Prediction Run with HOKA
2024-06-29 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | OR
Join HOKA and Run Hub for a Prediction Run to Pre’s Rock on Sat, June 29 at 9am. Run without your watch and predict your finishing time. Runners who are closest to their prediction will win some prizes from HOKA!

Starting at Sweet Life Petite (1609 E 19th Ave), runners will head to Pre’s Rock and back with no watch. Let’s see who can get the closest to their predicted time! HOKA will be providing demo shoes, along with some sweet treats from Sweet Life once everyone gets back.

All paces are encouraged to come out for the run.

RSVP here

Destination Trail Run: Ridgeline Trail
2024-06-30 09:00 - 11:00 | OR
All are welcome to join us for our monthly trail run! This month, we’ll meet at Martin St Trailhead (925 Martin St) to run a portion of the Ridgeline Trail. We’ll have a moderately hilly 5-mile route with the option to add on a few more miles if you’d like. Run, walk or do a combination of the two! This route starts with a mile uphill followed by a mile or two of rolling terrain before we’ll turn around at Dillard Rd and head back down to Martin St. Refuel after the run with coffee and pastries from Hideaway Bakery. All paces are welcome.

Ridgeline Trail Map

9am Meet at Martin St. Trailhead

9:15am Take a group photo, talk about the route, head out!

10/10:30am Head to Hideaway Bakery (3377 E Amazon Dr, ~2 miles from the trailhead)

Community Group Run
2024-07-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-07-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-07-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-07-24 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-07-31 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-21 18:00 - 20:00 and 8 more dates | Run Hub Northwest, 515 High St, Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
Join us every Wednesday for a laid-back, fun run. We meet in front of Run Hub at 515 High Street. Runners and walkers can choose to go 3 or 5 miles at a range of speeds (seriously). Anyone and everyone is welcome, including small persons in strollers and our four legged-friends.
Winter 3-mile routeWinter 5-mile route

Hylo Launch Party & Group Run
2024-07-17 18:00 - 19:00 | OR
Celebrate the launch of Hylo Athletics running shoes at Run Hub! You’ll have the chance to try out the Hylo Impact road shoe during our community run/walk on Wed, July 17 at 6pm. This shoe is high cushioned, responsive, has a DWR coating for water repellency and is made of a good portion of biobased materials. In addition, Hylo is a certified B corp that cares about making great shoes as well as their impact on the planet. We’ll run 3 or 5 miles from the shop to Pre’s Trail and back along the river path. All paces are welcome.

McKenzie River Run & Raft
2024-07-28 08:00 - 17:00 | OR
**Save the date for our annual run and raft trip on the McKenzie River!**

Run on the McKenzie River Trail and then choose whether to stay for lunch and a guided rafting trip on one of Oregon’s most scenic rivers!

*Meet at Run Hub at 8-8:15 to carpool to Paradise Campground (57489 McKenzie Hwy, Blue River) or meet at Paradise Campground parking lot around 9:30am.

Our friends at Horse Creek Lodge will provide the shuttle and guide the raft trip.

The Shuttle will transport you upriver from Paradise Campground to do a point-to-point run with 4-5, 7-8, and 14-15 mile drop off options. The shuttle is $10 per person but free if you decide to do the rafting portion as well. All paces are welcome to run or hike the trail. Please bring your own water and fuel for the day. It will be warm on the trail and there isn’t access to drinking water on the run.

After lunch (not provided), those who signed up for rafting will suit up in optional booties and wet suits and get going about 1-1:30 p.m. The raft trip is about 3 hours of floating on the river and includes snacks and a shuttle back to Paradise for $70.

Sign-up is required. Click here to register.

Hydration Station Run
2024-07-31 18:00 - 19:00 | OR
During these hot days, being well hydrated is important (especially on the run). On Wed, July 31 come to the shop to test out a variety of hydration options, including Skratch sports drink mix, Ucan hydrate, Gu Roctane and Nuun sport for exercise. We’ll have a variety of drink mixes ready for you to sample and garnish with a lemon or lime. Come a little early to sample drinks, or grab one after the community run/walk.

After you grab a drink, we’ll head out for a 3 or 5-mile run/walk along Pre’s Trail and the river path. All paces are welcome.

All nutrition will be 20% OFF during this event, so stock up for your summer adventures!

