed sand to a turn-around and will finish where they started. There will also be a kids run starting at the same location.…
https://cdn-az.allevents.in/banners/1b63cc00-2ca2-11e9-87c5-7762100c58e9-rimg-w526-h295-gmir.jpg Hood to Coast is a well-known running event in the Pacific Northwest. Runners come from around the world for the adventure from Mt. Hood to Seaside, Oregon. First started in 1982, the event has grown in size and fame so that the course has modified over the years to make room for more participants. In recent years, the leadership behind Hood to Coast have expanded their races to new locations, including relays in Texas,…
I am all about one day relays, so I’m excited to be able to run in the Three Capes Relay on February 23rd. This coastal run is from Cape Meares to Pacific City and is a marathon distance. You can run this solo if you’re ready for a marathon, or make it a half marathon and grab a partner to run with, or enjoy the camaraderie of a team and run with a group of…
Somewhere between Tillamook and Lincoln City is one of the most picturesque coastal towns: Pacific City. The 8th annual Pacific City Beach Challenge comes to this lovely town (and the famed Haystack Rock and “Sand Hill” on July 30th, which has participants running an out and back on both hard and soft sand along one of Oregon’s most scenic beaches. Racers can choose from the 5K run/walk or the 10K run. They also have a kids half mile…
Running on sand isn’t always easy, but at low tide, when there’s a lot of hard packed open sand, it’s a lot of fun! The Cedar Creek Beach Challenge in Pacific City gives you the chance to run a 5k, 10k, or 1/2 mile kids run at low tide from Cape Kiwanda south towards Bob Straub State Park and back again.
Read Joe’s recap of legs 1 and 2 of the 2015 Three Capes Relay. Joe did a great job highlighting the first few legs and I will try my hand at my legs – 3 and 4. Joe and I had been going back and forth for about a week about how we should divvy up things. We initially were going to alternate, but I wanted to run more than the 8 or so miles…
Run Oregon is fielding a 2-person team at this upcoming February’s 2015 Three Capes Relay on the beautiful Northern Oregon coast. The course consists of five legs, ranging from around 4.11 to 7.02 miles in length, and includes 2,400 feet of elevation gain. Runners will head through or right along 6 State Parks, multiple county parks, and 2 National Wildlife Refuges. And the views – oh yes, the views – will be stunning. Joe did a general preview last month and it is only…
The Cedar Creek Beach Challenge in Pacific City is an annual event held to benefit Cedar Creek Child Care Center & Preschool. There’s a 10K run, a 5K walk or run and a kids half mile. The most unique thing about this is event is it’s the only one around where you actually get to run on the beach. As you run be sure to watch for eagles, brown pelicans, seals and even whales.
