Portland, OR--informal 5K track race 7/22?

Figured it was worth mentioning - the OTC all comers meet in Eugene this Thursday will be "quick". There will be two guys going through 3k in 9:00, both with respective PR's under 15:00.

Roosevelt XC & TF

Youth and Open events

07-11

07-18

07-25

08-01

https://roosevelttf.com/schedule/

All Comers wrote:

Figured it was worth mentioning - the OTC all comers meet in Eugene this Thursday will be "quick". There will be two guys going through 3k in 9:00, both with respective PR's under 15:00.

AC--

Thanks for the info; that meet looks great. It's not going to be possible or really purposeful for me to drive almost four hours total mid-week for 16 minutes of racing, but I very much appreciate knowing this series exists. Maybe next year...

John R.

Just another fat guy wrote:

Roosevelt XC & TF

Youth and Open events

07-11

07-18

07-25

08-01

https://roosevelttf.com/schedule/

I'm in the middle of marathon training but I'll be running the mile on 7-25.

Op. Bowerman 5k is what you seek. Evening of July 30th. It'll probably be warm being in the evening, but it's flat and good competition

Jimmy21 wrote:

Just another fat guy wrote:

Roosevelt XC & TF

Youth and Open events

07-11

07-18

07-25

08-01

https://roosevelttf.com/schedule/

I'm in the middle of marathon training but I'll be running the mile on 7-25.

Op. Bowerman 5k is what you seek. Evening of July 30th. It'll probably be warm being in the evening, but it's flat and good competition

Just so you know the course on Bowerman 5k is a good .03 miles short!!!

Old course or new course? ... I've ran faster than expected on both versions.

PortlandXCGirl wrote:

Jimmy21 wrote:

I'm in the middle of marathon training but I'll be running the mile on 7-25.

Op. Bowerman 5k is what you seek. Evening of July 30th. It'll probably be warm being in the evening, but it's flat and good competition

Just so you know the course on Bowerman 5k is a good .03 miles short!!!

PortlandXCGirl wrote:

Jimmy21 wrote:

I'm in the middle of marathon training but I'll be running the mile on 7-25.

Op. Bowerman 5k is what you seek. Evening of July 30th. It'll probably be warm being in the evening, but it's flat and good competition

Just so you know the course on Bowerman 5k is a good .03 miles short!!!

How did you measure it?

John, have you had any confirmations? I'm a 14:16 guy looking to go sub-14 and this might be an opportunity. Let me know who signs up. Thanks.

Posted this on my running club's message board and FB page.

Curious though - why Fernhill? It's not centrally located and the track is in poor shape. Why not hold this at the brand new track at Duniway? That location might be more convenient for folks coming from different areas and the new track is awesome.

Bra-ket wrote:

PortlandXCGirl wrote:

Just so you know the course on Bowerman 5k is a good .03 miles short!!!

How did you measure it?

First of all, I ran a PR there that I never beat during the season except during the last 2 races. Second, everyone runs ridiculous times there. Third, my Garmin measured it as 3.02 or something, which is less relevant but still doesn't help. Also, I ran the new course.

imarunr wrote:

Posted this on my running club's message board and FB page.

Curious though - why Fernhill? It's not centrally located and the track is in poor shape. Why not hold this at the brand new track at Duniway? That location might be more convenient for folks coming from different areas and the new track is awesome.

Good question! It's close to me, it's where I do all my workouts, it's not host to Saturday events right now, and I'm partial to underdogs (which the Fernhill track decidedly is). I thought about Grant, but that's often (always?) busy, and I had no idea Duniway had a track. Plus, Fernhill is just off Killingsworth and and 30, so not super-inconvenient, perhaps?

I was loath to open this up for discussion in my original post because I didn't want any confusion if there was too much input and apparent indecision. I still think it's best to stay settled on the original location, but if you think it's a serious discouragement/impediment to interested participants, let me know.

Time has come for this type of fun. Gotta keep it simple to the point be there or not. In this case John just do your thing. ImaRunner on a different weekend morning has one a Duniway. Low key free fun. Please do post a follow up on how successful this was. Thanks.

Duniway Park (not school) has always had a track. The location is on Barbour Blvd., just south of downtown. Up until recently, it was a 440yd track comprised of old Nike reground shoes. When Under Armour purchased the old All Star Fitness building next door, they made a deal with the city to redo the track and infield. Now, there's a fantastic artificial turf infield and very nice synthetic 400m track. It took them forever to finish the project, but the end result was worth the wait.

Check it out sometime. We do weekly track workouts there ever Tuesday at 6:00pm. You're welcome to join in, if you'd like.

Thanks for the workout invite but does your group have any guys I'm my range?

John R. wrote:

imarunr wrote:

Posted this on my running club's message board and FB page.

Curious though - why Fernhill? It's not centrally located and the track is in poor shape. Why not hold this at the brand new track at Duniway? That location might be more convenient for folks coming from different areas and the new track is awesome.

and I had no idea Duniway had a track.

Thought this was odd. I found it surprising you didn't know Duniway had a track. Flotrack even used it for a track meet a couple of years ago before it was redone.

John R. wrote:

Thanks for the workout invite but does your group have any guys I'm my range?

Yes, and no.

I don't know Tim, but wrote:

John R. wrote:

Thanks for the workout invite but does your group have any guys I'm my range?

Yes, and no.

First of all, that wasn't me posting with that inquiry. Why someone would purposefully confuse a thread like this by using my name is beyond me. I do know the club referred to by imarunr and have enjoyed a couple of terrific runs with the guys.

Second, sorry to never have heard of Duniway. It's nowhere near my neighborhood, and as a recentish arrival here, I'm still figuring out where everything is. It looks like a great facility, and sometime I'd love to get down there for some repeats with the club.

John,

If this race goes down, I can most likely bring an athlete or two to pace. I will check this thread over the next few days. If you or any others are interested in this, let me know what the desired pace would be. That will determine how far they can go.

Cheers.

Cool! I'm all in, but the response (as you can see) has been a little half-hearted. Your comment and mine will bump the thread to page 1, and we may see some more interest as folks determine where they are in their training by mid-week.

Thanks for being in touch!

John R.