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Race Preview: 2020 White River Snowshoe 4k and 8k (Mt. Hood)

December 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

Since I started running, I’ve been on the lookout for unique races. I’ve done the colored runs, mud runs, glow runs, foamy runs, obstacle races, road races, and trail races – events with ALL sorts of entertainment. But am always [read more...]

Race Preview: 2020 Deschutes River Half Marathon & 2.020 mile Run/Walk (Maupin)

November 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

The 2020 Deschutes River Half Marathon & 2.020 Mile Run/Walk, hosted by XDog Events, in Maupin is a great way to spend your New Year’s morning. Getting the first run of the year done with a scenic half marathon (or the 2.020 mile run / [read more...]

Race Preview: 2019 Kevin’s Cup 8K Trail Run (West Linn)

October 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

The trails are starting to get muddy and slippery so it is harder and harder to find a good trail race. But, don’t fret, there is a tough one right around the corner that is definitely worth running. The 28th Annual (that’s right TWENTY [read more...]

Break out of your comfort zone at the longest-running snowshoe event in the NW – the 2019 White River Snowshoe 8k/4k (Mt. Hood)

December 11, 2018 // 0 Comments

All runners have a race “bucket list”, right?! That group of events that they are planning for and desperately want to add to their list if time (and cost and training) allows. Once of those races for me is the White River Snowshoe Race [read more...]

Even Santa runs the Ho Ho 5K (Tigard)

December 8, 2018 // 1 Comment

When I arrived at the Ho Ho 5K, I immediately realized I was not dressed appropriately Christmas-like! I had donned my somewhat festive tights, but my running wardrobe is decidedly lacking in red and green. I felt strangely out of place in my [read more...]

Run Oregon’s Favorite Races of 2017: Geli’s Picks

December 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

In 2017, I was fortunate to remain uninjured and to participate in an average of two organized races each month. Some of them were races I had done before, and some were brand new to me this year. Apart from relays, I stuck to 5k to 10k distances. [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 White River Snowshoe 8k/4k (Mt. Hood)

December 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

The largest, and oldest snowshoe event will be taking place on Sunday, January 14, 2018. X-Dog Events presents this lovely 8k and 4k snowshoe extravaganza, which takes place at the White River West Sno Park, near Mt. Hood, Oregon. Over 250 [read more...]

Race Recap: 2017 Ho Ho 5k – The Most Festivous!

December 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

There are some running events where you know you’ll have an excellent time, but the weather is the big wild card. This year was my third time running X-dog Events’ Ho Ho 5k in Tigard’s beautiful Cook Park, and the conditions were [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Deschutes River Half Marathon and 2.017 mile run/walk

December 12, 2016 // 0 Comments

Celebrate the New Year in Maupin, Oregon with a fun and challenging race on New Year’s day. Whether you are hoping to work off a hang over or set the tone for 2017 with a tough and rewarding venture, look no further than the Deschutes River [read more...]

Race Recap: 2016 Ho Ho 5k

December 11, 2016 // 1 Comment

With a December race, you never know what kind of weather you’re going to get. This is true year-round, of course, but the winter months have a special kind of unpleasant weather in store for you. Three years ago when I ran the HoHo 5k in [read more...]

October 9, 2016: 1 Day, 2 “Great Pumpkin” Races – YOU DECIDE!

September 13, 2016 // 1 Comment

It isn’t too often that races share such similar names, but for one day in October two different races sharing essentially the same name are coming to the Mid-Valley! The 2016 Great Pumpkin 5k XC race in Dayton and the 2016 Great Pumpkin Run [read more...]

Race Preview: 2016 McCubbin’s Gulch Scramble

July 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Races can be categorized in 5 basic styles. Track, road, cross country, obstacle, and scramble. With X-Dog Events being the name behind the McCubbins Gulch Scramble, it is pretty much a given that this event on August 6th will be a well organized [read more...]

Race Preview: 2016 Whine on the Vine – July 17th in Hillsboro

July 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

Whine on the Vine: 5-Mile Adventure Run has added to the fun and more reasons to include the ‘h’ with the wine. Some of the fun on Sunday, July 17th includes an adventure run, an improved slip-in-slide and mimosas for those 21 and [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2016 Dirty Du

April 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

Time to get some mud on the tires after a winter spent on the treadmill? Luckily, the upcoming Dirty Du and Dirt Dash that will help you get those trail shoes, and (optional) your bike, dusted off and coated in fresh mud to kick off the unofficial [read more...]

Race Preview: 2015 Ole’s Assault – a crazy 2 hour Adventure Run

August 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

Ready for a little adventure? Well, a lot of adventure… a little man made and a whole lot of natural obstacles. Xdog Events has an event that can not be equaled. “Others try to manufacture adventure, we give you REAL [read more...]

Race Preview: Whine on the Vine 5-mile Adventure Run 7/19/2015 (Hillsboro, Ore.)

June 25, 2015 // 0 Comments

Calling all adventure runners!!! Do you salivate when you see the words ‘slip-n-slide’, ‘mimosas’, bodacious obstacles’, ‘trails’ and ‘fields of grapes (for wine, of course!)‘? If so, keep [read more...]