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Celebrate Halloween with the LIVE Scary Run on October 31st in Washougal (LIMITED ENTRIES!)

October 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

Just this week, we are featuring our second live race! This usually isn’t uncommon, but, then again, 2020 isn’t really all that common either. Why Racing Events was given approval to run the Scary Run LIVE on Saturday, October 31th in [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Reflection Run 5k/10k/Half Marathon (virtual)

May 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

Runners are living in a new world, and if we’re going to get excited to run, it’s probably going to have to be by doing virtual races for awhile. But not all virtual races are created equal and some are definitely worth lacing up for more than [read more...]

Race Recap: 2019 Run to Remember 5K (Washougal)

May 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

It’s been almost a year since my last 5K race, so I was super excited on Sunday, May 19th, to be lining up for 3.1 miles (and not a step more). The Run to Remember 5K also meant my first time traveling to Washougal, Washington. It was just a short [read more...]

Washougal Small Races: 2019 Run to Remember 1M/5k/10k/Half Marathon and WSF Student Stride for Education 5k

May 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you are looking for an event on the weekend after Mother’s Day, there are two wonderful small(ish) races in Washougal, Washington. On Saturday, May 18, The Washougal Schools Foundation raised funds for the districts’ schools at the [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Oregon Brewery Running Series – 54° – 40′ Brewing 5K (Washougal)

September 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

After a successful spring and summer, the Oregon Brewery Running Series is now preparing for its fall runs with an event every Saturday in October (plus one in November). The second run in the fall series takes place at 54°- 40′ Brewing Co. [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Scary Run Half/10k/5k by Why Racing Events (Washougal)

October 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

You know what is scary? We are starting to preview races for late-October and early-November! Where did 2017 go? You know what’s not scary, Why Racing Events’ Scary Run Half, 10k, 5k coming to Washougal on Sunday, October 29, 2017. [read more...]

Race Recap: 2017 Spartan Sprint Portland

August 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

Of all the races on my calendar this year, the Portland Spartan Sprint was my most anticipated. I have been working on various skills all year with the goal of improving my performance on whatever obstacles Spartan decides to throw in the mix. I [read more...]

Race Recap: 2017 Run to Remember 5k/10k (Washougal)

June 4, 2017 // 2 Comments

The course was advertised as flat and fast, and for me it was just that! The 2nd annual Run to Remember in Washougal WA on Saturday before Memorial Day is a great kickoff to the long weekend. The morning started with the 1 mile race for all ages and [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Run to Remember (Washougal, WA)

May 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

For many people, Memorial Day is just a lovely three-day-weekend that signals the beginning of summer. Memorial Day is a day to remember the members of the Armed Forces who have died while or as a result of performing their duties, and Why [read more...]

Race Recap: 2016 Spartan Sprint

August 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Spartan Sprint in Washougal, Washington was my 2nd Spartan race experience and so far, it was my favorite. (Spartan Boise in 2015 was my first.) My team and I loaded up the Sprinter van and headed over the river and out the winding roads [read more...]

Race Recap: 2016 Run To Remember Memorial Day Mile and 5K

June 5, 2016 // 0 Comments

The inaugural Run To Remember brought over 450 red, white, and blue clad runners and walkers together in Washougal, Washington on Saturday to honor local fallen military heroes and get in some healthy exercise in a beautiful area along the Columbia [read more...]

Race Recap: 2016 Run to Remember 10k (Washougal)

June 2, 2016 // 1 Comment

After running races in the Portland Metro area for the past six years or so, race routes are getting somewhat repetitive, so I was excited to sign up for a race in Washougal, WA. It was a clear and sunny morning nearing 60*F when over 430 runners [read more...]

Race preview: 2016 Run To Remember Memorial Day Mile

May 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

As I get older, I’m finding my stamina is declining more rapidly than my speed. I can still rattle off a decent mile, but it’s harder and harder to maintain my 5k times, let alone 10k. So it’s no surprise that mile races make me [read more...]

Race Preview: 2016 Run to Remember (Washougal, WA)

May 2, 2016 // 0 Comments

The WHY Racing Events Run to Remember 5k/10k run/walk and Memorial Day Mile time trial takes place in Washougal, WA, on Saturday, May 28th. Wear your Red, White, and Blue, and remember our service members. Proceeds from the event support Battle [read more...]

Race recap: Spartan Race [8/8/2015]

September 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

Each of the three years that I’ve run the PacWest Spartan Sprint, I was incredibly nervous during the days approaching the race, questioning my own sanity, and afraid I hadn’t trained hard enough. And yet each of the three years, I [read more...]

Race preview: Spartan Race – Pac West Sprint in Washougal WA [8/8/2015]

July 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

Every time I think of obstacle course racing, I remember the very first time I ran Spartan Race. “It’ll be FUNNNNN! There’s mud and maybe a little fire and some obstacle thingies! It’ll be really cool!” I told my best [read more...]

Guest Blogger Recap: 2014 Spartan Sprint

August 13, 2014 // 1 Comment

This post was submitted by Run Oregon guest blogger Mechell Orr. Feel free to Submit a Guest Post in the “Contact Us” tab if you want to get involved. My friend Shelly and I had the opportunity to run Spartan Sprint, Saturday, August 2nd at [read more...]