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The article discusses the McDonald Forest 50 kilometer (km) running race held in Corvallus, Oregon, on May 10, 2008. The author discusses the competitiveness between several runners, including Dan Olmstead, Todd Braje, and Scott Jurek for the men's race, and Penny McDermott, Evelyn Dong, and Darla Brader for the women's race. A list of all of the runners' times is included at the end of the article.

The article offers information on the McDonald Forest 50 kilometer run held in Portland, Oregon. Four of the top five finishers this 2009 were from Southern Oregon including Hal Koener, Neil Olsen, and Chris Rennaker. Lanny Gower set a new Master's record of 4:08:38. It also mentions Darla Askew from Bend who bested a course record in the women's race with a finish time of 4:58:07. Denise Bourassa from Eugene ranked second female finisher with 5:04:19, and Pam Smith from Salem was in the third place with 5:23:54.