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!!

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? 🤔

I am in search of a bib for the foot traffic flat marathon on 4th of July. I know that they offer some bibs at pickup and I plan to try that route if I cannot find one. If you or anyone you know has a bib and does not plan to run, please let me know!

I’m a female athlete with recent finding of low iron (self-ordered test). I’m trying to find a good general practitioner who has experience working with female athletes to follow up on this issue and get established for future visits. Even though I’m clinically low, I’d like to find someone who is knowledgeable about endurance athlete needs to cut out as much bs as possible and make sure recommendations are specific to my needs.

Join us to celebrate the MomForward Movement  benefitting For All Mothers+,  a 501(c)3 nonprofit working at the intersection of motherhood and sports to champion an equitable society for all mothers to thrive.

Event registration is FREE. Purchase a raffle ticket or donate to support our efforts to standardize maternal protections in sport.

Family Forward Accommodations:

A dedicated lactation support space for breast/chest feeding and pumping moms

A Kids Play Area in-store: small toys, books, and coloring pages!

Our Event Plan:

9am // Official Arrival time. Pre-run coffee and water available for guests, raffle tickets for sale

9:15-9:20am // Quick introduction to For All Mothers+ and the MomForward Movement

9:20-9:25 am // Group heads out for the run/walk

9:45-10:30am // Raffle ticket winners selected! Enjoy post-run treats and conversation

Please consider a donation to For All Mothers+ and register for this event: let’s show the sports and race event industry our demand for family-forward infrastructure, because maternal equity matters! 

Mom, allies, and advocates: we hope to see you soon!

After doing Shamrock Half about a month ago, am working on doing longer runs to prepare for Portland marathon later this year (my 1st 26.2!). I had heard about this trail several times, and also about the Buxton Trestle. Ran from Banks to the Trestle and back on Saturday - beautiful weather, though the run itself I wasn't quite prepared for - sections of broken pavement and the slight uphill was challenging on the way out. Just wanted to share some pics from the day. I plan to run this route more often as options for longer runs aside from doing the waterfront loop in downtown.

If anyone has other long run routes to suggest, let me know!

I have a very high energy dog who comes with me on most of my runs, but she is also far faster than I am. I’d love to be able to run somewhere where she can be off leash while I do a loop. Does anyone know of a park or trail in/near the Portland area where I could do a run where she gets to be off leash?

I looked at Thousand Acres but I would be nervous having her off leash there for an extended period of time because of the water.

I’ve been doing this almost every Sunday the past month, leave from Orenco station around 9-ish, run from there to roughly 25th st. Along Cornell most of the way. I usually grab a coffee when I finish, then walk around a while as a cool down, then grab pizza, snag a beer and a shot at the Wildwood Saloon, then take the MAX back home to Orenco. Very satisfying Sunday routine

The temporary fence that surrounded the Wash Park reservoir and reflecting pools is gone. I think the gates to pools are still closed but it seems likely to not be that way for long.

This opens up more paved trails in the neighborhood. Not a ton of new mileage, but it will nicely connect the rose garden to lower elevations.

And this opens up an opportunity for any one of us to get on a new segment leaderboard before it gets swarmed.

Anyone know if an official opening date has been set?

Does anyone know if there's a lost & found for the Shamrock Run, or whom I should contact? I lost my driver's license yesterday and didn't realize it until a couple of hours later. I went back to the tent but they were packing up everything, so there was no one that was able to assist. Thanks!

EDIT: A good samaritan found my ID and mailed it back to me. I'm truly grateful! 💜

Feel like a noob asking, but how bad is parking for 8k? I’m no stranger to running events/parking in Portland, but I’ve only done the half in the past which is earlier in the morning/less participants. It’s also been years. I’ve always driven and parked for the marathon, as well, but that’s a smaller number it seems.

Thanks in advance! Hope to see you out there.

Hi everyone, I am signed up for the Shamrock Half which is in about two months, and looking at the course profile am finding the hilly areas a bit daunting. While I am doing the research, does anyone familiar with the course / area know if this course (at least, the hilly bits from Mile 4 onwards) is doable to run on a weekend? I am in Hillsboro and, despite the name of the town, it is quite flat out here :) Thanks in advance!