The Future of the Portland Marathon – Take Two
Share your thoughts! Click here to tell us what you would want from a revamped marathon in Portland. Last fall, we asked what the future…
Portland Marathon and the Money: How much should a race director get paid?
This is the second of two posts about the finances of races, inspired by questions we’ve received from runners about the Portland…
The 2017 Portland Marathon’s Permit Has Been Approved
In a statement from the Portland Bureau of Transportation sent to Run Oregon at 10a today: The Portland Bureau of Transportation has approved…
Portland Marathon: The Money
This is the first of two posts about the finances of races, inspired by questions we’ve received from runners about the Portland…
The 2017 Portland Marathon: A New Event Company Steps In, and Run Oregon Wants Your Questions
We, like many of our readers, have been following the story around the 2017 Portland Marathon closely. It’s not easy to unfold: on one…
The Future Course of the “Portland Marathon” – Editorial
The end of this week was dramatic, to say the least, for the Portland Marathon. First, stories broke that the race – scheduled to run in…
What happened with the Portland Marathon course, anyway?
There has been a lot of chatter among Portland Marathon 2016 finishers about the course errors that led many participants to cover an extra…
Race Preview: 2016 Portland Marathon
You probably don’t really need me to preview the Portland Marathon, as it’s probably the longest-running (ha ha) race in Oregon…
Run Oregon interviews Portland Marathon Event Director Les Smith
This is the first in an occasional series where Run Oregon interviews local race and event directors. Our subject today is Mr. Lester Smith,…
Run Oregon’s Favorite Races: Marathon
There are a LOT of races out there. And we tend to like most of them. We also tend to participate in more of them than an average runner, just…