The Boring Marathon is once again offering 4 race lengths, so whether you want to run something short, like a 5K and 10k or challenge yourself with a Marathon and Half Marathon, we have something for you. The Marathon is once again a Boston Qualifier! The event organizer will do …
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The Boring Marathon is once again offering 4 race lengths, so whether you want to run something short, like a 5K and 10k or challenge yourself with a Marathon and Half Marathon, we have something for you. The Marathon is once again a Boston Qualifier!
The event organizer will do their part and officially time the races, provide fantastic aid stations, give you the most outstanding, supportive, cheering, well-groomed and darn good-looking volunteers in the world, and make it a truly Boring experience that we know will forever be your favorite race this side of Estacada. Come join us, won’t you, please.
The event will be completely on the Springwater Trail, starting and ending in downtown Boring. The marathon begins at Boring Station Trailhead park and heads out onto the Springwater trail (paved pathway) until reaching Towle Road. You then turnaround and head back to the finish line. Once crossing the finish line for a half marathon check point, you repeat the same course a second time. The half marathon is a single loop of the marathon course.
The Boring races are all entirely non-profit and all proceeds, outside of the basic costs to put on a quality event, go to the Sam Barlow High School Track & Field and Cross Country Teams and the West Orient & Damascus Middle School Track & Field teams. The folks who put this on are all volunteers who love running and love our kids. So when you register, sponsor, or donate you help cover costs for race permits, medals, shirts, food and drink, etc., and then all the rest goes to the kids. We are building the next generation of runners and your participation in this event will make their high school running experience one that will hopefully influence their lifestyle for the next 50 years. Thanks for investing in the future of our kids and in our sport.
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Nicely shaded rail trail
Great rail trail course in Boring. Scenery and shade was very relaxing. Fan support and hydration stations really were great for motivation. certainly recommend this race to 50 staters and … MORE
Great rail trail course in Boring. Scenery and shade was very relaxing. Fan support and hydration stations really were great for motivation. certainly recommend this race to 50 staters and others looking for a good priced easy to get too race.
Nice small race
* The RD gave details about the course at the start * Morning bib pickup * Parking right by the start/finish line * beautiful scenery, bike path * top-notch national … MORE
* The RD gave details about the course at the start
* Morning bib pickup
* Parking right by the start/finish line
* beautiful scenery, bike path
* top-notch national anthem singer
* enthusiastic volunteers
* enthusiastic timing staff (someone gave me a printout of my result and my age group award at the end!)
* despite it being my 3rd worse time ever, and finishing 3rd to last, I won an AG award! yay small races!
* my slow time was (I suspect–lots of time to reflect from miles 18-26) a result of this being my 10th marathon in 365 days… or the ‘overreaching’ at Pocatello 3 weeks prior…
* The course was very doable, but it’s still 26.2 miles!
* it was raining from mile 7-14, then 17-end (for me). nice temps and partly-cloudy–no need for sunglasses 🙂
* I enjoyed the course on the bike path, with the two spurs. It gave a bit of variety, and a chance to see people. I was alone for quite a while in a small race like this (which was to be expected).
* nice swag–the medal and shirt are nice, the jelly beans and lip balm hit the spot for me!
* easy logistics to fly in/out of PDX, stay in the burbs.
Anything but Boring!
Gotta love a race where one of the sponsors is the Boring Brewery! Nice, well-run marathon with that comfortable, small-town feel. Most of the course is on a rails-to-trails system, … MORE
Gotta love a race where one of the sponsors is the Boring Brewery! Nice, well-run marathon with that comfortable, small-town feel. Most of the course is on a rails-to-trails system, so level, secluded, verdant and quiet. Great aid stations with enthusiastic staffers to help you along. Particularly enjoyed the Luau Station at Mile 16; can personally recommend their rum punch. The Boring race shirt and Boring medal will bring a smile and the swag bag included a Boring Brewery pint glass and goat soap! What’s not to like?!?