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Join us on an old school adventure through the Tillamook Forest. We’ll have a shorter run and a longer run option, and the same lovely bonfire vibes that have made Tillamook Burn one of our most popular events. Bring a potluck item to share with your fellow trail enthusiasts after the run!
Join us for some morning relaxed miles, starting and finishing at Proud Mary Cafe, on our classic four-park 4.6 mile loop. Check out the route and join the Daybreak Racing Run Club on Strava. Stay afterward and grab a bite to eat and/or a coffee from our Aussie friends at Proud Mary and connect with your fellow Daybreak Run Club friends!
Join our friends at Freetrail to preview the upcoming second iteration of The Big Alta!
Welcome to the Siuslaw Dunes! These beautiful and challenging point to point runs offer fun early season 50K, 20 mile and 12K races that traverse a wild tapestry of coastal terrain, including ancient open sand dunes with “tree islands”, old growth rainforest, stream fords and remote ocean beaches. The races are staged at historic Honeyman State Park, just south of old town Florence, Oregon, offering camping, lakeside charm and our gateway to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. There is no other running event like this anywhere— we are overjoyed to offer this truly special, one-of-a-kind race opportunity!
Come check out the course with the Race Directors from Daybreak Racing and Freetrail!
Welcome to The Big Alta! This event is the latest collaborative trail racing experience from Freetrail and Daybreak Racing, located in trail-famous Marin County, California! With every step, these thoughtfully crafted single-loop courses provide an unforgettably scenic trail race experience. On the home trails of Freetrail, The Big Alta offers two race distance options: a tough, inspiring 50K, along with a shorter yet equally exhilarating 28K.
Come check out the course with the Race Directors from Daybreak Racing and Freetrail!
Welcome to Gorge Waterfalls, offering scenic 100K, 50K and 30K trail running races through the heart of the iconic Columbia River Gorge. Gorge Waterfalls provides one of the preeminent trail race experiences in the Pacific Northwest, home to some of the greatest trail running terrain in the entire United States.
Come on over to Daybreak HQ for an open house style event including a few relaxed miles, try on/out some of Speedland’s finest footwear, raffle prizes, light refreshments, and hanging out in the Daybreak Lounge for a fun morning with the trail community.
Welcome to the Tillamook Burn Trail Run™, featuring three beautiful and challenging trail races of 50 miles, 50K and 20 miles, plus a 3-day 100 mile stage race option for those who dare to run all three races. 'The Burn' is a festive Pacific NW springtime trail running tradition, staged at historic Reehers Camp in the lush and rugged Tillamook State Forest halfway between Portland and the Oregon Coast. Prepare for rumbling waterfalls, brisk stream crossings and a million shades of green, as brilliant spring foliage, fiddleheads and blossoms line every inch of the course.
Join us for some morning relaxed miles, starting and finishing at Proud Mary Cafe, on our classic four-park 4.6 mile loop. Check out the route and join the Daybreak Racing Run Club on Strava. Stay afterward and grab a bite to eat and/or a coffee from our Aussie friends at Proud Mary and connect with your fellow Daybreak Run Club friends!
Welcome to the Cape Mountain Trail Runs! These 50K, 25K and 10K loop courses soar high above the Pacific Ocean on one of the Oregon Coast’s defining headlands, Cape Mountain. Just 15 minutes north of Florence, the mountain’s hidden gem trail network offers miles and miles of exceptional singletrack through moss-draped old growth rainforest, enchanting creek canyons, and rare coastal headland meadows.
Come join the Race Directors for a course preview run and hang out sesh! Swimming opportunities at Coldwater Lake for a post-run soak!
We’ll break up the Hood Hundred course into three segments over three days. No-host camping all along the course corridor. Check out the main Hood Hundred page for additional details and registraiton!
Come explore Wy’east with the Race Directors! We’ll have a couple route options and a post-run no-host lunch at the Schuss Grille inside Mt Hood Meadows Lodge.
Welcome to Hood Hundred, a 100 mile mountain trail run on much of Mt. Hood’s most diverse and scenic terrain! Featuring an incredibly well-supported and very crew accessible lollipop-loop style course with 17,300’ of ascent and 17,300’ descent, Hood Hundred provides a truly epic mountain trail endurance challenge.
Wy'east Trailfest presented by Speedland is a celebration of mountain trail running featuring Mt. Hood’s illustrious alpine terrain. With dynamic and challenging 50K, 28K & 14K mountain courses that reach Oregon’s rooftop at 8000’, plus scenic Half Marathon & 8K (5 miler) races for those looking for a more approachable trail experience! The Kids Race rounds out the weekend in exciting fashion! Whether racing, volunteering or spectating, join us up high on Wy'east (the native ancestral name for Mt. Hood) for the Pacific NW’s rowdiest mountain trail race experience.
