A time trial is a run/race format where each person runs a designated route on their schedule and then times are compared to determine a winner. There are no mass starts, and aside from a runner passing (or being passed by) another participant, there’s very little contact. (The Greenway Trail Trial, an ORRC race for which two RunOregon bloggers are volunteer race directors, is a time trial.) With even more reason to self-isolate and avoid…
Looking for a flat, fast winter time trial run? The Valentine’s Columbia River Trail Run is the event you’re looking for! Choose from a 3K, 5K, or 10K on the paved Columbia River Trail, then plan on returning to the trail in about a month for the St. Patty’s Trail Run on the same out and back course to try and beat your time. The top 3 overall male and female runners will receive a…
While most runners know how fast they can run a mile, very few of us would be able to say how fast they are at 3.73 miles or 8.06 miles. And in case you’re trying to do the math, that’s 6K and 13K. And good luck at that math because I couldn’t figure it out. Those strange equations and distances are exactly what you are challenged to conquer at the 2020 Winter Predictor event in…
The inaugural 2019 Run with the Cops 5k is coming up in Springfield, OR on March 31st. This Eclectic Edge Racing event is an Oregon Law Enforcement Torch Run and it will raise funds for the Eugene/Springfield Special Olympics. It’s a great cause to step up for! This 5k covers an out and back course on Middle Fork Path at Dorris Ranch. There will be scenic views to enjoy and the path is paved and perfect…
The ORRC Greenway Trail Trial 10k is on Monday, September 3 (Labor Day) in Beaverton. Run Oregon bloggers Abby Meek, Nikki Mueller, and I are the volunteer race directors for this event, so we’ve set up a discount code for up to 50 people to use (first come, first served!) to save $5. Just enter the code “fiveoff” when you register. The code will work until midnight on August 31. This race is part of…
The Oregon Road Runners Club is hosting their 2018 Greenway Trail Trial 10K run/walk on Labor Day – Monday, September 3rd – in Beaverton. So get in your chores / errands / relaxing in on Saturday and Sunday and celebrate Labor Day and start the week with a beautiful run on Monday! This is a 10K out and back course on the Fanno Creek Regional [paved] Trail, which features scenic natural areas and wetlands. There…
Run Oregon has created virtual, free “time trials” in areas around Oregon, along with a form through which you can submit your times. Use it to compare times to friends (and competitors), or track your own progress – we will create “awards periods” with some time windows where we’ll do prizes for things like fastest time, most improved time, or most miles run on the loop. Then, once you’ve run, log your time here. You…
The Lake Oswego Country Club Mile is the third our Virtual Race Series, coming after the Portland Waterfront Loop Virtual Time Trial and the Tualatin Hills Nature Par Time Trial. Here is the course map. What’s a better distance for a time trial than a mile? And what’s more fun (and fast) than a slightly downhill, point-to-point mile on the roads? If you’re looking to test your speed over 5280 feet (give or take a foot or…
With the popularity of running these days, picking a 5K, half, or any other standard distance to race is quite easy. These are the benchmark distances to gauge effort and ability. Oddball distances are a lot less common, which is why the Grapes of Half Time Trial is so unique. Covering 1.5K, or .92 miles according to the MapMyRun.com page, this one of a kind event on December 13th also has the quality of being…
If you live in Portland, or get there on a fairly regular basis, chances are pretty good that you’ve run the Waterfront Loop. There are variations – Steel Bridge to Sellwood Bridge is roughly 10 miles, take the Ross Island Bridge instead and cut it back to 8 miles. But the primary loop is the Steel Bridge to Hawthorne Bridge route of 2.65 miles. Runnable over a lunch break at nearly any pace, easy to find…
