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The Boring Marathon The Boring Marathon, Half-Boring Half-Marathon & Constantly Boring 8K - Sunday, September 15, 2024

The Boring Marathon, Half-Boring Half-Marathon and Constantly Boring 8K races will take place on September 11, 2022. We will be starting and finishing at Boring Station Trailhead Park. Most of the marathon and all of the half and 8K are on the Springwater Trail. The marathon begins at the park and heads out along the Springwater Trail (paved pathway) until reaching Palmblad Road. Here, marathoners turn right and head up the hill and around a quiet neighborhood on a wide shoulder and sleepy streets for a few miles, then back to the Springwater Trail. Once back to the trail, they will turn right and continue to historic downtown Gresham next to Main City Park and beyond until intersecting the Gresham-Fairview Trail near Cedarville. Marathoners will take a right and follow the Gresham-Fairview Trail to Division Street, then turnaround and head back to the Springwater Trail. Here they'll turn right and run to a turnaround and then repeat this same route back to Boring. The half marathon and 8K are much easier to figure out, because they are both just out and back routes on the Springwater Trail (no side roads). All races support the cross country and track teams at Barlow H.S. and West Orient Middle School and all proceeds go directly to these programs. Boring Sister City of Dull, Scotland - any resident of Dull, Scotland gets free registration (but you pay the travel)!

Run like it’s Boring…because it is. But also, it’s kinda amazing. 33 days until race day and there are still spots avail...
08/12/2026

Run like it’s Boring…because it is. But also, it’s kinda amazing.

33 days until race day and there are still spots available if you want to run any of our 4 Boring races. 18 spots left in the Marathon, 55 in the Half Marathon, 26 in the 10k, and 37in the 5k. The last price increase is on August 30th and to guarantee yourself a shirt, you need to register by August 17th.

We are excited to announce our logo for year 14 created by the amazing Naomi from Clackamas!

Thanks to Sandy River Marketing Inc. for helping us with our race shirts this year.

Our medals are starting their 3D printing production this week and we will post a picture of those once we have one.

11/10/2025

The Boring Marathon is about to launch its own rocket into space, and by space, we mean next year's race. But don't you worry, we have done a lot of testing and we have been told our rocket won't blow up on launch.

We are ready to kick off registration for 2026 in the coming days. After selling out in 2025, we have secured more local parking, which means our race numbers will increase, so more of you can come and race!

We have also secured some amazing new local sponsors for our shirts, food, and after-race fun in the park. Something huge is coming very soon in terms of our medals. So get your running shoes ready, start planning your training, pack your oxygen tank, and get ready to blast off for another Boring Run!

Mark your calendar: Sunday, September 13, 2026

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Super grateful for all the Boring Runners. Today we mailed a record 5 bags (131 pairs) of shoes to These will be cleane...
09/19/2025

Super grateful for all the Boring Runners. Today we mailed a record 5 bags (131 pairs) of shoes to

These will be cleaned up and made ready to send to developing nations around the world to help spread the love of running to others. Thank you for support in this endeavor!

The 2025 Boring Marathon Races are in the books!A record number of runners showed up, which means a record amount will b...
09/15/2025

The 2025 Boring Marathon Races are in the books!

A record number of runners showed up, which means a record amount will be donated to our local middle school and high school running programs!

From the first finisher, to the last, it was an amazing event. The volunteers came early, weathered the rain alongside you all, and then stuck around to see Daisy cross the finish line, completing her first ever marathon, with her daughters joining her over the last mile. This is just one of the amazing moments from the 2025 event.

This event we put on is amazing and reminds us that the dedication we put in to try and provide a fun race is always returned to us by the smiles, laughs, and joy of seeing of seeing you all cross that finish line.

We will launch our 2026 registration in a few weeks and we hope you’ll join us again next September for the 13th annual race.

09/15/2025
We are so excited to partner with this year. A wonderful local coffee shop that has a great atmosphere, sells cool loca...
08/27/2025

We are so excited to partner with this year. A wonderful local coffee shop that has a great atmosphere, sells cool local goodies, and the best coffee and food. They will be open on race, and just a 10 minute drive from the race finish, so go give them a visit and thank them for supporting our race!

Thank you to Clackamas for providing coupons for all of our runners to fuel themselves after the race! You can pick up ...
08/25/2025

Thank you to Clackamas for providing coupons for all of our runners to fuel themselves after the race! You can pick up your coupon at any of the packet pickups.

We are almost totally sold out! Only 14 spots left for the Marathon, 12 for the Half Marathon, and 9 for the 5k. If you ...
08/22/2025

We are almost totally sold out!
Only 14 spots left for the Marathon, 12 for the Half Marathon, and 9 for the 5k.
If you haven’t registered yet, no time like now!

Excited to announce our shirt colors:
Coral for men’s shirts
Turquoise for women’s shirts

Also excited to announce Cascade Physical as a new sponsor of our race! cpt_moves_me will have a booth in the park. Go say hello before or after your race and see all the wonderful thing they offer to support runners!

The trail is looking great, our volunteers are lined up, and we are looking forward to almost 500 runners toeing the line on September 14th!

The 2025 Boring Marathon race series logo! This year our logo was designed by an 8th grade student from Gordon Russell M...
07/29/2025

The 2025 Boring Marathon race series logo!

This year our logo was designed by an 8th grade student from Gordon Russell Middle School. The student submissions this year were amazing. Thank you to all the kids who participated. We will launch the 2026 logo contest in November.

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