Do you hate the pre-dawn alarm clock on race morning? Do you dread hills that go on forever? Do you fear the impact of race fees on your bank account? Then I have the perfect race for you… Vancouver Lake Half Marathon & 4 Mile Run is on Sunday, February 26 with the earliest participants starting at a lovely 9:30am and other events and runners starting later on. Both events start inside the park. The…
This is our weekly (usually) post highlighting low-cost races, races that may cost more but for a cause we think is important, and price increases or deadlines. We usually do the upcoming weekend and the one after that, so if you’re feeling good and want to jump in a race without blowing your budget, these are good options! Check the full Run Oregon Race Calendar here. We consider a race to be low cost based…
The Vancouver Lake Half Marathon is typical of a great January race – unpredictable weather, yet a predictable and awesome experience! Add in that the event is only $35 (a God-send after the holiday season), and you can’t go wrong. The race is put on by the Clark County Running Club and benefits their scholarship fund. We had a Run Oregon reader participate in 2015, and they had this to say: The course is flat as a pancake. My…
Time for another “Races on our Radar” post – where we bring you info on low-cost races and group runs you might otherwise overlook, info on the big races like registration deadlines and price increases, and fun details to help you decide which events look like the most fun! 5th Annual Ugly Holiday Sweater Run – Saturday, December 17 at Road Runner Sports in Tualatin This is a FUN, untimed 5K run or walk through streets…
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 16 of us and one of you. So here is a compilation of Run Oregon’s favorite Half Marathons which are still running strong. (In alphabetical order by each blogger’s last name:) Kelly Barten: You don’t have to run a race to know…
A thick fog blanketed the Vancouver Lake Half Marathon on Sunday, January 25, but that didn’t stop over 400 runners from showing up. This was my fifth year running the race and warmest that I had ever seen it. You never know what January will bring for race day from freezing cold to a torrential down pour. Fortunately for us here in the northwest, the weather is usually mild. This year it was a balmy 46…
Registration is open for the Vancouver Lake Half Marathon, which will take place on Sunday, January 25th. The race is capped at 400 participants and is predicted to sell out. The course is a flat out and back and out again on Reiger Road starting at a picnic shelter on Vancouver Lake. Aid stations with water and porta-potties will be placed every three miles. Parking at the park is limited, so please car-pool! For more…
