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Looking for a challenge to start off in 2021? How about a virtual 50k running all the Firelanes in Portland’s Forest Park and raising money for the victims of the 2020 wildfires with the American Red Cross disaster relief? https://t.co/m4EEmMB6QL https://t.co/HGbqhPM2SI

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The NWDC September newsletter featured circumnavigating the mountains of the Cascade Volcanic Arc. We ranked them from toughest to easiest. Do you agree? Read more on the website. https://t.co/UVRTWhYzrt

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It's that time of year when the long sleeve running shirts go to the bottom of the drawer. Do you need a new short sleeve shirt to start the spring season? If so, @clovertalk gives his thoughts on the Distance shirt from @10000apparel
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Fit Life coach and trail runner Alexa Hasman gives some tips and tricks that she picked up over the years while coaching clients, raising kids, and training for ultra marathons in her article "How to Have a Healthy Balance of Life, Work and Running."
Alexa is also doing a trail running fundraiser for Forest Park Conservancy starting this weekend. https://fundly.com/run-forest-run
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How to Have a Healthy Balance of Life, Work, and Running

All our lives are busy in one way or another. Jobs, family, responsibilities, volunteering, or just life can all become a lot and make it difficult to fit in our training. So, how do we accomplish it all? A healthy balance of life, work, and running? Well, we don’t. That is the first thing t...

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If you missed April's newsletter, we started a new feature. We'll highlight a newsletter subscriber as the trail runner of the month. Sean Belling is this month's trail runner. Read about Sean's favorite race, gear, his thoughts on the trail running community, and more!

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With so many new people experiencing the trails over the last year, it might be a good time to review trail running etiquette. Remember that the trails are meant to be shared by all, and we are ambassadors to the trail running community. Showing common courtesy is obvious, but what else can you do to make sure everyone has a great trail experience. Read more about it in the latest Trail Snails article https://nwdirtchurners.com/trail-running-etiquette/

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Spring has begun, which means the forest canopy will thicken with new leaves causing GPS watch signal distress, also known as "tree tax." Is there a watch that works best in these conditions? We did some research to find out. https://nwdirtchurners.com/is-there-a-gps-watch-that-works-in-the-pacific-tree-canopy/

Is There a GPS Watch That Works in the Pacific Northwest Tree Canopy?

“How many miles did you get?” is a common question at the end of a group run on the trails in the heavily wooded sections west of the Cascade Mountains. A group of five different runners will likely have five completely different distances, even though the same route is done simultaneously...

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Thanks to everyone that competed in the Firelane Frenzy and donated to the American Red Cross. So far over $2100 has been donated to the Disaster Relief Fund. There were 76 entrants plus many others that ran a route that decided not to publish their result but still donated.
The winners were Tyler Katzenberg and Tom Ferrell (5:22:49) on the men's side and Leah Brown (6:25:31) for the women. All three have won an NWDC Mt. Hood Technical Trucker Hat.
Raffle Prize Winners:
Hoka Bag Drewallyn Riley
Hoka Cup Mikaela Ovenell
Hoka Water Bottle Mike Murawski
Hoka Headband Summer Amauba
Hoka Ski Hat Ryan Marquadt
NWDC Shirt Edwin Reidel
NWDC Shirt Erin LaVoie
Injinji Socks Jake Cheek
Skout Bars Jeremy Kaufmann
Yeti Lowball Cup Marian van Leeuwen
Headsweats Coffee Mask Alexa Todd
Headsweats Running Mask David Gary
Headsweats Running Mask Cheryl de Renzy
Headsweats Running Mask Jeanne Zoppo
Headsweats Starry Night Ultra Band Marissa Shaver
Headsweats Berries Night Ultra Band Emily Estrada
Thanks again to everyone for participating! You can still donate! https://tiltify.com/@nwdirtchurners/firelane-frenzy-50k

Tiltify - Firelane Frenzy 50k Fundraiser for Wildfire Victims

nwdirtchurners is fundraising for Disaster Relief on Tiltify

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Forest Park

It’s the last week to run the #firelanefrenzy So far we have raised over $1000 for the @americanredcross disaster relief fund to help out those hurt by the wildfires of 2020. 40 results have been entered, including some that conquered snow, ice, and downed trees last weekend like @jess_ocr13 @captainkaufmann @ender_fitness_lifestyle & @l0renz0_ocr . @forestparkconservancypdx and @cityofportland_official have been working hard clearing the trails and the 🌤 this weekend should make it a little easier. We’ll have some aid station supplies from @haggmudruns at Leif Erickson & Germantown at Noon to 3:00 on Saturday as well. All entries are eligible for raffle prizes from @hokaoneone @rei @headsweats & @skoutorganic . The top male & female receive a NWDC hat. So far the leaders are @tylerkatzenberg (5:22) & @antodd8 (8:30). More details on the website. We hope to see you this Saturday!

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