Welcome to the Mt. Hood Trail Games, featuring super fun and beautiful trail running races up high on the slopes of Oregon’s most famous volcano! Trail Games offers a different spin on trail racing formats, featuring two exciting relay team options, a squad race we like to call the “Wolfpack”, as well as the “Lone Wolf”, a traditional individual trail race.
Join us for some morning relaxed miles, starting and finishing at Proud Mary Cafe, on our classic four-park 4.6 mile loop. Check out the route and join the Daybreak Racing Run Club on Strava. Stay afterward and grab a bite to eat and/or a coffee from our Aussie friends at Proud Mary and connect with your fellow Daybreak Run Club friends!
Welcome to a majestic backcountry rising from the ashes of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. With its sapphire lakes, rugged, toothy peaks and wildflower-blanketed slopes, the Mt. Margaret Backcountry on the northern blast zone side of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument provides an unforgettably unique, remote and beautiful trail race experience. The power and resilience of Mother Nature is truly on full display here in the backcountry.
Come explore the coastal headlands with the Race Directors! We’ll have a few loop options available for everyone to choose from and maybe even some tide pool exploration!
Welcome to the Perpetua Coast trail runs, set in the vibrant coastal village of Yachats, Oregon (say YAH-hots) and the Cape Perpetua National Scenic Area! The event features incredibly scenic 50K, 20 mile and half marathon courses with everything the Oregon Coast has to offer. From cozy beach town charm, rocky shoreline bluffs, sandy beaches, epic headland vistas and moss-draped old growth rainforest, the captivating sense of discovery at Perpetua Coast will keep you coming back for years to come.
Welcome to the Rogue Gorge, offering incredibly beautiful and challenging 50K, Half Marathon & 12K trail races and a NEW for 2025, a point-to-point, downriver 50 miler, all entirely along the iconic Upper Rogue Wild & Scenic River in the Southern Oregon Cascades! The Rogue Gorge Trail and Upper Rogue River Trail (a National Recreation Trail) provide miles of enchanting singletrack trails through the most vibrant fall foliage unmatched anywhere in Oregon, hugging tightly to the old growth forested bluffs above the famous river as it churns its way through collapsed lava tube chasms, cascading waterfalls and underground tunnels. We love hosting this event on the awe-inspiring Upper Rogue River!
Join us for some morning relaxed miles, starting and finishing at Proud Mary Cafe, on our classic four-park 4.6 mile loop. Check out the route and join the Daybreak Racing Run Club on Strava. Stay afterward and grab a bite to eat and/or a coffee from our Aussie friends at Proud Mary and connect with your fellow Daybreak Run Club friends!
Join us at Territory Run Co. home base for some good old fashioned holiday themed group running. Scavenger hunt, ugly sweaters, raffle prizes, friends and a post-run rally at Occidental Brewing make for a fine December morning!
Join us at Territory Run Co. home base for some good old fashioned holiday themed group running. Scavenger hunt, ugly sweaters, raffle prizes, friends and a post-run rally at Occidental Brewing make for a fine December morning!
Join us and Wy’east Trailfest presenting sponsor Salomon for a shoe demo and course preview group run! Meet us at Mt. Hood Meadows main parking area in front of the ski lodge to try on some shoes for the group run. We’ll review our route options then head out!
Sunday, July 7, 2024
9:00 AM meet up
Mt. Hood Meadows main parking area (map)
There will be two Salomon trail running shoe demo options, the Genesis and Thundercross!
Please RSVP below. You do not have to be registered for Wy’east Trailfest to join the preview, but we hope you will! We will send out an info email to those who’ve RSVP’d with full details a day or two prior to the group run :)
Join us and Backcountry Rise presenting sponsor NIKE TRAIL for a shoe demo and Backcountry Rise course preview! Meet us at Coldwater Lake Picnic Area to try on some shoes for the group run. We’ll review our two route options then head out!
There will be two run distances:
Run Option 1: the classic 12 mile clockwise loop around Coldwater Lake (most of the Backcountry Rise Half Marathon).
Run Option 2: a 17.5ish mile loop around Coldwater Lake that does an out n back up toward Coldwater Peak (much of the B Rise 20 miler). This route option will turn around to complete the Coldwater Lake loop once they hit snow.
Please RSVP below. (You do not have to be registered for Backcountry Rise to join the preview, but we hope you will!)
