This year’s Rose City Mile was one for the (record) books. With over 40 more participants than last year, excited energy was felt all day at Duniway Park, as fast times were ran and cheering fans lined up around the track. Located in Southwest Portland, Duniway Park track provides a special place to not only […]
RCTC was out in full force this past weekend as seven members headed south in Oregon to race the Eugene Half Marathon and the Oregon State University High Performance Meet. Eugene Half Marathon Fionna Fallon bested her half time, finishing in 1:19:20 and earning herself 12th female and 2nd age group amongst a talented field. […]
Within the span of just over a week, Rose City Track Club represented in the Boston Marathon, Bridge to Brews, the Peterson Ridge Rumble, and Tenacious 10K. Boston Marathon Despite earlier forecasts predicting rain and a strong headwind (not unlike the previous years’ conditions), the clouds parted and Boston Marathon runners found themselves at the […]
This weekend, eleven RCTC runners are taking to the streets of Sacramento for the Capitol 5K and California International Marathon. We sat down with Angela Vinton and Alejandro Fallas to get the lowdown on Saturday’s 5K and the race-spectating hype. We also caught up with Fionna Fallon, Thailyr Jaegersen, Krysta Gunvalson, Marla Smith, and Liz […]
On Sunday, November 4th, Lauren Barth raced the NYC Marathon. It would be her fifth marathon, and first time running NYC. Below Lauren shares some of her pre-race thoughts she jotted down the night before the race, along with her post-race full recap. Grab a mug of coffee, sit back, and enjoy the journey! Pre-NYC […]
This Sunday RCTC runners Lauren Barth, Emmeline Chuu, Alejandro Fallas, Steph Norris, and Stephanie Ross are taking to the streets of New York for the NYC Marathon! We sat down with Chuu (left), Barth (center), and Ross (right) to get the lowdown on what NYCM means to them, thoughts on training leading up to the […]
Saturday, October 13th Thirteen Rose City Track Club runners toed the line in Mary S. Young Park for Stumptown XC Race #2. While many teammates are in the thick of fall marathon preparation, we braved hills, wood chips, and a swarm of angry bees to come away with great results. “We fielded the largest RCTC […]
The fall racing season is heating up with two back-to-back weekends packed with performances by Rose City Track Club. Stumptown XC – Lents Park Nothing says fall like cross country! On Saturday, September 29th, 12 teammates took on the first of the Stumptown Cross Country Race Series in Lents Park. “The first race is always […]
On Saturday, September 22nd, teammates Emma Notario, Marla Smith, and Kathy Tomlinson lined up for the start of the Reed 5K in Portland and the Best Dam Run in Estacada. All three runners sought to get the best out of themselves: “I am committed to figuring out the 5k,” proclaimed Notario, who raced her first […]
Hard work paid off for Rose City Track Club over Labor Day weekend at the Roses on the River 5K, Backcountry Rise 20 Mile, and the Wine Country Half Marathon. Liz Anjos after winning the Inaugural Roses on the River 5K On a brisk Saturday morning in Portland, Liz Anjos tested her legs and picked […]
