Briefs

The scenic Bavarian village of Leavenworth, WA, hosts the Leavenworth Oktoberfest Marathon on Saturday, October 5.

XTERRA Portland, held August 10, at Hagg Lake is a staple off-road triathlon event for Pacific Northwest athletes.

On July 27, the Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort will play host to Daybreak Racing’s Wy’east Howl.

The Tour des Chutes, scheduled for July 13, is celebrating 15 years in 2019. The event features road cycling routes of 7, 25, 50, 75, and 100 miles.

The Kaiser Permanente Seattle to Portland ride presented by Alaska Airlines is celebrating its 40th year on July 13 and 14. This 206-mile bicycle ride is the largest multi-day bicycle event in the Northwest with up to 8,000 participants riding from Seattle, WA to Portland, OR in one or two days.

The Foot Traffic Flat, held Thursday, July 4 on Sauvie Island in Oregon, boasts one of the flattest and fastest marathon courses on the West Coast.

The Super Fast Half, held Saturday, June 29 claims to be one of the fastest half marathon courses in the country while the Super Marathon, held Sunday, June 30 is a Boston qualifier course with a qualifying rate of over 34 percent.

We Run Oregon, an event management company based in Salem, OR, offers three events for Pacific Northwest runners.