If you were wanting to partake in one of the most scenic races in the Pacific Northwest, you’ll want to check out the 2023 Timberline Marathon & Half Marathon. This two day event will take racers along a single track course circling beautiful Timothy Lake, and offering up extraordinary views of Mt. Hood. There will be two half marathon options, one taking place Saturday, June 10th; the second option taking place Sunday, June 11th. The marathon…
Go Beyond Racing might be one of the most well-known RDs in our neck of the woods and coming up in about a month is their Wy’East Wonder 50M and 50K trail runs. Scheduled for Saturday, June 24th, these gorgeous races are already sold out, but you can put your name on the waitlist and keep those miles up just in case! This is a point-to-point net downhill race that starts from the southern side…
The 16th annual 2023 Run for the Hills races are back again on Sunday, June 4th in Corvallis near the Benton County Fairgrounds. This course, as the title might suggest, has some hills to consider, and you should expect a big climb up to the Bald Hill peak before returning back to the start. However the views, (as well as the well-built trails) are said to be worth the challenge. This race is also part…
You don’t always get to race wherever you want. And for trail runners, this leads to what I call “runderlust” – the longing you feel when you learn about a beautiful singletrack but for whatever reason you can’t run there. Maybe it’s private property or just too risky to run it since you don’t know the area well enough to go it alone. So you keep your eyes open for chances to run there. This,…
Ever thought about what makes a great trail race? Forsome of us, we want the achievement of completing a particular distance. For others it’s about the competition. For others it’s about the fitness. Maybe it’s all those things, and maybe it’s just the opportunity to hang out the coolest people on the planet. This is where the Emerald City Trail Series comes in. In June, when the weather gets nicer and the sun shows…
The second installment of the Run Big Trail Series, the 2023 Shotgun Trail Blast put on by Level 32 Racing is taking place on Saturday, April 1, 2023 just northeast of Eugene in Marcola, Oregon. The Run Big Trail Series offers races for people of all levels of fitness and the Shotgun Trail Blast is certainly no exception. Boasting distances from 5k (3.1 miles) up to 50k (31 miles), there’s something for everyone at this…
If trail racing is your thing, you must do at least one, if not several, of the many events hosted by Daybreak Racing. Epic cannot begin to describe the views you’ll see, the challenges that will test you, or the journeys that you’ll remember forever. Daybreak is known to bring their “A” game, and their events always run like a well-oiled machine. Everything is well marked, the aid stations are stocked, and there’s food at…
Silver Falls State Park is always a scenic treat, and Run Wild Adventures put on a great race, so come on out to Silverton for the annual 2023 Buck Mountain Mudslinger Trail Run on February 25th this year. This 6.6 mile trail running adventure is a challenging single and double track trek around the Silver Falls Howard Creek horse area. Runners will take off on the Buck Mountain Loop and Smooth Creek Trails, and if…
Autumn Trails Eugene, the fifth of six events in the 2022 Run Big Trail Series, will be taking place on Sunday, November 6th in Eugene, Oregon. Autumn Trails Eugene will feature four distances to choose from, a 3.5 miler, 6 miler, 10 miler and 16 miler. As with a lot of trail events, the length of the trails is the length of the given event and are organic; your GPS may reflect a slightly different distance. Races…
Welcome to the 10th year of the Hell of the Northwest Trail Relay! There are several running options for this gorgeous trail run through Alsea Falls. If running solo is your thing, there’s a full marathon, a half marathon, and a 10k. Or if you want to make it especially epic, run the relay with 2, 3, or 4 people. And since this race is being held in October (October 22nd to be exact,) this…
