2026 Race Series Preview: Run with Paula Events
If you’re a runner and you do road races in Oregon, you’ve heard of Run with Paula Events. Paula Harkin is the race director for several…
Blue Skies, Fast Feet: Race #2 of the PRC Winter 5K Series
It stands to reason at least one of the three races in the Winter 5k Series will bring some weather that makes you question being a winter…
Kick Off Your Winter Running with the 2025/26 PRC Winter 5k Series
If you’re a year-round runner, winters can be tough. Not only are there less races to keep you motivated, but it’s also cold and dark and wet.…
2022 PRC Winter 5k Race Series – December Race recap
There was a time that getting beaten by a 7 year old at a 5k might feel a bit .. Humbling. But I later found out he was actually 10, not 7,…
Beat the Bad Weather Blues at the PRC Winter 5k Series
Anyone in Portland who’s ever run a Run With Paula event knows how awesome the races are. Despite the fact that I’m typically a long distance…
Personal Runner Confessions: The Uphill Climb Back
March 6, 2020: That was the day the COVID closures started being announced. My youngest’s pre-school was taking a break, my oldest was…
Race Recap: 2018 PRC Winter 5k #3 – The Predictor Race
It was another beautiful day to run the third race in the PRC Winter 5k Series. Over 200 people participated in this race, and being a…