Every Thanksgiving, thousands of people wake up extra early to run off the turkey before the eat it. It is an awesome tradition that makes us all a little more prepared to stuff ourselves with mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce. But why wait till Thanksgiving morning? Why not get in a Thanksgiving race the night before Thanksgiving and give yourself more time to prep your turkey? Well, the Les Schwab Tires Turkey Trot Relay and…
The Rugged Maniac 5K Obstacle Race sends runners into an obstacle-filled odyssey of muddy fun. The 5-kilometer course features more than epic 20 obstacles, with participants scaling towering walls, crawling through underground tunnels, and leaping over fire. Finish and call yourself a Rugged Maniac! It’s a fun time for everyone involved, both racers and volunteers. Before and after racers tackle the course, you’ll get to party with thousands of other Maniacs in a day-long festival…
With so many Turkey Trots to choose from in Oregon, it’s nice to have an option that’s a little different than the typical race, and the 2018 HTC Turkey Trot Relay & 5k will offer you that. For one, this race occurs the evening BEFORE Thanksgiving, so you won’t have it interfering in turkey morning festivities. Running in the dark is a true benefit to this race because it’s at Portland International Raceway, which means…
It’s been a long seven years since Uberthons last staged a race at the Portland International Raceway, and seeing as how I missed the previous race, I’ve been bugging the race directors for a long time about returning there. It finally happened on October 6 with the simply named “Portland 5K.” Participants were able to name their own price, starting at $1. But this wasn’t a no frills race; it was the usual Uberthons experience,…
The 2018 Rugged Maniac 5k obstacle race was the ultimate recess for grownups. Held on Saturday, June 30th 2018, the weather was beautiful. The day started with a nice cloud cover, but cleared by the time we began our wave at 12:30. I ran the course with my husband and two daughters this year. I ran my first Rugged Maniac in 2015 with my oldest daughter, we had so much fun that we’ve run it…
Thousands of people come out on Thanksgiving morning ready and excited to burn off the huge meal they are about to eat. It is a holiday tradition with good intentions of health and fitness. However, it can be hard to fit in a race and get home in time to start cooking the bird and preparing all the other dishes, that is why the Les Schwab Tires Turkey Trot Relay and 5K was perfect. This…
The weather was perfect for the Rugged Maniac 5k obstacle race this year and the 25 obstacles were fun and challenging. The course was especially muddy, which I loved, but what I loved most was seeing all the teams working together to support each other. There were people of all ages and fitness levels working together. Running, jumping and playing transports us back to the carefree days of childhood when we would run around outside with…
The Rugged Maniac has a little bit of everything with 25+ obstacles – fire jumps, water slides, trampolines, and underground tunnels – to name a few, lining a 3-mile course, followed by a celebratory after party with plenty of beer and music. The race is held at the Portland International Raceway on June 17th. You can race as a team, or solo. Previous years have hosted teams who arrived in coordinated “Avengers-in-bathing-suits” costumes and Hulk-green body paint. In the festival, spectators…
Over the past few years, Hood to Coast’s annual Turkey Trot has seen some transformation. In 2015, the event moved from a Thanksgiving Day morning run at Mary S. Young park in West Linn to a Wednesday night run through the Christmas lights at PIR. Now in 2016, the event’s day and location are staying the same, but they are forgoing the 10k distance and instead adding 4-person relay. Now these changes may or…
I feared the worst. The 2nd Annual Hood to Coast Turkey Trot had a lot of changes come about over the past few months. A venue change, time change, and even a date change made it difficult to conceive the event going off without a hitch. Add to the fact, that pre-Thanksgiving Holiday traffic stretched for MILES in all directions, and it could have been a recipe for disaster. But despite all the modifications, things seemed…
