Run, walk, cycle: Cottage Grove attracting more events, participants

COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Grove concluded its busy, historic weekend of hosting the Cottage Grove Half Marathon and 10K Run/Walk on Saturday, and the Oregon Gran Fondo on Sunday – marking the first time the two big sports events have occurred consecutively.

“We are now capturing the whole family,” said Mike Ripley, owner of Mudslinger Events and Oregon Trail Runs. “Because there’s usually a runner in the family and a cyclist. They like to do…