Articles by Tung Yin

About Tung Yin (192 Articles)

Law prof by day, runner all the time. Got off the couch in January 2011 and have been obsessed with running ever since.

Race Recap: 2017 Freedomthon 5K

July 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

If it’s the morning of July 4th, you know where to find me: the City of Beaverton library, which has been the location of the Freedomthon for many years, and where I’ve run this 5K race for the past four years now. It’s a fun event [read more...]

Make a Day of It: Running in and around Ilwaco and Staying at the SALT Hotel & Pub

July 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

Run Oregon loves running – that’s no surprise. But we also love the Pacific Northwest and all that it has to offer. Running is a part of us, but it does not fully define us. In our “Make a Day of It” feature, we aim to showcase some great [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Ladybug Run for CDH Awareness

July 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Ladybug Run turns 6 this year! This is a popular, family-friendly run/walk around and in Cook Park in Tigard that acts a fundraiser for the Ladybug CDH Foundation. I did not know about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) until I ran the race [read more...]

A(nother) Run Oregon interview with Nick Symmonds

July 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

Springfield-based Nick Symmonds is a two-time U.S. Olympian (2008, 2012), silver medalist in the 800 meter race in the 2013 World Championships, and co-founder/CEO of Run Gum (reviewed here). Last June, Run Oregon’s Joe Dudman interviewed him [read more...]

Race Preview: Uberthons 2017 Summer Full/Half/Quarter Marathon

July 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

Wow, it seems like it was just last week that I ran in the Uberthons Spring event (half marathon, quarter marathon, 5K), and now the Summer event is less than month away on July 22. If you are new to Uberthons events, you may wonder, how are the [read more...]

Race Recap: 2017 ORRC Summer Solstice 5K at the Zoo

June 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

I haven’t gone to the Oregon Zoo as often as I used to, but I love visiting it. It’s always seemed to me to be an example of how to do a great presentation of highlighting a smaller number of animal species, rather than a mediocre job of [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: The Hungry Brain by Stephan J. Guyenet

June 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

When I started running 6 1/2 years ago, the impetus was first to lose some weight and second to get into shape. A combination of slow running and resistance training was enough to get me about 1/2 of the way to my goal, but it wasn’t until I [read more...]