Head South this Year for Wine and Running in Napa Valley
Escape the wet and cold of the Pacific Northwest and head south to enjoy all that Napa Valley has to offer. The Napa Valley Marathon and Half Marathon is set for March 1, 2020.
Paul Lieto is the Editor for RaceCenter Magazine + Co-conspirator at Everthirst.
Canyon Rumble Frozen Half
The Canyon Rumble Frozen Half is a trail race through Willow Canyon in Madras, OR, held Saturday, December 7. Racers can choose between the half marathon, 10K, or 5K routes which all follow the same course.
Ravenna Refresher Trail Run
According to Seattle Parks & Recreation, a local realtor named Ravenna Park after “an Italian seacoast town that was famous for its pine trees, where poets, warriors, and statesmen once strolled in a state of euphoria.” The PNW Ravenna Park serves as a nature retreat for city dwellers and also hosts the Ravenna Refresher trail races held on November 16.
Mud in Your Eye
Expect mud in your eye, caked on your face, and stuck in your teeth when participating in PNW’s cyclocross scene.
Chocolate Chip Cookies and Trails
Riverside State Park in Spokane, WA will play host to the Chocolate Chip Cookie 50K Trail Run on October 26. The course offers runners views of the surrounding mountains, Spokane River Valley, the CCC Suspension Bridge, and nearby haystack rocks.
Oakridge Triple Summit Challenge
Choose one, two, or all three races at the Oakridge Triple Summit Challenge three-day event held September 27-29.
Round up Some Mates for the Trails to Taps Relay
The Trails to Taps Relay happens October 20, and is a 30-mile trail running event with 10 legs stopping at different breweries in the Bellingham, WA area.
Run/Walk to Combat Breast Cancer
October 13 will mark the 13th running of the Annual Girlfriends Run for a Cure held in Vancouver, WA. The event offers a half marathon, 10K and 5K, and was designed to bring women together to support and raise funds for breast cancer research, care and treatment.
Washington’s Revolution in Cross
The Cross Revolution cyclocross race series is held at six separate venues outside the Seattle, WA area.
How to Tackle the Role of Running Domestique
It’s grey, cold, and dumping buckets outside. I’ve been in a car for six hours listening to the strum thwack of wipers, squinting to determine if I’m staying between the striped lines, and white-knuckling the steering wheel driving to Marin, CA.