2026 Race Series Preview: X-Dog Adventures
If it’s about the journey rather than the destination, you’ll want to get an X Dog Adventures event on your calendar. This race organization…
2026 Race Series Previews: Hood To Coast Race Series
Living in Oregon as a runner, there’s little doubt that you’ve heard of a little two-day relay called Hood to Coast. But there are many other…
Another Holiday Race Option: The 2025 Ho Ho 5k
December races are in short supply around here, maybe in part because there are a lot of fair-weather runners who let the cold rainy mornings…
Lucky 13 for the Ladybug Run for CDH Awareness
The Ladybug Run for CDH Awareness returns to Cook Park for its 13th year this July. This popular local race is perfect for the whole family;…
Follow Your Heart at the 2024 Heart to Start
Sometimes a simple race is a great way to get in some movement and to go some good. Heart to Start is from the same folks who put on Hood to…
Running For Heroic Kids at the 2022 Hero-Up 5K
Getting up at 5:30 A.M. on a Saturday isn’t my favorite thing, but as I drove to Cook Park in the semi-darkness I was treated to the…
Tigard Virtual 5k Fun Run extended through September 20
It’s gross outside, and even running inside may not be a good idea for those with respiratory problems. That’s why the City of…
Race Recap: Tigard Virtual 5k Fun Run
The City of Tigard put together a great 5k course, marked it well, and opened it up for anyone to come run starting on September 5 through…
City of Tigard Hosting FREE Virtual 5k Fun Run Sept 5-12
The price is right and the course is one of my favorite place to run … much of it on roads that we’ve used for the (currently on…
Race Preview: 2019 Tigard K9-5K
For those of us that race regularly in the greater Portland area, Cook Park should be a familiar location. Expansive, with greenways along the…