Race Preview: Inaugural Kalapuya Crest 50M (Crescent Lake)
New in 2021 on the docket for our friends at Daybreak Racing is the Kalapuya Crest 50 miler. Running on the old trails in the Oregon Cascades, the race will [...]
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Race Preview: 2021 Mac Forest 50K (Corvallis)
A couple years ago I had the pleasure of writing a preview for this race. At the time, my calendar was full of ultras and this was not on the [...]
Race Preview: 2020 Shotgun Trail Blast (Marcola)
**GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THINGS DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PREVIEWING THIS RACE AS IF IT IS STILL OCCURRING . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THESE RACES [...]
Race Recap: NUT 100K (Diamond Lake)
I’m not going to lie and say this was easy, nor am I going to tell you I ran the whole way with a smile on my face. To be [...]
Back and “Brutiful”: The NUT 100K/50K on the North Umpqua Trail
Outside of a little town called Glide, there is a trailhead called Swiftwater – located a mere 25 minutes northeast of Roseburg. The trailhead gets its name from the quick [...]
Race Preview: 2019 Timberjack 100K/30K (Bend)
Most anyone who runs trails knows that Bend is a Mecca, of sorts, when it comes to primo places to run and race. Out toward Mt Bachelor, and throughout the [...]
Race Preview: Elkhorn Crest 50M & Marathon (Sumpter)
Every Alpine Running race is on my to-do list, and having done a couple already, I know they’re guaranteed to be great. The problem: they keep adding races to the [...]
Race Preview: Siskiyou Out Back Trail Runs 100K, 50M, 50K, 15K (Ashland)
There is something about these races at the Siskiyou Out Back Festival (SOB) that exemplifies the vibe of trail running. Maybe it is the views, the food, the multiple race [...]
Race Preview: 2019 Ochoco Trail Runs – Prineville’s Ochoco Mountains
Trail races abound in Oregon, from east to west, from north to south; every distance you want is out there, pretty much. Some are much tougher than others, some offer [...]
Race Preview: 2019 Old Cascadia 100M / 50M / 20M (Willamette National Forest)
Our friends at Alpine Running have an incredible lineup of races and Old Cascadia burst on the scene last year with 100M, 50M, and 20M distances; we’re glad to see [...]