Cooper Creek Destination Trail Run & Paddle
2024-09-01 09:00 - 14:00 | OR
This month we will be traveling south to Cooper Creek Reservoir in Sutherlin for our destination trail run. Head to Run Hub on Sun, Sept. 1 at 9-9:15am to carpool or meet the group at the Cooper Creek trailhead at 10:15am.

We’ll run a picturesque 6 mile loop traversing around Cooper Creek Reservoir. After the run, we’ll cool off by paddling around in the reservoir. BYOFD (Bring your own flotation device). The water temperature is very mild and great for swimming, kayaking or stand up paddle boarding.

Details:
Sun, Sept. 19:00 AM-9:15 AM: Meet at Run Hub to carpool to the trailhead.10:15 AM: Meet at the main Cooper Creek Reservoir parking lot (491 Edgewater Dr, Sutherlin, OR 97479). Will go over the run, and take a group photo.10:20 AM: Start the run! We will run around the creek counterclockwise. It is a fun loop with mild rolling hills. The 6 miles has around 800 feet of vert.After the loop, grab a snack and we will float around the reservoir.After the float you are welcome to eat at Huele A Tacos food truck in Sutherlin. It is amazing!Address: 1358 W Central Ave, Sutherlin, OR 97479

All running levels are welcome. We can’t wait to share this great trail with you!

If you are a runner that always gets lost on trails this is a great trail for you to run, as there is only one trail. The trail hugs the reservoir the entire way. You will always see the reservoir on your left.

Gear Grants Jackpot Jog 2024
2024-09-07 11:00 - 14:00 | OR
Get your ticket before the price increases on September 1!
Join us on Saturday, September 7, for the 2024 Gear Grants Jackpot Jog, a poker run and catered lunch to fundraise for Run Hub Gear Grants!

Run Hub Gear Grants provides free running shoes and other gear to school-aged runners in need. Our fall 2024 Gear Grants application opens on August 11, and grants will be issued to cross country athletes in September.

Tickets

Pre-registration is required for the event. Your $30 Gear Grants Jackpot Jog ticket includes

access to the poker run and post-run raffle

a catered lunch from Yabai Nikkei (chicken or tofu teriyaki, rice, salad and onigiri)

a drink from ColdFire Brewing (beer, wine and non-alcoholic options)

We encourage you to buy your ticket before Sept 1, so that we have an accurate count of participants for the caterer. The ticket price will increase to $40 on Sept 1.

About the event

The event will start at 11 AM at Run Hub Northwest, 515 High Street in Eugene, and participants will have one hour to check out Brooks demo shoes and other products from our sponsors. The run will start at 12 PM at Run Hub. Runners will run to five checkpoints throughout downtown Eugene and will draw a playing card at each one. The run will end at ColdFire Brewing Company, 263 Mill St.

The object is to have the best poker hand at the end of the run! The winner of the game will receive a $100 gift card to Run Hub!

Thanks to our sponsors, Brooks, Balega, UltrAspire, Skratch and Craft, 100% of ticket sales will go to Run Hub Gear Grants!

And thank you to the local businesses who are participating as poker card stops: High Street Tonics, PLAY Eugene, Meraki Coffee Co., New Day Bakery and Staszak Physical Therapy.

Event schedule

11 AM: Meet at Run Hub to check out Brooks demo shoes and other products from our sponsors.

12 PM: Poker run begins at Run Hub and finishes at ColdFire.

1 PM: Food, drinks and raffle at ColdFire.

More about Run Hub Gear Grants

Run Hub has issued more than 130 $200 Gear Grants to local student athletes since the program’s inception in fall 2022.

Run Hub Gear Grants can be used by middle and high school students to purchase running shoes and other gear from Run Hub. Students must be enrolled in a track or cross country program at a Eugene/Springfield school or a sanctioned youth running program within Eugene/Springfield. Grants are given in the spring and fall of each year.

Gear grants are created with funds donated by Run Hub customers and community members and through fundraising runs such as the Jackpot Jog.

