Matt RasmussenMatt Rasmussen lives in Keizer, Ore. with his wife and three daughters. He enjoys watching hockey, going to as many breweries (703) and wineries (239) as he can, and all things Canada (he was born there). Matt was raised as a baseball player and officially transitioned over to running in 2010.
As an ex-collegiate baseball player, I am really familiar with the importance of icing in recovery. Almost every day, I was in the training room with plastic bags of cubes taped to my elbow, shoulder, and wherever else ailed me. In retrospect, that probably wasn’t the most effective use of my time and not the most advanced thing in the world. Obviously the world of recovery has changed exponentially, even in the last 10 years…
The Mid-Valley is getting full of events this upcoming March 18th and our latest preview is for the 6th annual Run to Get Lucky 5k and 15k in Corvallis. For those of you who haven’t had the priveledge of running in Corvallis, you are in for a treat. Both races will start just outside of Cloud & Kelly’s Public House on First Street. Participants will head south under the main highway roads and enter Avery Park. The…
As someone who works in downtown Salem and walks the Capitol Mall on almost a daily basis, I always lament how this location is a beautifully untapped area for racing. The High Street Hustle event finally broke through the barrier of closing Salem city streets for races – something that hadn’t been done in years. But if Portland can close streets with their traffic madness, closing down a few streets shouldn’t be that difficult in…
If there is a race with beer in Salem, chances are I will run it. The Salem Paddy Pint 5k is coming to the capitol city on Saturday, March 18th and proceeds will go to the Dental Foundation of Oregon in support of their Tooth Taxi, which provides children in our community with free dental care. Here is some info: On November 1st, 2013, the doors opened for the first time as Kristen M. Smith, DMD, PC.…
For those of you who aren’t yet familiar with the Cotopaxi brand, they seem to be more and more visible in the outdoor gear landscape. They have a variety of products in their shop – from camping essentials and accessories to casual and training apparel. We have reviewed a couple of items by Cotopaxi in the past (running jacket, daypack, and winter jacket) and recently did a Kickstarter of the Week post on their cozy-looking Libre…
I tend to try to stick close to home when I am running in the Summer. As Run Oregon’s southernmost blogger (currently – we are always looking for bloggers in Southern Oregon … wink … nudge), that means that Aurora to Corvallis is generally the area that I cover. That’s not to say that I can’t, won’t, or don’t travel all over to run, but if I can stay closer to home, I am all for…
It may be mid-February, but I have finally gone through January’s music releases to pull together 9 of my favorite tracks from the past month. While I have turned into a ordinary podcast listener during my runs, I was surprised that (for the first time in a while) I connected to a variety of albums. There is a pretty diverse split of tunes that includes hip-hop (3 songs – some explicit), indie rock (3 songs), indie…
One look at a Facebook feed and you probably have seen more posts on education (and the Department of Education) than you have in the previous 5 years combined. And with good reason. Public Schools often times feel the burden of diminished funds, especially when it comes to the arts. Klamath Union is one such school, and their annual (and CHEAP!) race – their Run for the Music 5k, 10k, and 10k relay – is coming up…
I love beer. After now having visited over 250 different breweries, it’s fair to say I have sampled a lot of beer (follow me on Untappd). However, I am definitely not a beer cicerone. I just swig, sample, and move on. As a result of my simple tasting abilities, we are partnering with Barrel & Keg, Salem’s great beer and wine bottle shop / taproom (home to Salem’s first and only food cart pod). From post-race pints…
Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while, know that I have a little bit of a “thing” for men’s underwear. There are now 8 posts solely dedicated to men’s briefs on Run Oregon. It’s true. I am back at it again with reviewing men’s “unmentionables”. In this post, I am reviewing some underwear and socks that were provided by Pair of Thieves. Pair of Thieves sent over a box filled to the brim…
