Anyone from Washington/Oregon

I'm looking for friends from the Pacific Northwest.

It would be nice to hear about any local fitness events such as 5ks.

Thanks!
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  • Washington here, but I have not a clue on 5ks

    I am just now able to do 1mile....lol
  • xSCiNTILLATEx79
    xSCiNTILLATEx79 Posts: 245 Member
    Oregon here, but same as above not quite prepared for any 5ks just yet ;)
  • jenaissance
    jenaissance Posts: 302 Member
    Seattle! I do 5k's on occassion; 2 or 3/year.
  • bigmike7801
    bigmike7801 Posts: 75 Member
    What part of Oregon/Washington are you guys from?

    I'm recently moved to Vancouver, WA from Longview and went to college over in Ellensburg, WA.
  • reyopo
    reyopo Posts: 210 Member
    Portland, here! (I hate running! LOVE hiking trails, and we have an endless supply of those...)
  • Dayna154
    Dayna154 Posts: 910 Member
    Central Washington here
  • justdazed
    justdazed Posts: 57 Member
    Seattle here! Signed up for my first 5K in September, I used/continue to use this website to see what's happening: http://www.runningintheusa.com/race/List.aspx?State=WA

    Also looking to sign up for the 5K Turkey Trot around Greenlake :)
  • Kooraloo
    Kooraloo Posts: 362 Member
    Seattle, Washington right here!

    You JUST missed a super cool looking 5k, the Zombie Run. I was going to participate but I was out of town.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Seattle here. There is a Seattle group and a PNW group, though I'm not sure how much traffic they get these days
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/58-seattle
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/297-mfpnw
  • tari12340
    tari12340 Posts: 55 Member
    Bremerton WA here! A few 5K's just finished up around here...but I would think more are scheduled. The Seattle Marathon (a 5K) is in November.... For the Seattle area, here is a good site with listings: http://www.my-pang.net/applications/my-pang/information/Running-Events/Seattle-body.php

    Good luck!
  • ichorica
    ichorica Posts: 475 Member
    I am in Clark County! I am doing the Color Run (In Portland) in Sept so far with some other maybe runs before that.
  • justdazed
    justdazed Posts: 57 Member
    Seattle, Washington right here!

    You JUST missed a super cool looking 5k, the Zombie Run. I was going to participate but I was out of town.

    I SAW that! I just re-started my C25k and it would have been too soon. I'm hoping it happens again next year because I'll be there
  • tracy1031
    tracy1031 Posts: 36
    I'm in Redmond, WA. I usually use active.com to search for events - I don't really do 5k's as I don't like to just run, but there are a good number of mud & obstacle course runs to choose from around here. I'll be at Hell Run for the 2nd time this year, Tone Loc will be performing ;)
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    Vantucky here. I am not a runner though. I do some mountain biking and hiking year round.
  • Jessi40
    Jessi40 Posts: 75 Member
    Olympia WA here
    I just signed up for the 8K Lakefair for next Sat. We are going to walk it though :)
  • knwitall
    knwitall Posts: 420 Member
    I was born in Longview, WA and lived in the Longview/ Kelso area until i was 12. Lol Now i'm in NC. I want to visit WA again!!
  • xSCiNTILLATEx79
    xSCiNTILLATEx79 Posts: 245 Member
    Eugene area
  • MiniMichelle
    MiniMichelle Posts: 801 Member
    Redmond, soon to be Renton here..
  • echandle12
    echandle12 Posts: 82
    I am not from Washington, but my brother-in-law is doing an exteme mudder in Seattle, he and my sister live out there.
  • SteffieMark
    SteffieMark Posts: 1,719 Member
    Just a little outside Seattle, in Renton here. One of my friends just did the Color Run a short time ago. I'm looking forward to doing the Zombie Run and Color Run, next time they're in/near Seattle.
  • sz8soon
    sz8soon Posts: 816 Member
    I'm here in SW WA too- there are a ton of great events! I was signed up to do the Lacamas 4 miler until I hurt my leg. FitRight NW is a great running/shoe store located on Mill Plain (two in PDX Area too) the staff there are very friendly and know their stuff! FitRight also sponsors many local races and advertises on their website. You can always check out Activedotcom to search the local area for events coming up. I am going to do the Color Run in PDX this fall pending my recovery. There is a huge running community in Vancouver and Portland!
  • Typhanee83
    Typhanee83 Posts: 309 Member
    Portland, OR. I've heard of a bunch of local 5K's going on around here. I'll try to find a link and post it here.
  • tageekly
    tageekly Posts: 3,755 Member
    In Tacoma!

    I just registered for the Hell Run in Carnation.

    http://www.hellrun.com/seattle/
  • 2muchsauce
    2muchsauce Posts: 1,078
    Coeur d'Alene here. Mud run coming up in a few weeks here
  • Daisy_Cutter
    Daisy_Cutter Posts: 774
    Not in Seattle anymore - in Hell now.. .although my house is still there... LOL.

    However, I've run scads of races up there so I can definitely help you out in that regard!!
  • I am from the Tacoma area. I am just getting back into the whole exercise and working out thing. I have a lot of weight to lose, and am working on setting super small goals that I will be able to reach without getting demotivated. I don't know anything about races, but I would like to work to get in shape to run some eventually. Feel free to add if you want.
  • bigmike7801
    bigmike7801 Posts: 75 Member
    Thanks for the info on FitRight!

    I've been running in my basketball shoes and they've been feeling quite a bit heavy.

    I think it's time I get some proper running shoes.
  • Ashleyann72
    Ashleyann72 Posts: 59 Member
    Clark County WA! Harvest Days 8k in Battle Ground next weekend! There is also a 10k and 2 mile family fun run!
  • Ashleyann72
    Ashleyann72 Posts: 59 Member
    Thanks for the info on FitRight!

    I've been running in my basketball shoes and they've been feeling quite a bit heavy.

    I think it's time I get some proper running shoes.

    FitRight also does Thursday night running events based on location (I think first thursday is in Portland, 3rd Thursday might be east Vancouver?) and they give away lots of prizes!
  • I'm looking for friends from the Pacific Northwest.

    It would be nice to hear about any local fitness events such as 5ks.

    Thanks!

    http://runforyourlives.com/locations/seattle-portland/

    Don't know about "fitness," but definitely fun.