Running for me began in high school as simply a way to earn my Letter! Little did I know, this was going to be the beginning to life change in my adult years! I did learn I had some potential in running…I loved to run but after graduation, due to some injuries I stopped. 9 years ago as a 32-year-old mother, my youngest started kindergarten and I decided to take on running again. I don’t…
Over the past few years, Run Oregon has grown more than we initially imagined. What started as a hobby 10 years ago has continued to morph and change over the years, leading us to where we are today – our own standalone website that has been up and running since December 2013. We typically have anywhere from 12-15 volunteer bloggers who help shoulder the writing load and allow us to continue to do our part in supporting…
In its 13th year, the McMinnville Run,, Walk, Ride for Humanity, put on by Habitat for Humanity, continues to raise money to build home for low income families in the area. They have constructed over 40 homes since 1991. All of the funds that are raised during this event on June 14th go towards the cause. Events include a 5K and 10K course that you can choose to run, walk, or ride, and also extended ride…
I feel like every time I write a post I am being overly emphatic about something, but hear me… Hop Hop Half & 5k is the hidden gem of the Portland race scene. I vaguely remember the Hop Hop Half last year and couldn’t do it because it conflicted with Race for the Roses on my race calendar (too close together for me at the time). So when I had the chance to sign up this year, I…
The Rum Run has been around since 2008, and has been a staple of my racing calendar for the past three years. Enticed by promises of good competition, the Energy Events website really emphasizes the…energy..of the event. With a cool tropical theme, a DJ keeping the crowd pumped, and a vibrant race area, it is a fun one to attend. It starts and ends at Tualitin commons, and the finish involves going around the man…
A few months ago, I was staring at a few running items that were floating around my garage. A running belt, a couple of running books I purchased when training for my first marathon, and a pair of running shorts I was too embarrassed to wear (white thighs anyone?) were a couple of things tossed into a box.
Last year I got sent to Lake Chelan for work. Before that trip I had never heard of Lake Chelan and was amazed by its beauty and charm. The small-town of Chelan sits on the edge of Lake Chelan, a gorgeous lake with deep blue glacier fed water, and is home of many world-class wineries, gourmet restaurants, and 300 days of sunshine. It is about a 5½ hour drive from Portland and is located in…
If you’re going to be a terrible, occasionally hungover, inconveniently sick, low-gear, slow but enthusiastic runner, you should at least have the benefit of being rich to even those deficits out. Unfortunately, rich I am not. I greeted the New Year with $211 after six months of unemployment and $537.00 in mandatory bar dues, but damn if I didn’t spend ninety of those dollars on a tiny race I’ve been dying to run since before I…
December is always a month for lists– the best albums you’ve never heard of, the movies you didn’t watch but should have. I’ve decided to throw my hat into that fire with my own brief little list of the silly, terrible, and/or ridiculously dumb things that happened to me this year in running. Here they are!
