Strava Segment of the Week

Running Meme and Strava Segment of the Week: Mary S. Young Upper Loop

April 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

This week, the segment is on a trail that not everyone may know about, although it’s a gem – and part of a longer loop run that connects Mary S. Young and George Roberts Parks in West Linn and Lake Oswego, respectively. The Mary S. Young [read more...]

Running Meme and Strava Segment of the Week: Fast Flats (Tualatin)

March 22, 2019 // 1 Comment

I have a few places where I know I can always go and have a good run. Good because I won’t have to watch out for traffic (except bikes and pedestrians), good because I like the scenery, and good because I know if I’m not feeling great I [read more...]

Running Meme and Strava Segment of the Week: Bike Park Gravel Road

March 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

In honor of the hilly Shamrock Run, we have an 0.36-mile climb that gains 107 feet. The segment is the Bike Park Gravel Road and is along the I-205 Corridor starting on the “Toe Trail” and running south to SE Halsey Rd. It look slike a [read more...]

Running Meme and Strava Segment of the Week: Chart House Sprint

March 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

Only another week until the Shamrock Run! We here are Run Oregon are hoping that the cold spell snaps, although if we had to make a deal we’d rather have cold than cold and rain. So our segment this week is a preview of one of the nice hills [read more...]

Running Meme and Strava Segment of the Week: JD-Backstretch Counter Clockwise

February 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

This week for our SSOTW we are going to McMinnville and running around some ball fields. Superstar runner Lauren Fleshman holds the women’s CR for this 1.27-mile segment with a 9:22, run in July 2018, and Jerry Nance has the men’s CR [read more...]

Running Meme and Strava Segment of the Week: Manning TH to Buxton TH

February 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

Today’s meme isn’t really even a meme … this is what was on my WTForecast app this afternoon when I went to see whether or not it would be snowing at the Stickmen Run. But it’s funny. (Note: this app frequently employs the [read more...]

Running Meme and Strava Segment of the Week: Race the River Trail 3/4 (Dallas)

February 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

Let’s go to the lovely town of Dallas today, where Run Oregon’s own Julie Mullins holds the course record for today’s Strava Segment of the Week: Race the River Trail 3/4. This is an 0.66-mile segment on a path alongside Rickreall [read more...]

Running Meme and Strava Segment of the Week: Fern Ridge :: Bertelsen to Bailey Hill

January 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

This week, we are going to Eugene and highlight a segment that is on the Taco Tuesday Twilight Trot course. This is a monthly 5k series run from the Eclectic Edge offices in West Eugene, and all participants are treated to a beverage and a taco bar [read more...]

Running Meme and Strava Segment of the Week: Cascade Finish

January 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

Just a little extra motivation for those of you running at the Cascade Half/10k this weekend! The Strava Segment of the Week this week is the Cascade Finish, a 3.02-mile segment that is part of the course … the last 3 miles of the half if [read more...]

Running Meme and Strava Segment of the Week: PRC Winter 5k

January 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

Tomorrow is the January edition for the 2018-2019 PRC Winter 5k Series and so we’re highlighting that route as this week’s Strava Segment of the Week. The PRC Winter 5k segment is a great segment to try out, even if you’re not [read more...]

Strava Segment & Running Meme of the Week: Rocky Butte West Climb

December 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

This week’s SSOTW is one where I especially look like the little girl on the bottom. It’s a hill climb, which may not always be pretty but will always make you a stronger runner. It’s the Rocky Butte West Climb, and it’s a [read more...]

Strava Segment & Running Meme of the Week: Pier Park Wooded Loop

November 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

This week’s Strava Segment of the Week is part of the TRL Stumptown XC Race #4 course at Pier Park. Rather than make the segment the whole race, it’s just a mile that you’ll actually run twice in the race. It’s got a few [read more...]

Strava Segment & Running Meme of the Week: Thunderslide (on the Great Pumpkin Run course in Corvallis)

October 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Are you on Strava? If you are, be sure to join the Run Oregon Strava Club! It’s just a fun way to connect to other runners in our area. If not, and especially if you’re doing the Great Pumpkin Run in Corvallis on Saturday the 13th, you [read more...]