Join us and our sponsor CRAFT for a shoe demo and Wy’east Trailfest course preview with David Laney at Mt. Hood Meadows! Meet us in the big parking lot in front of the main ski lodge to try on some CRAFT shoes for the group run. We’ll review our route then head out! The distance and route will be TBD based on snowmelt and may likely be limited to the lower elevation trails, common for early July.
CRAFT shoe models available are the Nordlite Ultra and Craft Pro Endurance Trail.
Please RSVP below. (You do not have to be registered for Wy’east Trailfest to join the preview, but we hope you will!)
We will be hosting a trail work day on the Backcountry Rise course right at the event venue! Volunteers are welcome to CAMP WITH US in the Field Camp at Mt. St. Helens Science & Learning Center on Saturday (June 25th) night before the work day. There is no fee to park or camp if you are volunteering Sunday!
Trail work activities will involve cutting overgrown brush and grasses away from the 3/4 mile long Elk Bench Trail, as well as raking the trail tread of forest debris, then hike out on the same trail.
For the work day, bring a sense of adventure, a lunch, water, as well as work gloves, eye protection, hardhat or bike helmet, long pants, long sleeve top and sturdy boots/shoes. Volunteers are welcome to bring their own loppers, pruning saw and other hand tools as well.
All trail work volunteers earn credits toward Daybreak race registration fees.
Please RSVP below and we will send out an email with all the details!
We will be hosting two days of trail work on the Rogue Gorge course! Volunteers are welcome to join either day or both days. Trail work activities will involve hiking two miles on mostly flat and rolling trail to cut overgrown brush away from the trail, as well as raking the trail tread of forest debris, then hike out two miles on the same mostly flat and rolling trail.
Bring a sense of adventure, a lunch, water, as well as work gloves, eye protection, long pants, long sleeve top and sturdy boots/shoes. Volunteers are welcome to bring their own loppers, pruning saw and other hand tools. All trail work volunteers earn credits toward Daybreak race registration fees.
Join us for a fun day touring the Siuslaw Dunes 50K and 20 miler course!
RSVP by clicking the button below. Limited to 20 people!
ROUTE DESCRIPTION: Run options include a lollipop loop 9 miler or shorter out n back options from where we’ll start at Tahkenitch Creek Trailhead. We’ll run along forested dirt singletrack trails, sandy trails, and of course some open sand dune sections. We will pause periodically at landmarks and trail junctions to allow for regrouping.
EQUIPMENT: Come prepared for any type of weather-- A running jacket, hat, gloves and hydration. Water will be available midway for fill ups.
LOCATION: Tahkenitch Creek Trailhead parking area.
MAP: We will bring paper map copies of the route options. Go to the Siuslaw Dunes 50K race webpage to download the 50K gpx file for your navigation app, or to print/save the official course map if desired.
Trail work opportunities are coming back! We have been given permission from the Forest Service to host a fun day of trail work and stewardship along Coldwater Lake along the Backcountry Rise course. Whether you’re a mountain biker, trail runner, hiker, trail work veteran or first-timer, we welcome you!
Welcome to the Cloud Cap mountain runs on Mt. Hood, presented by Salomon! Cloud Cap takes runners on an incredibly scenic tour of Mt. Hood’s wild northern slopes via three different loop-style course options— an “all-terrain” mountain marathon and half-marathon using trails and the rugged Cloud Cap Road, plus an entirely trail 10K distance.
Staged at the charming and quaint Cooper Spur Ski Area, each course showcases many of the mountain’s most iconic and historic sites throughout the Cloud Cap-Tilly Jane Historic District. Exquisite views abound of the volcano’s ever-present summit, flanked by Cooper Spur and Polallie Canyon to the south, the Langille Crags and Eliot Canyon to the north and of course the massive icefalls of Mt. Hood’s largest glacier, the mighty Eliot, making this a truly awe-inspiring, one-of-a-kind race experience!
Welcome to the Tillamook Burn! With beautiful, challenging 50 Mile and 50K courses, great support and a festive, social finish line celebration, 'The Burn' is a lively springtime trail running event. Both races start and finish at historic Reehers Camp in the lush and rugged Tillamook State Forest, halfway between Portland and the Oregon Coast. Prepare for rumbling waterfalls, brisk stream crossings and a million shades of green, as brilliant spring foliage, fiddleheads and blossoms line every inch of this course.
Welcome to a majestic backcountry rising from the ashes of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. With its sapphire lakes, rugged, toothy peaks and wildflower-blanketed slopes, the Mt. Margaret Backcountry on the north side of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument provides an unforgettably unique and stunning trail race experience. The power and resilience of Mother Nature is truly on full display here in the backcountry.
