Articles by Tung Yin

About Tung Yin (230 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 Preview: It’s My Ability 5K for Autism (Boring)

August 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

It’s My Ability 5K for Autism is a race that takes place in Boring, but it sounds anything but boring. It takes place on the paved Springwater Corridor Trail, which, if you were willing to run its entire 40-mile length, would be much longer [read more...]

Race Recap: 2018 Uberthons Oregon Summer Event (Full, Half, Quarter Marathon)

July 27, 2018 // 0 Comments

It’s been a hot summer so far, but fortunately the weather let up on the morning of the Oregon Summer Marathon/Half Marathon/Quarter Marathon. It was bright and sunny but at 8 a.m. it was only 57 degrees, about as perfect as you could ask for [read more...]

Race Recap: Freedomthon 2018

July 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

For the past several years, it’s been a family tradition to run the Freedomthon on July 4. This year, I hadn’t raced since March because of an ill-advised choice to try to relive the glory days of law school by signing up for an Ultimate [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Oregon Summer Full/Half/Quarter Marathon (Vernonia to Banks)

July 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

It’s July, which means we’re entering the prime of summer. And that means it’s time for the Oregon Summer Marathon on July 21. Uberthons stages a half marathon for each season, but this is the only one that includes a full [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Hoodoo Challenge – Run to the Top (Sisters, OR)

July 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

If you’re looking to PR a half marathon, you want a course that’s flat or even downhill, and preferably straight. The Hoodoo Challenge is not that course. It’s the course for those who want to challenge themselves with a half [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2018 White Cedar Days 5K/10K (Powers)

June 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Just north of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is the town of Powers, Oregon, and the site of the White Cedar Days 5K/10K race. The race route follows an abandoned railway (minus the tracks), and is self-described as “[c]hallenging [read more...]

Race Previews: 4th of July Small Runs (Stayton Fun Run & Tilikum Trail Run in Newberg)

June 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

Here are previews of a couple of 4th of July runs taking place across Oregon: Just southeast of Salem is the Stayton Fun Run. This is a chip-timed run with multiple distance options: 3K, 5K, and 10K. The 5K and 10K races are both labeled as [read more...]

Run Oregon is Kickin’ It in Brooks Levitate

June 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

For the past month or so, I’ve been testing a pair of the brand new Brooks Levitate running shoes for regular easy runs between 3 to 7 miles. (I normally go longer on my long runs, but I’ve been getting over hamstring and Achilles tendon [read more...]

The Obsessed Ex-Fortysomething Runner: Running, Ultimate, and sport specifity

May 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

It’s hard to believe, but I used to hate running. I managed to stay fit in law school thanks to Ultimate, which, like soccer and lacrosse, involves a lot of running but seemed tolerable because I was chasing the disc (or the person I was [read more...]

Race Preview: 2018 Uberthons Spring Half Marathon and more

May 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

We had a pretty mild winter, all things considered, but now it’s well into spring, and that means it’s time for the Oregon Spring Half Marathon/Quarter Marathon/5K. This, the second of four seasonal half marathons by Uberthons, takes [read more...]