After a week of unintentional tapering where I managed only one run (plus a fairly gnarly 3.5 mile hike with an elevation gain of 1400 feet and a rowing session on a Concept2 at a hotel that didn’t have a single treadmill!), I was eager to tackle the Uberthons Summer Quarter Marathon. I hadn’t checked the weather forecast but assumed it would be mild at the 7:30 a.m.* start time and then warm up. *…
Wow, it seems like it was just last week that I ran in the Uberthons Spring event (half marathon, quarter marathon, 5K), and now the Summer event is less than month away on July 22. If you are new to Uberthons events, you may wonder, how are the seasonal events different? For one thing, each seasonal event takes place in a different part of Oregon: Winter was entirely on the golf course at The Reserve Vineyards…
Fall is my favorite season, but among the Uberthons seasonal race events, I’m pretty sure I like the Spring one the best. (Shh, don’t tell the other events; I don’t want them to get jealous!) For the second year in a row, the Oregon Spring Half Marathon has been staged at Heirloom Roses on Memorial Day Weekend. 399 racers showed up on bright and early on a beautiful Saturday morning, when the temperature at the…
Memorial Day is coming up fast, and that means it’s time for the Oregon Spring Half Marathon. This is the second in Uberthons’ Half Marathon Series, each of which takes place in a different part of Oregon. Just like last year, the Spring Half will take place at Heirloom Roses in St. Paul on May 27, 2017. If you haven’t been there before, Heirloom Roses is a fabulous nursery about 40 minutes southwest of Portland. It’s…
For many runners in the Portland area, the Hippie Chick Half Marathon has been a Mother’s Day tradition for many years. Since its move to Hillsboro, participants of this women-only event dodn’t have to worry about an early sellout date anymore, and the flat roads and open spaces allow for a variety of distances. Race day is on Saturday, May 13th, and for the first time this year, there will be the option to run…
If you are looking for a half or quarter marathon in the scenic Sisters area of central Oregon, you’ll want to check out the Sisters “Better Half” Marathon taking place in late April. For one thing, the race course takes runners through large parts of Sisters, with multiple passes through the start/finish area so that spectators will get to see their favorite runners several times during the race: The race course is 6.55 miles, so…
Uberthons kicked off its 2017 racing season on January 21 with the Oregon Winter Half Marathon at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Course. This was the second year of this particular half marathon, along with options for a quarter marathon and 5K, and overall attendance increased by over 50 percent. Personally, I was chomping at the bit to get out and race after the ridiculous snowfall earlier in the month. The fact that the weather…
Local race organizer Uberthons stages races in Oregon almost every month of the year, and the 2017 slate opens on January 21, 2017, with the inaugural Winter Half Marathon located at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Course.* This is the first in the Half Marathon Series – one for each season. Signing up for all four gets you a special preferred parking pass, invitation to the year-end banquet, and more. * Note that in past years,…
It’s old news that Hippie Chick is no longer a Run with Paula event, but this is the first time I’ve run it since the race changed hands. Standards were set high, and I wasn’t sure a new company could carry on this popular race with the same zeal. Fortunately, the Hippie Chick Quarter and Half Marathon remains a popular Ladies-Only event and the new race directors seem every bit as passionate to keep with tradition. Registration…
