Fueled by Fine Wine Half Marathon

Saturday, July 18, 2020 – Saturday, August 1, 2020 • Dundee, OR • Course Map

Note: The 2020 race is a virtual event. Registration details are included below.

Framed by the rolling vineyards and farmlands of northwest Oregon’s Willamette River Valley as well as by the majestic peaks of mountains including Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson and the Cascade Range off in the distance, this small Oregon city welcomes more than 1,000 runners every summer at the Fueled by Fine Wine Half Marathon, a race organized by Energy Events in conjunction with the Dundee Wine Growers Association.

As you might imagine in a town that’s perhaps best known for its many wineries and vineyards, the 13.1-mile course for the race shows off several of the city’s wine-growing areas, and even takes runners through some of the fields and vineyards to give participants a chance to see, smell and experience up close what a run through a vineyard would be like.

The race starts at Stroller Family Estate and from there follows an out-and-back course that makes a counter-clockwise loop along a combination of paved and gravel roads, dirt trails and grassy stretches that wind through the vineyards and farm fields just north of the winery where the race starts.

This area is known both for its vineyards as well as its wealth of places to stay and enjoy the Oregon wine country, from bed and breakfast inns to farm retreats. Once runners pass the mile 6 marker, the course gets very “interesting,” to say the least, as the course elevation rises some 500 feet between the mile 6 and mile 8 markers.

These miles, as well as the next few, offer some of the course’s best scenery as well, and take runners directly through vineyards where you can see the wine grapes on the vines up close as you run by.

Following the race, runners will get to enjoy the post-race party where they’ll get to sample plenty of Dundee Hills area wines. Race organizers add that many of the local wine personalities and people famous in the industry may run the race, so you may run alongside them without knowing it and get to meet them after the run.

The race is open to both runners and walkers, as long as they can complete their 13.1 miles within the race’s course time limit of 3 hours, 30 minutes.

The hills of Dundee, Oregon's wine country, photographed in November 2014. (Photo by Bill Reynolds/flickr)

The hills of Dundee, Oregon’s wine country, photographed in November 2014. (Photo by Bill Reynolds/flickr)

Race Weather & Climate

Located in the area known as the Willamette Valley in the state’s northwestern corner, just under 20 miles southwest of Portland, Dundee typically sees its warmest and driest weather of the year during the time of year the race is held.

On race day (July 18), the average low is 53°F and the average high is 84°F.

Past Results

Course Map

See the race route map for the Fueled by Fine Wine Half Marathon here.

Starting Time

your choice

Fees

  • $65 and up for the virtual half marathon

Registration

To reserve your spot in the 2020 virtual running of Dundee’s Fueled by Fine Wine Half Marathon, register online at the event website here.

Official Race Website

www.fueledbyfinewine.com

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