(Racers enter the jungle during COCC’s annual Jungle Run | Photo courtesy of COCC)
For runners and walkers looking for a fun-filled challenge, Central Oregon Community College (COCC) has two race events happening in May, both on the Bend campus: the four-mile or two-mile Jungle Run on May 9 and the two-mile, 465-stair Storm the Stairs on May 16.
Both races are free to COCC students and $15 (plus processing fee) for other runners registering in advance, with all entrants receiving a T-shirt and dinner; in-person, day-of registration is $20. There will be a prize drawing following both events.
Register at cocc.edu/departments/sports/races.aspx. Runners are advised that a slight road detour is in effect for the Jungle Run on May 9 due to construction on College Way.
The Jungle Run course is a two-mile loop that can be run as a two-mile or four-mile race, or two-mile walk, and is slated for 5:30pm on Thursday, May 9. Recovered rubber snakes are redeemable for prizes. The annual fun run — featuring mud pits, log crossings and several steep ascents and descents — begins at the college’s track.
The Storm the Stairs race is a challenging two-mile run and walk, taking place at 5:30pm on Thursday, May 16, which starts at the Mazama track and navigates 465 stairs up, down and across the hilly slopes of the Bend campus, including through buildings.
For more information, contact Joshua Motenko, assistant director of COCC’s club and intramural sports, at jmotenko@cocc.edu or 541-383-7794.
In advance of college events, persons needing accommodation or transportation because of a physical or mobility disability should contact Caitlyn Gardner at 541-383-7237. For accommodation because of other disability, such as hearing impairment, contact disability services at 541-383-7583.
