A running list of every state left to conquer — and the cheap, well-timed race weekends a little pipeline is hunting down to get there.
Five down. The green tiles are in the books; the outlined ones are still waiting. Oregon is the current pilot — the pipeline is already watching races there.
Thousands of 10Ks happen every year. Only the ones that clear all five tests below ever get a price check — that's what keeps the hunt cheap and the shortlist sane.
A commercial airport within 30 miles of the start line — no four-hour transfers.
Climate-normal high between 45–75°F. No August in Texas, no January in Alaska.
Round trip for two, all-in ≤ $600, with a buffer set aside for picking seats.
Four stars or better, under $175 a night. A race weekend, not a hostel dare.
Fly in Thu/Fri, race, fly home Sun/Mon — built around the actual race day.
Real 10Ks pulled from the race calendar, then filtered for a nearby airport and decent weather. Fares from SJC / OAK / SFO get checked next.
| Race | Where | Date | Airport | Climate | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Pumpkin Run | Portland, OR | Oct 24 | PDX · 8 mi | 61°F | Awaiting fares |
| Turkey Trot 10K | Salem, OR | Nov 21 | SLE · 3 mi | 55°F | Awaiting fares |
| Fall Foot Races | Bend, OR | Oct 4 | RDM · 18 mi | 58°F | Awaiting fares |
| Ashland Monster Dash | Ashland, OR | Oct 20 | MFR · 16 mi | 64°F | Awaiting fares |
| Miller Woods 10K | McMinnville, OR | Oct 17 | SLE · 23 mi | 62°F | Awaiting fares |
| Eola Hills “No Hills” 10K | Rickreall, OR | Nov 14 | SLE · 12 mi | 55°F | Awaiting fares |
| ORRC Ralph's Run | Forest Grove, OR | Jan 2 | PDX · 28 mi | 48°F | Awaiting fares |
| Cascade Half & 10K | Turner, OR | Jan 17 | SLE · 5 mi | 48°F | Awaiting fares |
22 Oregon races cleared the airport + weather filters out of 40 found. Once flight and hotel pricing is live, this table fills in with real trip totals and flags the ones under budget.
The goal is simple to say and hard to do: run a 10K in every one of the fifty states. California, Nevada, Arkansas, Indiana, and Hawaii are already done. Forty-five to go.
The hard part isn't the running — it's the logistics. Which states have a good race in a month the weather cooperates? Which ones sit close enough to an airport to make a weekend work? And where can two people fly and stay without blowing the budget?
So the search is automated. Every week it catalogs the country's 10Ks, throws out the ones too far from an airport or in a brutal season, and then watches airfare and hotels on what's left — buzzing a phone the moment a state's whole trip lands under budget. This page is the scoreboard.