Last week, Robin relayed her favorite memories about running in costume. Her quote of “The Starlight Run is fun for so many reasons. The crowds cheering, high fives all around, the thrill of leading off the parade that is in turn, kicking off the Rose Festival. It is “Portland’s party in the streets” definitely is the feeling of a lot of people out there! I thought it would be fun to ask some of our bloggers…
The first time I had ever head of the Starlight Run, I was innocently hanging out with friends anticipating the Starlight Parade. I had absolutely no idea there was a 5K race before the parade and was shocked and amused to see a man running zig-zag through the street and handing out high fives. He was dragging a heavy-looking parachute behind him while wearing a full suit, sunglasses, and holding onto a briefcase with fake money…
Nearing 40 years of existence (39 to be exact), the Starlight Run has been a non-timed, costume-heavy run through the downtown city streets of Portland. Thousands of runners take to the pavement ahead of the Rose Festival Parade each year and get to experience the thrill of being cheered on by thousands and thousands of spectators along the way. It is a pretty simple, straightforward, and inexpensive event that has thrilled runners and parade-goes alike for quite…
The 38th annual Starlight Run took place on Saturday, June 4. The temperature was hot, the crowds were plentiful, and three Run Oregon bloggers took to the downtown Portland streets courtesy of the event. Read on for their experience.
Who puts the “fun” in a “fun run”? The Starlight Run, that’s who. The Starlight fun run, which began in 1979, takes place just before the Starlight Parade in downtown Portland. Running to the cheers of approximately 250,000 parade spectators as you run along the parade route is very exhilarating. The 38th annual run is a “party in the streets” not to be missed and an event I feel that everyone should participate in at…
Pre-Race It all started when I found out about an awesome handmade costume worn by a mystery woman at a run in Disneyland. She was dressed in this towering “Kevin” costume from the Disney/Pixar beloved movie “UP” from 2009. After tracking her down by the Facebook group called “Running/Race Costumes” it was discovered that she was from my very own hometown of Portland, Oregon (PDX) and her name is Sandy. One of our fellow blog and…
Earlier this month, we highlighted an opportunity for Girls on the Run participants to highlight their experience with this great program and have the opportunity to have their post featured on Run Oregon! We narrowed it down to two great entries! Our final winner comes from Tooty Mohr. Thanks Tooty! I was introduced to the Girls on the Run program through my 11 year old daughter’s elementary school. They received a generous grant through Nike and were looking…
Earlier this month, we highlighted an opportunity for Girls on the Run participants to highlight their experience with this great program and have the opportunity to have their post featured on Run Oregon! We narrowed it down to two great entries! Our first comes from Meg Dumez. Thanks Meg! I remember the week we had running lessons in middle school. It was twice a year and the week started with a relay of four people,…
About 8,500 runners finished the The Legacy Health Starlight 5K Run, the largest Fun Run 5K in Portland on May 31, 2014! The Lincoln High School Field Track started filling up at 5pm, and only got busier as participants, family, and friends perused booths and ogled costumes as they tried to decide who they would vote for and prepare their strategy as they races in front of thousands of spectators. The costumes were amazing, the…
Soon! Soon my Group and I will be competing against Epic costumes at the annual Legacy Health Starlight 5K Run. Although it is a heavily costumed race with about 7,500-8,000 runners we surely will only be competing against 20-30 other groups and we have a chance with how awesome these costumes are! We are going as Characters from the Disney Pixar Movie ‘Up!’
