Category Archives: races
Casey’s photo diary of The Manitou Springs Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Parade
Editors Note: This is Casey’s first entry on TWW and we had a few problems with the pictures. After getting everything figured out we have finally thrown up the post, a couple of weeks late but whatever. Thanks to Casey … Continue reading
Filed under articles, Cities and Towns, Colorado, Manitou Springs, races
Golden Leaf Half Marathon
The Golden Leaf Half Marathon embodies everything we look for in a race: it’s challenging, it is well organized, it has a great goody bag, it showcases the best attributes of a town and the scenery is unbelievable. Aspen is … Continue reading
Larch Mountain – Portland, OR
I think its odd that Dunkin’ Donuts is such a huge purveyor of coffee on the East Coast. I was in Boston for a wedding last winter, and was intent on finding a good source to feed my bean addiction. … Continue reading
Emma Crawford Coffin Races
This entry is not really in line with the rest of the site, but I thought it was a fun event that definitely qualified as a “race” on some level. Manitou Springs is a weird town, and it’s only fitting … Continue reading
Filed under Cities and Towns, Colorado, Manitou Springs, races
Mt. Evans Hillclimb – Idaho Springs, CO
Building a road to the top of a 14,000 plus foot mountain is, to me, a quintessential American endeavor. Where else would someone expend hundreds of thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of labor to build a road up … Continue reading
Race for the Roses
With my subscription to Outside Magazine comes a weird predilection for trying to attempt every training program that is included. Among those recently was a half-marathon training schedule used by Olympian runner Ryan Hall’s coach. The schedule has a great … Continue reading
Filed under Cities and Towns, Oregon, Portland, races
Shamrock Run
Portland is a great city if you love to run, and lots of people in Portland love to run. Hence, the city hosts lots of great running events throughout the year. If you are in the area around mid-March, the … Continue reading
Filed under Cities and Towns, Oregon, Portland, races
