It was cool and wet on the morning of this year’s Regatta Run 5k. Rain on race morning is not my favorite, but I’ve lived in the Northwest long enough to get over it quickly and add a rainshell to my running outfit. I had talked my teenager into running this race with me, so since I had already picked up our race packets at Roadrunner Tualatin the day before, we aimed to get to…
I’ve run 3 relays since summer began and mostly back to back. I’m doing the Hood To Coast Relay in a couple of weeks and some of my fellow teammates thought the Hood to Coast Race Series Crawfish Crawl Relay would be a good “practice relay” before the “Mother of All Relays.” This particular relay was a little different though, as we didn’t need to worry about securing a huge van or spending money on gas for the…
Tualatin’s Crawfish Crawl goes back several years, and has become a favorite among Portland area runners. Held every year in conjunction with the annual Tualatin Crawfish Festival, the race has gone through various changes, but has remained a summer fixture. Now part of the Hood to Coast Race Series, the organization behind the “Mother of All Relays”, the Crawfish Crawl may not be the “Crawdaddy of All Races”, but it’s still a popular event. While…
Spring racing season is almost here and I know that once the Shamrock Run kicks off the season, I am looking for some motivation to get me ready to run on those sunny summer days. Last fall, I ran the Portland Trail Series and had a lot of fun with all the runners and enjoyed that the race organizers, Go Beyond Racing, were friendly and welcoming. However, I was looking for something a little more…
