This will be a five day trip leaving on Thursday, October 7, 2010, and returning on Monday, October 11, 2009. Race day is Sunday, October 10, 2010. You can arrange to stay longer or less days. We will rent a home or apartment close to the race start. We will take 4-8 people on this trip. The accommodations will be about $70/night/person.

RSVP now either "yes" or "maybe" if you think you want to participate in this trip.

Here is what the race website says about the race: For many years the Portland Marathon has been rated as one of the premier marathon events in the United States. It has been ranked as one of the top 10 local road race events in the U.S, and one of the top 40 races of all types and distances.

Runner's World has called the Portland Marathon "the best people's marathon in the West" and for the past ten years has ranked it as one of the top 10 or 15 marathons in the country. Runner's World also states that "perhaps more than any other running event in the country, this race keeps evolving, keeps getting better". Runner's World has chosen the Portland Marathon as the "Race of the Month" and said the event is one of the "friendliest, best organized, most family-oriented races in the country."

This is the first year that the race is offering a Half Marathon. There are only 412 slots left in the Half marathon and it is expected to fill by January 31, 2010.

You must arrange your own airline reservations. Southwest offers roundtrip airfare for about $200. You won't be able to make airline reservations until 6 months before the trip.

You must register for the race yourself at: Portland Marathon.

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