Gary ran track back in his high school days but didn't enjoy it.  He and his family  had been involved with Motocross Racing for several years after that. It wasn't until we met and he went on his first trail run...well, actually his first scramble that he became a running junkie.  I had already been pretty serious about running for several years and got Gary to go running with me here and there during my weekly training runs.  Usually a pretty easy 3-4 mile run in my neighborhood.  When I told him I was going toward Mt. Hood to do the XDog Events' McCubbins Gulch Scramble he decided to join me.  Funny thing is that we went on a rafting trip the day before and MAN, DID HE HAVE A LOT TO DRINK...so much that he passed out 

So I had to drive us that night to McCubbins Gulch.  I just laughed to myself thinking about how much he'd be hurting the next day.  Crazy thing is that he actually pulled me along on the scramble the next morning..."come on babe" he'd say to me.  We finished our first scramble hand-in-hand..."aahhh so cute"!  I couldn't believe how well he'd done considering he had only been running with me on ocassion for a few months and considering how much Jack Daniels he had drank the day before.  I guess that's why he refers to himself as an alcoholic with a running problem.  He defnitely fit right in with the XDog Events group :-)  After the McCubbins Gulch Scramble, we both became addicted to scrambles and trail running.  They are definitely more of an adventure!

We soon realized that the trail running events in the Salem area are limited and although the running community in Salem is pretty large, we noticed the trail running events we attend do not have a large number of Salem and surrounding area participants.  We've created this website to share our running adventures with our friends and family and local community.  We hope to spread our trail running addiction to others.  We also hope to create more trail running opportunities for other local runners in the area!

The New Beginning - Fall 2009!
We started with several ideas on how to organize and host events. We first developed the name "Run Wild Adventures" and created this website from scratch! We then sought after sponsors and support and come up with the venues for our events. Next was the purchase of equipment...Banners, signs, flagging, race clock, computer timing software, PA system, food prep supplies, EZ UP tents, tables, chairs and the list goes on and on! Once we had all the equipment and supplies it was time to go after event insurance, permits, race bibs, and awards (which we handmade for each event)! Next on the list was advertising using our site, other local running websites, flyers and brochures. All along our main goals were to provide a fun, inexpensive and enjoyable experience! Provide online registration, online confirmed entrants list, print immediate race results for participants and post all event photos and results online the same day! We also wanted to have new and exciting places for trail run events...

Spring 2010
Well we did it! Started with one event on our mind and ended up doing a entire winter series of trail run events for the 2009/2010 season! What a great sense of accomplishment we have for doing this!  It was all about seeing all those smiling faces out there on the trails that made all the hard work worth it! We had a great backing of supporters, volunteers and sponsors to make this first season a huge success! We are off to a great beginning to trail run events in the local area...Look for us to possibly add a couple other events to our race schedule for the 2010/2011 winter series! We totally look forward to seeing everyone soon and thanks to everyone for supporting the sport of trail running!

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