Kings Castle Destination Trail Run
2024-09-29 09:00 | Run Hub Northwest, 515 High St, Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
For the September trail run, we’ll head east along the McKenzie River to explore Kings Castle and Castle Rock trails. Join us on Sunday, Sept. 29 for 5, 9 or 11-miles on this scenic vert run. Enjoy dense forest, smooth soft trails and a view of the Sisters mountains at the top.
This is a preview run for Elevated Trail Racing’s ‘Storm the Castle‘ race on Dec. 7. After the run, we’ll head to Takodas for food and drink.
Schedule:
9am: Meet at Run Hub
9:15am: Leave for Kings Castle Trailhead (54754 King Rd E, Blue River)
10am: Arrive at Trailhead, take group photo, run!
12:30ish: Meet at Takodas (91806 Mill Creek Rd, Blue River)

Community Run and Brooks Glycerin Max demo
2024-10-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Run Hub Northwest, 515 High St, Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
Join us for our regularly scheduled community run/walk and demo the all new Glycerin Max from Brooks.
The run/walk will start at 6 PM at Run Hub, 515 High Street. Come a little early to check out a pair of demo shoes, then choose to do 3 or 5 miles on Pre’s Trail and the Willamette River path.
All paces and abilities are welcome! We will have two run leaders and one walking leader.
The Brooks Glycerin Max is a maximum cushion road shoe for runners and walkers. The shoe features a softer cushion in the heel for plush landings and a firmer cushion under the forefoot for propulsive toe-offs. It also has a “GlideRoll” rocker for effortless heel-to-toe transitions.

Community Group Run/Walk
2024-10-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Run Hub Northwest, 515 High St, Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
Join us every Wednesday for a laid-back, fun run or walk. We meet in front of Run Hub at 515 High Street. Runners and walkers can choose to go 3 or 5 miles at a range of speeds (seriously). Anyone and everyone is welcome, including small persons in strollers and our four legged-friends. We have 2-3 staff members lead the run and one walk leader.
Winter 3-mile routeWinter 5-mile route

2024 Halloween RunVenture
2024-10-25 17:30 - 20:00 | Run Hub Northwest, 515 High St, Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
Join us for this Halloween-themed running scavenger hunt around downtown Eugene! You’ll have one hour to make it to as many stops as you can. This event is free for participants and all paces and abilities are welcome!
Schedule:
5:30 PM: Demos at the store
6 PM: Run begins
7 PM: Run finishes at Beergarden for drinks and a prize raffle
The run will be about ~3-4 miles total.
More details:
Meet at the shop at 5:30 p.m. to demo On shoes, Oofos recovery footwear and Shokz bone conduction headphones (and get extra raffle tickets for the post-run raffle)!
The run will begin at 6 p.m. and you’ll have one hour to make it to as many stops as possible. The more stops you make it to, the more raffle tickets you get! We’ll end the run at 7 p.m. at Beergarden and enjoy some drinks and raffle off prizes from our participating vendors and businesses!
Don’t forget to wear your Halloween costume! We’ll award prizes for spookiest, best duo/group and most creative.

Destination Trail Run - Hendricks to Moon
2024-10-27 08:00 - 12:00 | Hendricks Park
Meet at Hendrick’s Park parking lot (corner of Floral Hill Dr. & Fairmount Blvd) at 8am on Sun, Oct. 27 for a 6.5-mile no-drop trail run. We’ll talk about the route, take a group photo and get going around 8:10am.
This is a backyard destination trail run from Hendricks Park to Moon Mountain, with 1,050′ elevation gain and warm fall vibes. You’ll climb Ribbon Trail and dash over to Black Oak Basin. Then you’ll head up, down and around to Coryell Ridge, and get a fall morning view of Moon before looping back, down and around to Hendricks. After the run, we’ll head to Hideaway Bakery (3377 E Amazon Dr) for food and drink.
Our new trail run leader, James Wellington will be leading this month’s trail run. Welcome, James!
A no-drop run means we’ll be stopping as a group a few times along the way for everyone to regroup. If you’re planning to hike the route, feel free to bring a friend or save the route.

Highlights of the run:

Muddy in parts in the wet season
Local wildflower in the growing season
Various terrain types (bonus)
Hideaway Bakery after
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For more local Eugene and Lane County group trial runs, see destination trail runs.

UltrAspire Demo
2024-11-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Run Hub Northwest, 515 High St, Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
Try out a variety of lights and hydration vests or belts from UltrAspire during our community run on Wed, Nov. 6 at 6pm.
Our UltrAspire rep will have the Lumen 200, 400, 600 and 850 waist lights to test out. In addition, you can try hydration options including the Speedgoat 3.0 or Synaptic 2.0 waist packs and the Bronco race vest. These products can be purchased or ordered through Run Hub.
All paces are welcome to join us for our community run/walk. We’ll do our 3- and 5-mile routes from the shop and along the river path. Please bring a headlamp if you don’t plan to demo a waist light. Afterward, we’ll head to Oakshire Brewing for food and drink.
