Race Preview: 2019 Les Schwab Turkey Trot Relay and 5K (NIGHT RACE @ PIR)
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 [...]
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Race Preview: 2019 Rugged Maniac (Portland International Raceway)
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 [...]
Race Recap: 2018 HTC Turkey Trot Relay & 5k (Portland International Raceway)
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 [...]
Race Recap: Uberthons’ Portland 5K at the Portland International Raceway
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 [...]
Rugged Recap: A Run Oregon recap of the 2018 Rugged Maniac
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 [...]
Race Recap: 2017 Les Schwab Tires Turkey Trot 5K and Relay
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 [...]
Rugged Recap: A Run Oregon recap of the 2017 Rugged Maniac
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 [...]
Race Preview: 2017 Rugged Maniac (Portland)
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 [...]
Race Preview: Hood to Coast Race Series’ 2016 Turkey Trot Relay and 5k
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. [...]
Running in a Winter Wonderland: A Run Oregon review of the 2015 Turkey Trot by Hood to Coast Series
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 [...]