Way down yonder, along the south coast of Oregon, is a gem of an area known as Coos Bay and North Bend. The South Coast Running Club makes their home here and are the organizers for the Circle the Bay 30K. Runners can tackle the 30K course (18.6 miles) on their own, or as a team of 3, where each runner takes 10K. The tricky thing about the relay is deciding who gets the flat…
The Whiskey Run mountain bike trail system in Southern Oregon has over 30 miles of gorgeous single track and for the first time, on October 1st, will be reserved for trail runners! The Run Whiskey Run, hosted by South Coast Running Club, will have a Shirley Temple (1.5 mile loop), Whiskey Ginger (5 mile loop), or a Double Shot (10 miles), all on trail. Located just 20 miles south of Coos Bay and on the…
The AVID Strides for Education Eugene 4J 6K takes place on Sunday, April 7 at 2pm at the School District office, and it raises funds for continuing support of the AVID system and strategies in Eugene’s classrooms. The course of the 6k race is a single loop on bike paths along the river, heading east first and crossing to the north bank over the DeFazio Footbridge, then heading west again and crossing the Greenway Bike Bridge…
Looking for a really fun relay this spring? The 42nd year of South Coast Running Club’s popular Roseburg to Coos Bay Relay is coming up on April 21st and there is both a running and a walking option. This race is also a fund-raiser for Camp Millennium, which is a summer camp for children with cancer. The 67 mile running relay begins it’s staggered start times at 6:00AM at KPIC-TV in Roseburg. Competitive teams of 5 or…
The South Coast Running Club is hosting the Salmon Creek Run in the small town of Powers, Oregon. Located along the Coquille-Rogue Scenic Byway, Powers is a gateway to the Siskiyou National Forest. This small logging community is nestled in a valley surrounded by the mountains of the coast range. This quaint location is where you will find the affordable Salmon Creek 5K and 10K Race. The routes are rolling and scenic on both paved…
Oregon is famous for, among other things, some legendary runners. But few have reached the legendary status of Steve Prefontaine, who was from Coos Bay, OR. The South Coast Running Club’s original race, and one of Pre’s favorites, is something you can experience for yourself if you sign up for the 2018 Run of Two Cities 5k/10k on March 10th. You can literally run in Pre’s footsteps for this race. Prefontaine loved hills and…
We are lucky in Oregon, where there are many local running clubs from Ashland to Portland and everywhere in between. We’re also lucky in that there are people out there who put on free group runs, help with races, and support youth and other cause running and racing programs. South Coast Running Club is one of these clubs. Due the distance from the majority of Oregon’s population, the South Coast of Oregon is a spot…
The South Coast Running Club is hosting its 44th annual Circle the Bay 30K on Saturday, August 13th, 2017 in North Bend, OR. Near Coos Bay, North Bend is on the coast and the event will feature a gorgeous (and relatively flat!) course around the bay. The entire course has an elevation gain of just under 500 ft. This course will be open to traffic, so participants should use extra caution. You can choose to run the…
The 11th Annual Millicoma Marsh Trail and Track Runs are coming up on Saturday, October 8th in Coos Bay. The event includes a flat and scenic 5k on the marsh trails, a 400 meter kids’ run, and a 1-mile race. Both the kids’ run and the mile take place on the Millicoma Middle School track. With cross-country, track, and kids’ races, and a chance to run a track mile, this sounds like a perfect family…
The 14th annual Scotty Brown Memorial “Muddy” Run and Walk takes place near North Bend on the Southern Oregon Coast on Saturday, August 20th at 10am. Roy Mollier has put on a memorial run each fall to remember a runner who went to NBHS named Scotty Brown who sadly died at the age of 42. The NB Cross Country team attends it every year. Doctors, teachers, nurses and many runners join the fun run. It is…
