2026 Race Series Preview: Willamette Valley Road Runners
The Willamette Valley Road Runners are a long-standing, community-focused running club based in the Salem area. They host a variety of…
Race Recap: 52nd Annual Zena Road Runs
Wow! This was my third consecutive year in a row running the Zena Road Runs, but my first time running the 15K distance. As always, this was a…
Race Review: 2020 Cascade Half Marathon (Turner)
January is the typical month for me pick a half marathon to kick start my training for the new year. I had never run Cascade before.…
Race Recap: Eola Hills “No Hills” 5K & 10K Run / Walk (Rickreall)
For six years now, the Willamette Valley Road Runners has hosted the Eola Hills “No Hills” 5K & 10K Run / Walk at Eola Hills…
Race Recap: 2016 Eola Hills “No Hills” 10k
For a race so close to me (a mere 13 miles), it was surprising – even to myself – that the Eola Hills “No Hills” race…
How the 2016 Zena Road Runs kicked my a$$: a recap in the form of song lyric trivia
The top of the hill … or is it? This is a photo from the ZRR facebook page; the 2016 race was sunny by the time I reached mile 3.I love…
Race Recap: 2016 WVRR Cascade 10K
A January day in Oregon is almost always guaranteed to include rain. True to form, race day was dark and rainy. I met my running group at…
Running Resolutions: Join a Running Club in 2016
Yeah, so I am “one of those” who doesn’t ‘believe’ in New Year’s Resolutions. But I do believe in goal…
Race Preview: 2016 Capitol Mile in Salem
Joe wrote earlier this year about how the mile is the best race distance. His words: I’m especially fond of street miles, because they…
One of the Willamette Valley’s steadiest races: A recap of the 2015 Zena Road Runs
The 2015 Zena Road Runs were back for their 47th annual run on Sunday, February 2. And what was gearing up to be a miserably rainy day,…