Outdoors and Recreation

PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: More than 300 diehards tackle the GOAT Run

More than 300 runners endured the hills and trails of Kelly Ridge in the annual Great Olympic Adventure Trail run, with the… Continue reading

 

Chris Hartman of the Olympic Peninsula Frosty Moss relay team Sub Alpine Tees passes the relay stick off to teammate Chris Cummings as the rest of Sub Alpine team members cheer him on. Sub Alpine Tees was one of 61 relay teams to compete. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: Frosty Moss was anything but frosty this year

60 teams compete in the big race, another 18 in the Mini Moss

 

Mike Nolan (863) and Jay Nolan (800) run along the Olympic Discovery Trail in the Elwha Bridge Run 10K in 2022. (Run the Peninsula photo)

RUN THE PENINSULA: Elwha Bridge Run returns Saturday

The Run the Peninsula series returns for 2023 this Saturday with the fifth annual Elwha Bridge 5K and 10K. The run begins… Continue reading

 

Noah Plotnik of Sequim (627), Dylan Zehr of Maple Valley (561) and Sean Southard of Sequim (722) take off in the Jamestown S’Klallam Run late Saturday afternoon in Blyn. Runners competed in 5K and 10K races, wearing headlamps in the twilight and dark. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

JAMESTOWN S’KLALLAM RUN: More than 340 competitors light up the Olympic Discovery Trail

Runners compete in series’ final event of 2022 season

Noah Plotnik of Sequim (627), Dylan Zehr of Maple Valley (561) and Sean Southard of Sequim (722) take off in the Jamestown S’Klallam Run late Saturday afternoon in Blyn. Runners competed in 5K and 10K races, wearing headlamps in the twilight and dark. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News The Cloudraker Skybridge spans a pair of summits at the top of Whistler Peak in British Columbia. It is 430 feet long and sits at 7,160 feet in elevation. It was built in 2018.

OUTDOORS: A place to rake the clouds not so far away

Whistler Peak skybridge not for the faint of heart

Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News The Cloudraker Skybridge spans a pair of summits at the top of Whistler Peak in British Columbia. It is 430 feet long and sits at 7,160 feet in elevation. It was built in 2018.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Leia Larson winner of women’s Rhody Run Redux 5K

Updated results from the Rhody Run Redux showed that Port Angeles middle school student Leia Larson was the winner of Sunday’s women’s… Continue reading

After a two-year hiatus, the Rhody Run took off again on Sunday in a new venue, the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. At the starting gun, the trio of Owen Chamberlain, from Tacoma, John Munro, from Port Townsend and the city manager, and Seamus Fraser, from Port Townsend, lead the pack around the 6.2-mile (10K) course. Fraser won the event with an official time of 35 minutes, 12.33 seconds. Munro was first in his age group of 45-49 and third overall with a time of 36:56.72. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOOR SPORTS: (Updated results) Rhody Run returns in style

More than 900 runners took part in the 2022 Rhody Run Redux at a new venue in the first running of the… Continue reading

After a two-year hiatus, the Rhody Run took off again on Sunday in a new venue, the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. At the starting gun, the trio of Owen Chamberlain, from Tacoma, John Munro, from Port Townsend and the city manager, and Seamus Fraser, from Port Townsend, lead the pack around the 6.2-mile (10K) course. Fraser won the event with an official time of 35 minutes, 12.33 seconds. Munro was first in his age group of 45-49 and third overall with a time of 36:56.72. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Courtesy photo Rain Bear runners from left include Jill Guss, Audrey Thornburg, Arrow Brown, Beau Brown, Caroline Brown, and Jessica DiBarri.

RUNNING: Training classes help people get ready for local races

Through their Community Partnership with North Olympic Healthcare Network, Peninsula Adventure Sports and Rain Bear Running Club are excited to announce a… Continue reading

Courtesy photo Rain Bear runners from left include Jill Guss, Audrey Thornburg, Arrow Brown, Beau Brown, Caroline Brown, and Jessica DiBarri.
Rhody Run

OUTDOOR SPORTS: Registration opens for Rhody Run Redux

Registration is open for the Jefferson Healthcare Rhody Run Redux that is set for May 22. This year’s race starts and finishes… Continue reading

Rhody Run
Members of the Bear Tracks team compete at the third Frosty Moss Relay Race in May 2021. A total of 44 teams competed in the event held by Peninsula Adventure Sports. Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Frosty Moss returns to winter run this weekend

The first Peninsula Adventure Sports series race of the year is coming this weekend with the Frosty Moss Team Relay, which has… Continue reading

Members of the Bear Tracks team compete at the third Frosty Moss Relay Race in May 2021. A total of 44 teams competed in the event held by Peninsula Adventure Sports. Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films
Courtesy of Run the Peninsula From left, Nicole Heckenlaible, Stacy Flores and Stacy Braithwaite all run in the Elwha Bridge Run in 2021. The race returns Saturday as the initial event of the Run the Peninsula series.

OUTDOOR SPORTS: Elwha Bridge Run returns Saturday

As many as 350 participants expected Saturday

Courtesy of Run the Peninsula From left, Nicole Heckenlaible, Stacy Flores and Stacy Braithwaite all run in the Elwha Bridge Run in 2021. The race returns Saturday as the initial event of the Run the Peninsula series.
Heart and Passion Films Port Angeles’ Amanda and Heidi Kiddle run through the green color zone at the Sun Fun Color Run on Saturday.

ADVENTURE SPORTS: 450 runners get a big splash of color

Port Angeles’ Kynzie DeLeon won the Sun Fun Color Run 5K with a time of 20 minutes, 51 seconds. DeLeon is a… Continue reading

Heart and Passion Films Port Angeles’ Amanda and Heidi Kiddle run through the green color zone at the Sun Fun Color Run on Saturday.
OUTDOORS: Razor clam season heats up with January digs

OUTDOORS: Razor clam season heats up with January digs

Outdoor Adventure Series kicks off with ‘This Mountain Life’ documentary

OUTDOORS: Razor clam season heats up with January digs