If you’ve always liked running and working with youth, you could apply to be a volunteer coach for THPRD’s Middle School Track program. You do not need to have any coaching experience, but it’s obviously a bonus if you do. As long as you know the basics of track & field and enjoy working with young runners, you’ve got what it takes. There are regular practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays. At most schools, practices are…
Love XC? Want to support youth running? Well have I got the volunteer position for you! Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District needs more volunteers for a few of their Middle School XC Races. The course at the HM Terpenning Complex (158th and Walker in Beaverton) needs a total of 12 course monitors, and as of today there are only about half the volunteers needed. If you can help out from 4:30-6:15p, click here and…
Run Oregon: I desperately need a better running bra. How do I find the right one for me? First things first- sizing. Don’t go off of your typical underwire bra size- did you know that up to 80% of women wear the wrong size bra on a daily basis? Go and get fitted by an expert (hint hint, the women of Foot Traffic are bra fitting superstars!). BUT don’t take that size as gospel, because just…
Run Oregon is proud to tell readers about our sponsorship of Play.Fit.Fun, a program that offers before/after school care for youth in Beaverton and Hillsboro schools. Play.Fit.Fun provides free-play opportunities and structured games, giving kids inspiration to run, jump, move, and have fun while learning communication, teamwork, and leadership skills. Play.Fit.Fun serves more than 600 kids in their school-based programs, and throughout the year offers other free events like the Girls Empowerment Seminar and the Kids…
Oregon has long been a hotbed of cross-country, and it seems we are now in the midst of a golden age of all-comers cross-country meets with races for all ages and all abilities. One of the most inviting of these meets is the Pacific Northwest Cross Country Championships on Saturday, October 27th, at Corban University in Salem. (Ironic that “Invitational” meets are usually less “inviting” than all-comers meets like this one — Language can be…
Best in the West Events will host the 2018 Rolf Prima Tri at the Grove on Saturday July 21st. This was one of my favorite races from the 2017 season. I still remember driving to the lake and wondering how it could be a flat course with all the hills and mountains nearby. It was a beautiful, flat course! The Olympic bike course reminded me of one of my favorite rides while vacationing in Bermuda.…
Ladies, if you aren’t already on the Girls on the Run email list, you can sign up now to be notified when registration to be a Spring 2017 Running Buddy opens. The girls themselves are starting their program on March 6, and after Girls on the Run has a final count of girls for each location, they’ll need a couple hundred running buddies! Not sure what it means to be a Running Buddy? Get all…
It’s summertime again, which can mean only thing for parents. Thoughts of “how the heck do I get my kids out of the house”. Fear not fellow parents, the Youth Runner Middle School Camp is back again this year. From August 6-11, 2016 (and 8th-11th for half-day participants), middle schoolers will head to Lewis and Clark College. There will be students from all over the country coming to Portland to participate in the Elite camp. Full…
Got kids that like to run? Former Duke runner Jessie Rubin is now in Oregon and is putting on a camp for elementary, middle and high school aged kids in Portland. The two five-week session will include two practices per week; one on Wednesday and one on Friday. The first session runs from June 15-July 15 and has practices from 9a-11a while the second session, running August 10-September 9, will meet in the evening from…
The following is a press release issued on May 8, 2015 by the Oregon Sports Authority. The Oregon Sports Authority and TrackTown USA are proud to announce the 2015 TrackTown Youth League presented by Providence Health & Services, a series of 12 all-comer youth track meets across the state this spring. TrackTown Youth League meets are free of charge and open to boys and girls 8-14 years of age. No prior track and field experience…
