It was a cool and cloudy morning with the threat of rain starting soon, when nearly 1,000 runners gathered at Portland Running Company for this year’s running of the Beaverton Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k. There was plenty of parking available in the surrounding business park, and packet pickup inside the store went smoothly and quickly. As I was walking along the sidewalk, an early-start half marathon walker was trying to make her way through…
“Every race is different. Every race organizer is different. Showing up at an event is different for every course, every race, some are just weird. Today, I find myself just outside of Tri-Cities, in fact, just outside of the city of Pasco. When I first got here, at about 4:30 AM, there was no one here. To be honest I didn’t expect too many people to be here, as it is my understanding this is…
The Lincoln City Half has made it’s way onto my ‘must-do’ list a few years ago. Occurring on March 3rd this year, the small but fun race at the coast stood out with the coolest race bibs I have ever seen. With a light blue color featuring an orange octopus peering over the bottom, it will be added to my large collection as a standout piece. After years of enjoying the half marathon course, this…
Run Oregon had a few bloggers out for Alpine Running‘s Run The Rock at Smith Rock State Park. Read on for their accounts, then go here for the 2018 results, here for the 50M/50K photos, and here for the half marathon photos! Bobi Jo: Less than a week has passed and we’re still on our runner’s high over here at Run Oregon from our weekend spent at Smith Rock! It was a full on adventure, with the 50M and 50K…
Where does one start to write a recap that can fully speak to such an epic experience? Such an epic experience that one would have to have been there to fully grasp the magnitude of each moment, from beginning to end? Indeed, one must start from the very beginning, that moment the organizer said go and off you went. No, wait, before that. The night before in the campground, sleeping on the grass, dreaming of…
On Saturday the 2nd I had the opportunity to participate in a local fun run. Low key and small, the Go Granary 5K had a simple course in the middle of town, avoiding most major streets. This was a key element, as the fund raising run for the Sheridan Japanese School was an open course event, with no closed roads. It was a small event, with a little over 30 participants, but checked off all…
Of all the places to run a race, Central Oregon is definitely one of the more scenic. Within Central Oregon there are many backdrops for the truly epic event, and Sisters is definitely one of those. For yours truly, living a mere 25 minutes away from this little town has afforded me the opportunity to run here on multiple locations, including for this particular race. Two years ago, I ran my first Sisters Better Half Marathon,…
Unless you live in Southern California, or perhaps New Mexico, racing in the winter can be a real challenge, especially when the snow and ice hit. Out in Central Oregon, most locals talk about last winter like it was an apocalyptic event, referring to the level of snow with angry outbursts and threats, as if life ended for 3 months. So far, this winter has been a dud compared to last, with little to no…
Everything that happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas… except for the blisters and sore muscles from the Rock ‘n Roll Las Vegas Races. On November 12th thousands upon thousands of runners pinned on their race bibs, hit the oxygen and vitamin bars to recover from their Las Vegas fun the night before they hit the strip ready to run. As a half marathon participant, I had to be aware of what color my bib was…
I have participated in the Shamrock Run off and on, mostly on, since my high school days. Seen as the unofficial beginning of the spring race season, it’s often a litmus test of the winters training. It also usually is held on what seems to be the most miserable day of the year, generally windy, chilly and raining. This year was a nice surprise, with the lightest of sprinkles, minimal wind, and relatively high temperatures…