Strava Segment & Running Meme of the Week: Mile Repeat 2 on the Portlandathon Half Marathon Course

October 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

Welcome again to the Strava Segment of the Week! I’ve been using Strava’s “Explore Segments” feature this week to check out where popular runs in Minneapolis are – I’m here because the hubs is running the Twin [read more...]

Strava Segment & Running Meme of the Week: South Jetty Sprint

September 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

For this week’s Strava Segment of the Week we are visiting the Oregon Coast. Run With Paula’s Bay to Brews Half Marathon and 10k is tomorrow (Saturday, September 29) in Newport, and there are a few great segments right on the course. The [read more...]

Strava Segment of the Week: ORRC Greenway Trail Trial segment “FC North of bridge to pond”

August 31, 2018 // 0 Comments

Monday is the ORRC Greenway Trail Trial, a non-profit race for which Abby Meek, Nikki Mueller, and I are volunteer race directors, so of course the segment this week is on the course! This race now crosses Hall Blvd. at the Fanno Creek Trail [read more...]

Strava Segment of the Week: Hood to Coast Leg 19

August 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

No pressure if you’re Runner #7 on a Hood to Coast team this year … not a big deal at all that you’ll also be taking on Leg 19, this week’s Strava Segment of the Week. Ahem, Aaron Coe. No pressure, I said. Only 235 have [read more...]

Strava Segment of the Week: South Park Climb (downtown Portland)

August 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

It’s always fun to run through the Park Blocks, so this week’s Strava Segment runs there! The half-mile “South Park Cimb” segment runs from SW Salmon to SW College Streets, always on the eastern sidewalk of the park. [read more...]

Strava Segment of the Week: Run Northbest Finish

August 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Run Northbest is a race series, with a 5k and a 10k option, going on RIGHT NOW in Beaverton. Well, not right this second … but the next three Wednesdays! Best part of this whole series is the price: the 5k series is only $35 and the 10k [read more...]

Strava Segment of the Week: West Side Trail Sewage Plant to Bridge in Redmond

March 23, 2018 // 2 Comments

I definitely picked this segment because there’s something about running a segment with “Sewage Plant” in its name that makes me chuckle. (I’m soooooo mature.) West Side Trail Sewage Plant to Bridge is a segment in Redmond, [read more...]

Strava Segment of the Week: Eeeeww.

March 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Ah, it’s the time again where the weather offers equal part trepidation and bliss, so let’s have a challenging hill for this week’s Strava Segment of the Week, where yes, it’s a hard segment, but once you’re done [read more...]

Strava Segment of the Week: Pearl Track

March 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

I did not even know that the Pearl Track was a thing! It’s in NW Portland, north of NW Overton and west of Naito. It’s not a “real track” – it’s only 0.17 miles to a loop – but it looks like a fun segment to [read more...]

Strava Segment of the Week: Terwilliger Hill 300 Meter

March 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

How about a nice hill to get you ready for the Shamrock Run? The Terwilliger Hill 300 Meter starts just after where Terwilliger passes the Lilac Garden above the Duniway Track, and runs to the top of that park – the steepest part of [read more...]

Strava Segment of the Week: 99W S – Hoffman Rd to Church St in Monmouth

February 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

This week, our segment is in the lovely town of Monmouth, near Western Oregon University. The 99W S Hoffman Rd to Church St Segment is almost a mile (0.83 mi) and has a small climb, although the elevation profile makes it look like the Alps. It only [read more...]

Strava Segment of the Week: Hang on one sec … llama grab this segment

February 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

Today is the birthday of my dear friend Lynnette, so today I have selected a segment just for her that’s a nice, short incline. “Hang on one sec … llama grab this segment” is just 0.09 miles and runs from NW Reeves Street to [read more...]

Strava Segment of the Week: Division Street Climb (Camas)

January 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

This week, our Strava Segment of the Week is in Camas. It’s a nice community, and this segment has a challenging climb that would be a fun stretch to add to a training run. The Division Street Climb is 0.3 miles and goes from 67 feet at the [read more...]