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Imagine running a beautiful, tree-lined course along the 21-mile Banks-Vernonia State Trail. Both events feature a gentle 7-mile, 400-foot downhill into Banks. Click here for info and registration.

Experience a unique combination of history, nature, and recreation on a 10k Champoeg Park course through forests, fields, and wetlands. Click here for information and registration.

It’s time to get muddy! Warrior-on at one of the most popular ultras in the Northwest, featured in Runner’s World Trail Edition as one of the top Oregon trail races. This course gives runners a chance to run the trails around stunning Hagg Lake. Click here to learn more and register!

Kick off your New Year with a 10K or half marathon in pastoral Washington County. The course traverses rolling hills and rural roads, with the Coast Range forming a distant backdrop. Afterward, enjoy an indoor pancake breakfast with friends and family. Click here for more information and to sign up!

The ORRC 10K Series is now open! Sign up to run in some great races all year long.

Click here to get more information and to sign up!

The most popular ORRC race, the Columbia Bank / ORRC Turkey Trot at the Oregon Zoo is a multi-generational family event. Runners and walkers of all abilities love the 4-mile, untimed outing between the Oregon Zoo and the International Rose Gardens. Participants finish inside the zoo, much to the delight of two-legged and four-legged mammals alike. Click here to register.

Recreational and competitive ultra-marathoners from all over the West enjoy this unique running experience. Red and yellow maples dominate the fall colors along the Willamette River course and neighboring Champoeg Park campsites.

Registration is now open for Autumn Leaves 50/50! Click here.

Come run or walk the Best Dam Run on September 21! This point-to-point course features views of pristine waters, shading forests, interesting geology and sometimes, bald eagles, osprey and colorful waterfowl. Click here to learn more!

Enjoy summer’s last holiday on Washington County’s Fanno Creek Trail. This is a 5K or 10K (or both) out and back course through scenic natural areas and wetlands popular among runners, walkers, hawks, and herons. Click here for info.

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 on August 10th. Experience the rural beauty of the North Plains as you run on quiet farm roads. Click here for more information.

For over a decade, we’ve hosted a run, free for ORRC members, on the 4th of July. Make this a family tradition and a great way to kick off your holiday picnic or barbecue. Costumes are welcome so don’t be afraid to show off your inner Uncle Sam. Includes free ¼ mile Kids’ Run.

Online registration is open for the 2019 event – click here.

Come join ORRC at the Oregon Zoo for our Summer Solstice evening event on June 20th. Click here to register.

Make your Memorial Day memorable by running the undulating hills of picturesque West Linn. Run along the scenic Willamette River starting and finishing at Mary S Young Park.

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Running and walking in circles doesn’t always mean finishing where you started. The Dual Duel event features the classic 2-person 10-mile relay, a walking-only 10K relay, 1500m and 3000m track events, and a free Kids’ Run. Click here to register.

This year we’re adding a second day to our spring Hagg Lake event. May 4th is our 5K/10K/10.5 mile day on the road (click here) and May 5th we’re adding a Hagg Lake 25K trail run (click here) – which “should” be drier than our February Hagg Mud event.

Imagine running a beautiful, tree-lined course along the 21-mile Banks-Vernonia State Trail. Both events feature a gentle 7-mile, 400-foot downhill into Banks. Click here for info and registration.

Experience a unique combination of history, nature, and recreation on a Champoeg Park course through forests, fields, and wetlands. 10K/30K entrants complete one or multiple 10K loops. In 2019, we’re introducing a new event at Champoeg – a four-person marathon relay. Click here for information and registration.