It’s spring – which means great trail racing weather! Join Run Wild Adventures for their 10th annual running of the Willamette Mission Trail 5K and 10K. This event is held at Willamette Mission State Park – just north of Salem. This mostly flat trail run consists of single and double track trails around the park. Both the 5K and 10K are loop courses. Since it is spring in Oregon, expect to be running through some…
For all our trail race loving friends, or for those looking to get into trail runs, Run Wild Adventures offers some great opportunities to get in some short and fun races. One race that is right around the corner is the Willamette Mission Trail 5K and 10K which takes place on April 28th. The race runs along a single and double track trail around the Willamette Mission Trail, which is mostly flat and very scenic.…
While the changing of the weather from cool (or downright cold and miserable) winters into warmer springs and summers usually brings happiness, it always comes with a little bit of sadness for me. The turning of the page into May always means that the off-season racing of Run Wild Adventures (RWA) comes to a close with the Willamette Mission Trail Challenge. While temperatures were downright beautiful on race day (April 29, 2017), Mother Nature was…
As a runner, sometimes it is hard to just stop and enjoy a race. Don’t get me wrong, I love running and I love racing – but at times I am so focused on running that I don’t get to enjoy the course or experience as much as I should. At the 2016 Willamette Mission Trail Challenge, I got to do just that. This event is (sadly) the last event on Run Wild Adventures‘ Fall…
I always dread writing this preview. It’s definitely NOT because I don’t want to – it’s because it always means the end. The Willamette Mission Trail Challenge is the last race of Run Wild Adventures’ racing season, which begins with the Detroit Lake Mud Run, followed up by the Silver Falls race weekend, then a few great trail races and winding up with this one. It’s almost an emotional feeling to think there will be…
For the second time in as many runnings, the sun shone down in amazing clarity and warmth at Run Wild Adventures winter race series, the Willamette Mission Trail Challenge 10k & 5k. While pre-2012 runs were extremely muddy, my participation in 2013 and this year provided a dry and sure-footed atmosphere, with only a few sections of mud along the way. The newly mowed and trimmed trails greeted runners of both distances as we circled the park. The first 3/4 mile…
Sadly, it’s that time of the year again – the final stretch and final race of the racing series for Run Wild Adventures. Their winter racing series is closing up the season on Saturday, May 2 at the Willamette Mission Trail Challenge (10k/5k) in Salem. The races are located on the trails of Willamette Mission State Park and offers up a great trail event with flat terrain – something that is a great test for speed, as well as…
Most runners who race regularly tend to have a couple events that are staples of their schedule. It could be due to the location, date, terrain, competition, race directors or any other factors that make an event memorable and worth returning to. Personally, I race almost thirty times a year, and about ten of those are events that I allow to take preference over almost any other plans I could have going on. The Willamette…
