The Willamette Valley Half Marathon and 10K is a celebration of spring in the beautiful Willamette Valley. Run in Salem, Oregon, the State Capitol, along the banks of the Willamette River, and finish at a local wine tasting. Big city-run and wild-scenic beauty all-in-one! The run starts in the beautiful …
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The Willamette Valley Half Marathon and 10K is a celebration of spring in the beautiful Willamette Valley. Run in Salem, Oregon, the State Capitol, along the banks of the Willamette River, and finish at a local wine tasting. Big city-run and wild-scenic beauty all-in-one!
The run starts in the beautiful Riverfront Park in downtown Salem, crosses the Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge, and then settles into miles of pristine paved paths that meander through the Minto-Brown Island Park. The finish is at the scenic Riverfront Park on the banks of the Willamette River where live music and wine festival greet each and every runner. This very flat course and moderate spring temps are sure to bring a number of PR times!
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Great race production!
Coming from SC low-country the course was great, a couple of rolling inclines that's all. The aid stations about 2.5 mile apart were fully stocked. But the best part was … MORE
Coming from SC low-country the course was great, a couple of rolling inclines that’s all. The aid stations about 2.5 mile apart were fully stocked. But the best part was the swag and the after race food and wine festival!! Highly recommended.
Wine!!!!!
There was no expo, just a location to pick up your bib and t-shirt. The race was well organized, but if I remember correctly, the course was short by .25 … MORE
There was no expo, just a location to pick up your bib and t-shirt. The race was well organized, but if I remember correctly, the course was short by .25 miles, which was a bummer. I enjoyed the post-race party, which included wine, wine, wine!!! The medal and wine glass were nice.
Sweet 😋
It was a good sweet race. The wine festival is just on race day. Not many options for those who don't drink. My result time is different, than there result … MORE
It was a good sweet race. The wine festival is just on race day. Not many options for those who don’t drink. My result time is different, than there result time. I noticed at 4th mile the race was short on miles. I ran the extra after crossing the finishing line for my 13.1. ,thinking it would be corrected further up. Other than that it was a good race.
Beautiful Salem Views
This race had great scenery and everything was so green (in the Spring). It was fun cheering on the Marathoners and Half Marathoners during the staggered start and when they … MORE
This race had great scenery and everything was so green (in the Spring). It was fun cheering on the Marathoners and Half Marathoners during the staggered start and when they crossed the finish line (as I was finished before them since I did the 10k). The Wine festival at the finish was great and you got a ticket for a free plate of food at one of the food trucks!
Great race, course and RD team
There aren't too many races that run through the Salem parks and cross the new pedestrian bridge. This one does. It even has a little trail section to make it … MORE
There aren’t too many races that run through the Salem parks and cross the new pedestrian bridge. This one does. It even has a little trail section to make it interesting. Great post race party too.