Terrapin Events’ Mt Tabor Doggie Dash takes place on Sunday, August 24th. It offers a kids run, 8k and 5k. No dog required to participate, but be prepared to see many of them. Just announced were new start times! The start of all races is pushed back by half an hour. I, for one, am happy for the extra recovery time before “leg 4” of my weekend races.. 🙂 The new start times are as follows: 9:00AM…
Terrapin Events’ Mt Tabor Doggie Dash will take place on Sunday, August 24th at Portland’s Mt Tabor. While the name of the race has “doggie” in it, you are not required to have a dog in order to run, but be prepared to see MANY of them on the race course.
I’ve struggled a lot over the last year since my epic move across the diagonal of most of the United States. I tried running alone, tried various Saturday group runs and local shoe store runs, raced alone, raced while chatting with strangers, and joined MeetUp running groups that I never actually met. Strangers on Nike+ challenged me to meet mileage goals each month, and new electronic acquaintances “trained” with me as ghosts that I would not meet until…
Pre-Race Planning Several of my friends suggested I sign up for the Bridge to Brews Run since I have never done it before and the thought of being able to run over the Fremont Bridge was very enticing. I signed both my husband and I up and started to plot what costume to run in. At first I thought I should get or make a beer costume but something told me I should dust off…
For about a week leading up to the 2014 Cinco de Mayo Half Marathon, my health started to deteriorate (most likely thanks to my germy little girls). What started off as a head cold started to travel downwards and take up residence in my lungs and throat. My normal breathing became labored and phlegm-filled in my last few runs leading up to race day. But I knew I was going to run regardless of what I…
Terrapin’s Cinco De Mayo races took place on Sunday, May 4th, 2014. Close to 1,800 participants gathered under cloudy skies (hoping that it wouldn’t rain too much) at Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square to run one of the three race distances: the 5k, 10k, and half marathon. This was my first race with a start/finish at Pioneer Courthouse Square, and it really was a perfect venue for this event.
Terrapin’s “Bridge to Brews” race had been on my calendar for a while, and I was looking forward to it, so when suddenly I didn’t have Sunday morning childcare anymore, I signed up my two sons (11 and 9) to run with me. They weren’t exactly prepared, and the younger one really didn’t want to be there, but they were troopers and finished with a 15 minute/mile pace. Here are the 11-year-old’s thoughts about the…
Registration is now open for Terrapin Events’ “Run Like Hell” races. The event takes place on Sunday, October 26th, 2014. The half-marathon is scheduled to start at 7:45am, but the start time for the 10k, 5k and kids’ half-mile are to be determined. After last year’s train fiasco, the course is being changed to avoid major railway crossing and will be announced at a later date. Early bird pricing is available through September 5th.
The 2014 Bridge to Brews 8k and 10k race was held at Portland’s Lilis Albina Park on Sunday, April 6th. Close to 4,000 participants gathered under cloudy (but dry) skies to run across two of Portland’s bridges and to enjoy the beer festival afterwards. For complete results, click here.
Terrapin Events’ inaugural “My Muddy Valentine” 5k mud and obstacle run took place at Lee Farms in Tualatin on February 15th, 2014. On this Saturday morning, 925 participants gathered in the cool rain to take on the super muddy course. It was my very first mud run, and after lots of apprehension and nerves, I ended up having a great time!
