Do you like super cute finisher medals? What about some excellent Ice Cream Sandwiches? How about a race that is incredibly well-managed? These are all “must have” items for me when I participate in races, and the Foot Traffic Flat is certain to be absolutely awesome. This event, held on July 4th, 2022 for it’s 19th year on Sauvie Island, fills fast and has limited entries available. This means, if you are at all interested in…
I’ve done well over a hundred races over the last 15 or so years, but I’ve yet to do the Foot Traffic Flat. It’s on my list to do someday, when the timing is right, and I’ve heard more and more about it every year. What I hear about it is that it’s on 4th of july and therefore generally hot (though the average high is 76 with a low of 56)) but it’s…
https://foottraffic.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/RaceStart.jpg While many Americans’ traditions on the 4th of July involve barbeques and fireworks, mine includes getting up before the sun and running a very long ways for a very large medal. And July 4, 2018 was no exception. The Foot Traffic Flat on Sauvie Island wisely starts early in the morning, to help beat the expected summer heat and provide lots of time for those hot dogs later on (including one you can get…
The Foot Traffic Flat Marathon, Half Marathon, 8K and 5K is a holiday tradition for some. More than 2,000 runners cross the Columbia River on July 4th to ring in Independence Day with a run around Sauvie Island. Noted as one of the flattest marathons, the marathon does a double loop clockwise around the island down Gilliham Riad and up North Sauvie Island Road. It is chip timed and a Boston Qualifying event. There will…
The Foot Traffic Flat races have become a regional 4th of July tradition. This year, the weather couldn’t have been any better for a July race: At the 6:30am start of the marathon, the temperature was nearing 60*F and the skies were cloudy. Approximately 2,000 participants chose one of the four distances (official results for 5k, 8k, half, full marathon), with the largest number taking on the half marathon. For a July race, I appreciate…
