27th Annual

Todd Beamer Memorial Run

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Sahalee Park • 1-99 SE 7th St • Madras, OR 97741

10k Run • 5k Run/Walk • 2mi Run

The Todd Beamer Memorial Run commemorates a young man who lived his short life with a view of helping others. Popular among runners throughout Central Oregon, the race will mark its 27th year on July 4th, 2023. Racers can choose to run the 10k, 5k, or 2mi routes, which all follow the same course, or walk the 5k route. Everything kicks off at Sahalee Park in Madras where competitive runners will be bussed to their starting points on Grizzly Road. An award ceremony will follow all races, at 9:00am.

About Todd Beamer:

Todd Beamer was a student/athlete that graduated from Madras High School in 1987 and as team quarterback helped guide the Madras White Buffalo football team into the state playoffs. He went on to play four years for the Eastern Oregon University Mounties where he also served two years as an assistant football coach.

After leaving EOU, Todd taught and coached at Neah Ka Nie High School in Rockaway, Oregon until his death in 1997. He was a much-beloved teacher, coach, and friend. He drowned trying to rescue the family’s four dogs from an irrigation siphon.

His legacy of “the things you do for yourself die with you, the things that you do for others go on and on” is the annual July 4th Memorial Run theme in its 27^th year.

Proceeds from this race provide scholarships for student-athletes through the Todd Beamer Memorial Fund, and the Jefferson Scholarship Foundation.

Course Description

All races will start and finish at: Sahalee Park in Madras, Oregon.

Busses leave Sahalee Park at 6:45 am to take 5k & 10k competitors to their respective starting points on Grizzly Road.

The 5K run + walk starts at 7:00 am, halfway down the 10K course.

The 10K run starts at 7:30 am. The course is a fast, mostly downhill, PR course that enters Madras from the east with a full view of the Cascade Range. The first 4 miles are on a gravel surface with the final 2 miles on blacktop.

The 2-mile run begins at 8:30 am, out and back from the starting line.

The Award Ceremony begins at 9:00 am.

(Click the map for more course info via Strava)

Registration

$20 Adults • $10 Ages 13-17 • 12 & Under Free

10k

Run

5k

Run + Walk

2mi

Run

What Runners Say About Our Races:

“Holy cow- that was fun! Amazing scenery, very well organized, and awesome volunteers. Thank you for a great race! Love the hat”

Keith Martin

“Very fun race! Magnificent scenery, I’ll be back if you do it again next year. Many thanks to all the volunteers, and best of luck to the Friends of the Trail, their goals are well worth supporting.”

Dan Murphy

“Thank you for a wonderful race, volunteers who graciously filled my bottle, and cheered us all along. Cool hats, too! I enjoyed the ‘M’ hill, tough though it was. Reward for making it up the 2nd time: those cool switchbacks! And oranges at the finish have never tasted better. Thanks again, and good work on an excellent first-year event.”

Laura Kantor