Location: Jessie Mays Community Center, North Plains, OR
Date: Saturday, August 11, 2018
Time: 7:00 am to 8:00 am
Run into stinky fun for the whole family. The annual Garlic Festival has a parade, live music, and garlic-themed food and craft vendors to explore following our half marathon, 10K, and 5K events. Experience the rural beauty of the North Plains as you run on quiet farm roads.
Registration for the 2018 event is open now – click here.
NOTE: half marathon starts at 7 a.m. (10K starts at 8 am; 5K at 8:15 am). Note that there is a 3 hour time limit for the half marathon due to other events at the Garlic Festival. If you don’t expect to finish by 10 a.m. we strongly encourage you to sign up for the 10K event.
Celebrate the Elephant Garlic Festival with a half marathon, 10K or 5K run/walk around the City of North Plains and the scenic roads of Washington County. Our new half marathon course completes two loops of a scenic course in the hills of Washington County. After the race enjoy elephant garlic, custom-made event Fitsok socks, and all that the festival has to offer!
ORRC members will receive $10 off their registration. You’ll also have the opportunity to sign up for ORRC membership during the registration process and receive $10 off your registration.
Early bib pickup event date and location to be determined.
Courses
The Garlic Festival 10k is part of the ORRC 10K Series. The 10K is a beautiful hilly loop around the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course.
5K course map – click here.
10K course map – click here.
Half marathon course map – click here.
Awards
- ORRC awards to the top three men & women runners and walkers for both the 5k & 10K
- Ribbons three deep in five-year age groups for both runners and walkers
- Awards ceremony with random prize raffle after the races
- Must be present to win as awards will not be mailed
Notes
- Pets are not allowed at the festival
- Strollers are not allowed on the course
- Roads are not closed to traffic during the races
- For your safety, use of portable music devices is strongly discouraged
Headphone Policy
The use of personal music devices is strongly discouraged in this race. To enjoy all that our race has to offer and for the safety of all participants, ORRC encourages a headphone-free environment during the running of the event.
Parking
Additional parking can be located at St. Edward’s Catholic Church on the corner of NW 313th and NW Wascoe Street, adjacent to the start/finish. Parking at the church is free until 10 a.m. There is additional on-street parking near the start, but be careful to park in areas that have not been blocked off for the Garlic Festival.
RRCA 2018 Oregon Championship 5K and 10K Events
We’re proud to announce that our Garlic Festival 5K and 10K races are RRCA’s 2018 Oregon State Championship 5K and 10K race events. Don’t miss them!
The goal of the RRCA Championship Event Series is to shine a spotlight on well-run events and to the award top performing, overall winning runner in each of the open, masters (40+), grand masters (50+), and senior grand masters (60+) categories for both men and women.
The RRCA Championship Event Series is the largest grassroots organized running series in the US, annually attracting over 320,000 runners. The series features eight races: 1 mile; 5k; 10K; 10 mile; half marathon; marathon; ultra – >26.2 miles; and cross country.
RRCA awards championship events through a competitive bidding process at the National, Regional, and State level to its over 1,500 member clubs and events.
ORRC has been fortunate to annually host at least five of the Oregon state, and one of the Western Region RRCA Championship Series Events in recent years.
