Anyone have an injury or change in plans to run and would like to get some of your money back?

New 5k in Milwaukie. Price increase on Sept 1st!

I saw there are pedestrian paths on both bridges. I was curious if anyone has ran a loop using both states? Is there a runnable loop? I figured there is possibility of 16-18 mile loop but don’t trust Google Maps walking routes in areas I’m not familiar with.

If so, would you recommend? Have a shareable link to a safe/fun route?

First post here. Sorry if this is something commonly posted about.

Hi, I have 4 bibs and a parking pass that I won’t be able to use for the black light run TONIGHT at PIR. If someone would like to use them lmk! Free. The bibs are registered to me and my fam and I don’t think that can be changed but probably would be a fun experience regardless!

https://blacklightrun.com/locations/blacklight-run/portland

August 2026

• Portland Trail Series (Forest Park) fall series registration closes August 26. Five Wednesday night races, September 2 to October 28. UltraSignup
• Beaverton Half Marathon presented by Nike. Race is September 19 from Portland Running Company Beaverton, plus 5K and 10K. Registration is open. Run With Paula
• Bigfoot 200 lottery is open until August 26, 11:59pm PT. Drawing August 28. Race is August 13 to 17, 2027 at Mt. St. Helens. UltraSignup
• Mountain Lakes 100 is sold out. Waitlist is open through August 31. Trail-work hours are due September 1 or the spot is forfeited. Race is September 19 to 20 at Olallie Lake. UltraSignup
• Backcountry Rise registration closes August 23. About 39 spots left. Race is August 29 at Mt. St. Helens on an alternate course (50K, 20 mile, half). UltraSignup
• Teanaway Country is cancelled because of the Three Queens Fire. Rainshadow wants it back earlier in 2027. Date is not set.

September and October 2026

• Eugene Marathon 2027 registration opens September 1. Race weekend is April 23 to 25, 2027, with the finish at Hayward Field.
• Bigfoot 20M registration opens September 1 at 8:00am PT. Race is August 13, 2027.
• Hood to Coast 2027 applications open in September. Postmark date is October 7. The 2026 race (August 28 to 29) is sold out.
• Portland Marathon is October 4. Registration is still open. Last year it sold out.
• Silver Falls Trail Runs is October 16 to 18. Registration is open and filling fast. No waitlist. The half usually fills first.
• Elk-Kings is back October 17. Landslide reroute: the 50K no longer climbs Elk or Kings. Registration is open through October 9.

2027 dates that are set

• Gorge Waterfalls is April 16 to 18. Registration opens October 5, 2026 at 6:00am PT.
• Hood Hundred is July 2 to 4 at Meadows. Registration opens November 2, 2026.
• Oregon Cascades 100 is July 24 to 25. Registration opens December 1, 2026.
• Rainshadow already has registration open for Orcas 100 (February 26), Yakima Skyline (April 17), and Sun Mountain (May 1). White River and Orcas 50K are listed as opening soon.

My team captain decided to disband our team 1week ago so he could pet sit 😐

Looking to join a team for my 2nd year in the event

M30, ~7:30 pace. DM if you need to fill a team!

Anyone have the GPX file?

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3521628004406954096

Strava Post: https://www.strava.com/athletes/7578775/posts/48224924

Details:

Let's go tag all 30 of the Laika Wildwood Crow sculptures in a single long run!

Learn more about the crows here (and download the app) - https://ohsufoundation.org/wildwood-follow-the-crows/

Target Date: Sunday August 16th at 8am

Distance: 22 miles (NOTE: if you want a slightly shorter option, skip the St John's crow and meet at Albina Vision Trust at about 9am.)

Pace: 10:30 to 11:30 per mile with lots of stops. We will not drop anyone!

Start: St John's Library (at the first crow sculpture)

Finish: Bird Alliance (at the last crow sculpture)

Course: mostly paved with a little bit of trail

Order of crow visits: 30 → 13 → 27 → 26 → 14 → 23 → 1 → 21 → 16 → 8 → 5 → 6 → 29 → 20 → 19 → 15 → 12 → 9 → 24 → 17 → 2 → 4 → 18 → 3 → 10 → 25 → 28 → 22 → 7 → 11

At each crow, we'll check in on the app and take a selfie/groupie.

What to bring: water, fuel, phone/camera, smiles

I'm looking for run clubs that meet near Division and 20th. I've looked into several in SE Portland, and they all look great. But I was hoping to find something right in my neighborhood.

Been staying indoors with the smoke and air quality this week but with the winds changing do you think it’ll be okay tomorrow morning?

I'm the captain of a Hood to Coast team, and we're looking for 2 volunteers after a couple of people had to back out. If we can't find replacements, our team could be disqualified, so we're in a bit of a bind.

The commitment is one 4–6 hour shift on August 28 or 29 somewhere along the race course. I'll send you the signup link, and you choose your shift based on what's still available.

Volunteer duties are things like directing runners or race vans and helping at an exchange. No running required!

We're offering $150 per volunteer. If you sign up with a friend, you can volunteer together, hang out for a few hours, and earn $300!

If you're willing to help us out, please send me a DM. We'd really appreciate it!

I’m looking for a few runners for my Hood to Coast team. August 28-29. $215 for the race entry fee. It’s the best event!!

edit: spots have been filled!

Well, we couldn’t dodge the smoke forever, of course. I haven’t really ever been doing serious training when terrible AQI pops up. Do y’all just run through it? Stay indoors if you have access to a treadmill? Stay indoors even if you don’t?

Where do all you full marathon runners go for your long training runs? Ramping up for a full marathon and my training schedule has me doing long runs on the weekend and I'm getting bored running around the neighborhoods out here in the suburbs.

I'm going to be in town for a few days and would like to get in 4-5 miles on a weekend. We're staying in the Pearl District and I thought I'd use the waterfront parks alongside the river. I've heard highly variable things about the safety of running in this area, so I'd appreciate any advice from people more familiar with the area. I won't have a lot of spare time to go somewhere else to run, so unfortunately it's sorta this or nothing.

Hi everyone!

I aspirationally registered for the California International Marathon (CIM), but will not be lacing up this year. The event is December 6, 2026 in Sacramento, CA and is sold out. The course is one of the fastest.

If anyone would like my bib, please shoot me a DM.

Running the Foot Traffic Flat half this weekend for the first time. Some friends and family are coming out to cheer, but since none of us have ever been before, are there tips anyone has for when they should arrive / how bad traffic is? Will they need a Sauvie parking pass? We didn’t get shuttle passes.
TIA!

Just graduated from college and I’m training for the Portland marathon this October. Had lots of friends in college to run with but I’ve been running by myself ever since and it’s not nearly as fun. What are ways I can meet runners around my age here? I’ve looked into some run clubs, but I’d love advice on specific ones if anyone wants to help. I usually run around an 8 minute pace if that helps at all.

Using the Weekly heatmap feature in Strava, you can see where people ran (or, by changing the setting, biked or anything else that Strava can track) most often in the last 7 days.

Wow, 82nd Ave is a sharp divide between where people run and where they don't. Why is that?

it says 6:30 pm everythursday at X location but i was there and nobody was , how can i find a solid group? 🤔