Articles by Tung Yin

About Tung Yin (181 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: 2017 Oregon Spring Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon, and 5K (Uberthons)

May 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

Memorial Day is coming up fast, and that means it’s time for the Oregon Spring Half Marathon. This is the second in Uberthons’ Half Marathon Series, each of which takes place in a different part of Oregon. Just like last year, the Spring [read more...]

Race Preview: Sasquatch 50K & Relay (Grants Pass)

May 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

If a marathon feels a little bit short for you, then the obvious next distance is a 50K race (~31 miles). And it just turns out that there’s a 50K race coming up in about a month: the Sasquatch 50K & Relay. This race bills itself as a [read more...]

What Run Oregon is Trying: Fun Run Box

April 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

Fellow blogger Abby Meek reviewed the Fun Run Box late last year, and when I decided to splurge a little on myself with a subscription box, I chose the FRB. This is my review of the first two months’ of boxes, which I paid for personally at [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Sisters “Better Half” Marathon

April 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

If you are looking for a half or quarter marathon in the scenic Sisters area of central Oregon, you’ll want to check out the Sisters “Better Half” Marathon taking place in late April. For one thing, the race course takes runners [read more...]

Race Recap: Luckython 2017

March 28, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Luckython is the longest-running Uberthons race. I ran the very first one back in 2012, when the first place age group finishers won bags of green candy. Since then, I’ve managed to show up nearly every year. I like the atmosphere and St. [read more...]

Race Preview: 2017 Horse Butte 10 Miler (Redmond)

March 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

The marathon is the glamour distance of road racing, and the 5K, 10K, and half marathon each can lay claim to their share of devoted fans. Then there is the 10 mile race, which stands like a lonely wallflower at the high school dance. That’s [read more...]

What Run Oregon is Wearing: Columbia Montrail Collection running jackets

March 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

I’m possibly the biggest fan of Columbia Sportswear clothing and gear*, so I was delighted and excited to test a small collection of the Montrail line of running apparel. There are a number of major high quality sportswear companies on the [read more...]

Race Preview: The Willamette 24

March 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

Running is my favorite exercise, and “24” is my favorite TV show of all-time. What would happen if you combined the two into one event? You might get something like the Willamette 24, minus of course the terrorism, weapons of mass [read more...]

Small Race Preview: 2017 Rogue River Rampage

March 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

If you are asking for a relatively short obstacle course race in southern Oregon, the 5th annual Rogue River Rampage may be the answer. What’s in store for you? How about this: You are sure to have a filled with epic vistas, mud, obstacles and [read more...]

The Obsessed Fortysomething: Board games with “Race” in the title

March 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

One of my big non-running hobbies is boardgaming. The most obvious board game is probably Monopoly, but I tend to prefer games that don’t rely so heavily on luck and a single dominant strategy. I used to play wargames a lot back in the 1980s, [read more...]