Backcountry Rise is presented by Salomon! The event includes three different challenging and remote loop courses: a 50K, 20 miler and half marathon (13.1 miles). Each race offers big climbs, sweeping descents and stunning ridgeline views of the surrounding Cascade Volcanoes, high mountain lakes, rushing creeks and abundant wildlife, especially resident mountain goats, elk and many more.
Each race distance starts and finishes at the spectacular Mt. St. Helens Science & Learning Center, itself designed as the original volcano observatory. Perched on the slopes above Coldwater Lake and oriented toward the Mount St. Helens blast zone, the venue offers a family-friendly base camp location.
Welcome to the Wy'east Howl on Mt. Hood, presented by Salomon! The Howl offers wildly scenic and challenging 100K, 50K and half marathon trail running races on Wy'east (the native name for Mt. Hood) and its surrounding ridgelines, including the iconic Timberline Trail. As the only ultramarathons and half marathon held on the slopes of Mt. Hood proper, the event provides an up-close, unique and beautiful trail race experience.
Join us and Northwest Dirt Churners for a 14 mile loop run in the Tillamook State Forest using trails from the Tillamook Burn 50 mile and 50k courses. Open to all levels! There is a shortcut route that will shave off several miles if desired.
Route Map: https://caltopo.com/m/74DA
After Feast: Bring some food, and drink to share in a pot luck after the run. Open to all levels! There is a short cut to take off a few miles if needed.
Salomon will also be offering a trail running shoe demo! Come test drive some of the latest models in their line up during the group run. Arrive early to get your fit.
***Due to public health concerns pertaining to COVID-19 containment, this event has been indefinitely postponed.***
Welcome to the second annual TRAIL MIX - A Tillamook Forest Spring Clean-Up event inviting all trail users to come together for a fun day of trail work and stewardship in the Tillamook State Forest. Whether you’re a mountain biker, trail runner, hiker or equestrian, trail work veteran or first-timer, we welcome you!
TRAIL MIX is presented by Northwest Trail Alliance, Trailkeepers of Oregon, Daybreak Racing, Oregon Equestrian Trails (OET), Northwest Chapter (Hillsboro) and Oregon Timber Trail Alliance in a volunteer partnership with the Oregon Department of Forestry.
DATE: Saturday March 28, 2020
LOCATION: Gales Creek Campground on Hwy 6 (Wilson River Highway) near milepost 35.
TIME: Check-in opens at 9am. Safety meeting begins at 9:30am. Work from 10am-2pm.
SIGN-UP: You MUST fill out the sign-up form in the RSVP link prior to the work date. This is critical to our planning purposes.
WHAT TO BRING: Sturdy boots, work gloves, eye protection, long sleeved shirt, pants, rain gear if wet, hard hat or bike helmet (extra hard hats will be available if you don’t have one), drinking water and a lunch/snacks.
ALL TRAIL WORK TOOLS WILL BE PROVIDED, but if you have your own hoe, Pulaski, shovel, and/or McLeod, please feel free to bring and use them if you'd like to.
TIMELINE: We will break up into small groups, each led by an experienced crew leader who will guide their work throughout the day on their trail section. Cleanup efforts including raking, drainage clearing and fixing minor tread issues along the Gales Creek, Storey Burn, and the Historic Hiking Loop trails.
NEW TO TRAIL WORK? NWTA's Trail Sustainability Institute's Trail School will be leading a small crew that will teach basic trail maintenance skills during the event. This is a great opportunity to give back while simultaneously learning a new skill. If interested please see related question on the sign-up form to join the crew, space is limited.
AFTER-PARTY! We will offer a chili dinner and craft beverages at the end of the work day back at Gales Creek Campground, along with great raffle prizes to give away, donated by event sponsors! Camping and an opportunity for a ride/run/hike the following day (Sunday, March 29th) is being planned, but will be highly dependent upon weather conditions. Expect an update regarding this option as we get closer to the work date!
We’ll send out two update emails with additional details – one at the end of February and one a week prior to the event. We hope to see you there!
REMINDER: You must complete the RSVP sign-up form prior to the work date. This is critical to our work day planning efforts.
Welcome to the Siuslaw Dunes, presented by Salomon! These dynamic trail runs offer early season, dog-friendly 50K and 25K races that traverse a wild tapestry of coastal terrain, including ancient open sand dunes with “tree islands”, old growth rainforest, stream fords and remote ocean beaches. Located just south of old town Florence, Oregon, the races start and finish at historic Honeyman State Park. The event beneficiary is the local Siuslaw High School Cross Country and Track & Field programs. We are overjoyed to offer this truly one-of-a-kind race opportunity!
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