2026 Race Series Preview: Daybreak Racing
If trail racing is your thing, you must do at least one, if not several, of the many events hosted by Daybreak Racing. Epic cannot begin to…
Run Oregon Test Kitchen: DEFI Snacks
For years, I thought of snacks as a kind of punishment—something that reflected a weak mind (and stomach). Nowadays, I see that was mostly a…
Flex Appeal: Feel the Brooks Glycerin Flex in All the Right Places
The running shoe landscape feels like a bit of a playground right now. Brands are doubling down on their proven staples while also…
Reflections
I’ll be honest. I’ve probably started and stopped, revised and deleted, a version of this post dozens of times in the past few weeks. Even…
2026 Race Series Preview: Cascade Relays
Cascade Relays is a community-driven event organizer based in Bend, Oregon, built around the spirit of long-distance relay running and…
Love at First Stride: R❤️R (RUN LOVE RUN) Takes Over Newport
When you ask a runner what they love most about running, you’ll get a variety of answers. For some it’s about the challenge, for others about…
The Search Is Over: Testing the KEEN Seek
I first fell in love with the look of the KEEN Seek due to the color: a pink/black/white scheme with a big ‘K’ that wasn’t…
Warp Speed Ahead: Racing in the Mizuno Hyperwarp Pure
2025, even at 41 years old, had me running faster than just about any other point in my life. That didn’t happen by accident. It came from…
2026 Race Series Previews: Hood To Coast Race Series
Living in Oregon as a runner, there’s little doubt that you’ve heard of a little two-day relay called Hood to Coast. But there are many other…
Get Swept Away at the Silver Falls Trail Challenge
If you’ve never had the chance to run at Silver Falls State Park in Sublimity, it deserves a spot high on your trail bucket list. One of the…