Subject: RE: 10K-half marathon distance races near Portland October 11-12 That is the week after Portland Marathon, so you will have trouble finding a lot of races that weekend. There is a women's HM (and quarter marathon ) in Vancouver: http://www.active.com/vancouver-wa/running/races/girlfriends-run-fo...
There are likely scattered 10k's around, but none that I know of. I just moved to the area, so you would have as much luck googling as me!
If you get a bike, there is a great hill just north out of Newberg. You can either go straight to the top to Chehalem or veer left to Bald Peak.
As for running groups, check out meetup. There are several groups on there. If you like trail running, there is a group that runs forest park every weekend, either the NW PDX Trail Runners or Portland Trail Runners. |