Running for a cause is one of the most meaningful ways this sport can benefit a community and how we can use our passion to help people. The Race for the Homeless, is in its 20th year and donates 100% of the proceeds from the race to Open House Ministries. Open House Ministries has been aiding families without homes by providing shelter and and life skills training since 1986. Yet, this organization is so much…
“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…
Clark County, Washington has become a real hotspot for road races, and a large number of them run in and around the Fort Vancouver area. One of the best of these is the namesake event, The Fort Vancouver Run. This year’s race takes place on Sunday, March 6th. As Geli described in her earlier Run Oregon preview, the Fort Vancouver Run is a fun and well-organized 12K / 5K that takes advantage of the Fort…
As a guy that races close to thirty times a year, my closet is a bit crowded with tech shirts of all colors. So it was funny to go the website for this race, see the logo, and want to enter just for the shirt. Of course, there is definitely more to the event than an awesome logo. This happens to be a 15k/50k/50mi/100mi trail running event in southeast Washington. Hosted by The Nomad Trail…
I was already planning to do an orienteering event at Battle Ground Lake State Park at 11:00a on Saturday, so when a friend reminded me about the Bigfoot Fun Run at 8:00a in Yacolt that same morning I couldn’t pass up the lucky opportunity to do both. The road from Battle Ground to Yacolt is a beautiful forested jaunt along the Lewis River. I was pretty confident I was on the right track, but it…
This recap was submitted by Run Oregon reader and previous race director Kelly Uhacz. Feel free to Submit a Guest Post in the “Contact Us” tab if you are wanting to recap your experiences as well! The Bigfoot 5k and 10k Fun Run in Yacolt, Washington will always be a special race for me. My wife Sara and I co-founded the race in 2010 and we were the co-race directors for 4 years. Every race director dreams of…
Blooms to Brews is coming up soon on April 13, 2014 in Woodland, WA at Horseshoe Lake Park. This is the beautiful finishers medal all the half marathon runners will receive (sorry not for the 10K participants). It’s a nice medal, and I am told larger than previous years. Early Bird rates are over as of 2/28/14, however if you missed that chance then take advantage of this special offer of $5 off the 10K and $10 off the…
