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Race Preview: 2021 Columbia River Triathlon & Multi-Sport Festival (Vancouver)

August 4, 2021 // 0 Comments

We’ve all made the best of virtual races this past year, but if you’re craving the rush of racing alongside fellow participants on the trail or in the water, the [...]

Race Preview: 2021 SHOC Walk & Run (Virtual)

July 24, 2021 // 0 Comments

When we refer to running being good for your health, it’s usually in the “get the blood pumping to strengthen your heart and help your sanity” kind of way, but [...]

Race Preview: 2019 Seaside Beach Run (Seaside)

July 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

To break up the monotony of a treadmill or standard neighborhood loop, many runners try visualization and imagine themselves on the beach like Baywatch or Chariots of Fire. This July [...]

Race Preview: 2019 Swim Dash Splash Triathlon (Longview WA)

June 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you’re a runner and enjoy racing, you may be tempted to give a triathlon a try. A traditional triathlon includes swimming, biking, and running. The City of Longview Parks [...]

Small Race Preview: 2019 Run for Recovery 5K/10K (Redmond)

April 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

For 2019, the Redmond Alano Club says, May the Fourth Be With You! The Run for Recovery happens to fall on the 4th this year, and with it comes the opportunity to [...]

FEATURED RACE Preview: 2018 Freedom 5K Run & Walk (Molalla)

June 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

Whe Run Oregon first became a website (2013), we left it up to our readers to vote on their favorite race from each month. The winner of July was the Molalla [...]

Race Preview: 2018 Komen Eugene Race for the Cure

February 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

Join thousands of community members to race for a cause, on Sunday March 4, 2018 at Valley River Center in Eugene Oregon. Hosted by Komen Oregon & SW Washington [...]

Race Preview: 2017 Crater Lake Rim Runs – 6.7 mile, 13 mile and Marathon

July 22, 2017 // 2 Comments

Growing up in Oregon, I have sadly only been to Crater Lake once in my life when I was a teenager, but I am still left with the images of [...]

Race Preview: 2017 Huckleberry Half Marathon, 10k and 5k (Welches)

July 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

One thing I often take for granted living in Oregon, is all the trees and the natural beauty all around us at all times of the year! If you are [...]

The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Runner: Running to the Beat of a Lonely Heart

May 5, 2014 // 11 Comments

Just twelve days ago I celebrated the one-year anniversary of my arrival in Portland, Oregon. I’d traveled 2,700 miles diagonally across a good portion of the United States and arrived [...]