From Press Release, Courtesy Running USA wire 42-05-12 – Olympian Kara Goucher will lead a sold out field of nearly 14,000 runners though the streets of East Portland for the first running of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Portland Half Marathon on Sunday, May 20. The inaugural event will kick off Portland’s celebrated Rose Festival, with 20 live bands performing on 14 entertainment stages positioned along the route. “I’m looking forward to running the first edition of …more »
Upcoming Events
Fit Right to Open New Tanasbourne Store May 17, 2012
May 16, 2012From Press Release – The arrival of warm weather multiplies exponentially the runners that are found on the roads and trails in the Portland metro area, which Runner’s World recognized as the best running city in America. Road race season is in high gear as is the demand for running and walking apparel, footwear and accessories. The two current Fit Right locations have earned a strong following among Portland area runners with strong sales. There …more »
Spartan Race Comes to Washougal MX Park June 16, 2012
May 15, 2012From Press Release – 6,000 competitors from across the U.S. and several foreign countries representing every walk of life, age and stage and varying degrees of athletic abilities and 2,500 spectators will converge on Washougal MX Park (Map) to tackle the Spartan Sprint 4-mile obstacle race, presented by Dial For Men on Sat. June 16, 2012. Elite heats will start at 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Regular heats of up to 250 competitors each will …more »
First Thursday Urban Adventure Runs Presented By Fit Right – Next Event May 3
April 23, 2012From Press Release – Join Portland’s most popular FREE group run happening the First Thursday of each month (March – October 2012). With an average of more than 500 runners in attendance, this unique and groundbreaking event allows you to go for a test run in various brand shoes and listen to awesome music by DJ Raj! FREE BEER! Yup, after you’ve visited all of your checkpoints to collect raffle tickets, you can enjoy a …more »
Earth Day Run Strives For Largest Celebration of Nature in Portland
April 19, 2012From Press Release – The fourth annual Oregon Earth Day Run is set to take place at Cook Park located in Tigard, Oregon on Saturday April 21st at 8:15am. The run, originally designed to bring together healthy life style living along with sustainability into one focus celebrating Earth Day is now striving to eventually become the largest festival celebrating mother earth in Portland. Oregon Earth Day Run founder, Tim Ahaus, states “When I originally started …more »
New Women’s Trail Marathon and Relay to Debut in August at Mt. Adams in Washington State
April 19, 2012From Press Release – The Wild Woman Marathon (and Relay) is a trail run created by and for women, which will debut on August 11, 2012. The organizers invite you and your girlfriends to join us for a weekend of 26.2 miles of forest fun. Come for the run, stay for the weekend at our Mt. Adams base camp. Bring your tent and your friends who like to run long, play hard and eat locally. …more »
NBC to Feature 12 Hours of Live Track and Field Coverage for Olympic Team Trials
April 4, 2012From USATF Press Release – A total of 12 hours of live track and field coverage will be a part of a record 67.5 hours of total Olympic Team Trials coverage by NBC in 2012, the U.S. Olympic Committee and the NBC Sports Group announced on Wednesday. The 2012 Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field will run June 22-July 1 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Covered in primetime between NBC and the NBC …more »
Muscle Milk® Race to Kona Contest Announced – Winner to Receive a Trip to Watch the Ironman® World Championship this Fall
March 29, 2012From Press Release – AA Sports Ltd. in conjunction with Muscle Milk® have announced the Muscle Milk Race to Kona contest for the 2012 triathlon and duathlon season. Participants of the events outlined below will be entered to win a trip for two to Kona, Hawaii to watch the Ironman® World Championship and hang out at the Muscle Milk House on Ali’i Drive this coming October. “We are thrilled to be offering the participants of …more »
