Ah, the good old Turkeython! This would be its 10th year, but as with so much of this year, it has to yield to the reality of full-blown pandemic. Uberthons has been moving its signature races to the virtual format, and the Turkeython is no exception. Here’s the deal: you sign up and register, run a virtual race of 2.5, 5, or 10 km at any time in the month of November, submit your result,…
Thanksgiving is coming up — what are you going to do in the morning? Football doesn’t start until 10 a.m. (if you’re into watching), and food prep can wait until late morning/early afternoon. You might as well do a turkey trot; hey, more guilt-free feasting later in the day, right? Uberthons has been staging the Turkeython every year starting in 2011, and in recent years, there have been multiple locations. It’s settled into three now:…
No Thanksgiving should start without a turkey trot. Fortunately, we are chock full of them in the Portland metro area (and beyond), including the Turkeython, which is now in its eighth year; and once again, with multiple locations: downtown Portland, Liberty High School in Hillsboro, and Cook Park in Tigard. (Sorry, eastsiders – you have to come to our side of the river this year!) All three locations offer 5K races, a finisher’s nutcracker(!), and…
Last year, for the first time, the Turkeython expanded from one location to three. That worked out so well that in 2017, the Turkeython spawned three more locations, bringing it to a total of six: Tualatin (Bridgeport Village); downtown Portland; Clackamas (Clackamas Town Center); Vancouver, WA (Big Al’s); Hillsboro (Liberty High School); and Yoncalla. As you can imagine, staging a turkey trot in so many locations is logistically complicated. Uberthons’ chief timer and co-owner Alan…
Uberthons has been staging the Turkeython every year this decade now, and starting last year, in more than one location. Clackamas Town Center and downtown PDX joined Bridgeport Village as venues for this turkey trot. (My recap of last year’s event can be found here.) Expansion went so well that this year there are not three, but SIX different locations for the Turkeython: Bridgeport Village, downtown, Clackamas Town Center, Rock Creek Country Club in Hillsboro,…
There are so many great-sounding turkey trots in the Portland metro area, but the Turkeython has always been my Thanksgiving Day race. After being staged at Cook Park, Beaverton Square, and Washington Square Mall in past years, the Turkeython has settled into Bridgeport Village since 2013. Well, this year, it spawned additional locations at Clackamas Town Center and downtown Portland. Each location offered something enticing, but Bridgeport was the only one that offered a 10K…
Fall is my favorite season in part because it has the single best holiday, which is, of course, Thanksgiving. Besides feasting and football, it’s a day for turkey trotting. For five years in a row, my turkey trot of choice has been the Turkeython. (You can read my recap of last year’s Turkeython – minus some pictures due to picture rot – here.) This is usually the biggest event that Uberthons stages all year, and it’s…
There are a LOT of races out there. And we tend to like most of them. We also tend to participate in more of them than an average runner, just because there are 17 of us and one of you. So here is a compilation of Run Oregon’s favorite 5ks which are still running strong. (In alphabetical order by each blogger’s last name:) Kelly Barten: The Stoller Vineyards 5k, usually held in the latter half…
For the fifth year in a row, Uberthons’ turkey trot, known as the Turkeython, provided an opportunity for Portland-area runners to get some racing done before going off to Thanksgiving festivities. I had a comped entry courtesy of Uberthons, which I used to register for the 10K race. Pre-race packet pickup was available on Tuesday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving Week. I went to the Wednesday pickup at Bridgeport Village and received my racing bib from…
My first Uberthons race was the inaugural Turkeython back in 2011, when it was held at Cook Park in Tigard. Since then, it has moved to Beaverton Town Square (2012), Washington Square Mall (2013 – brr, that was a chilly morning!), and Bridgeport Village (2014), which will become the first repeat venue for the race this year. (Here’s my recap of last year’s event.) The Turkeython is usually the biggest Uberthons event of the year;…
