Oregon’s Hood to Coast relay race on Friday and Saturday might see the highest temperatures since the event’s inception in 1982. That’s because western Oregon will be under an extreme heat watch during the entirety of the race, a drastic change from the rainy conditions racers faced last year. Previously, the hottest year for Hood to Coast runners came in 2016, when temperatures officially reached 97 degrees. On Friday, the highs could crack 100 degrees just as runners are hitting Portland from