Interviews – Page 2

A Run Oregon interview with Nick Symmonds

September 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

He’s a charismatic Olympic track star with strong ties to the Pacific Northwest, who races with flair, heart, and fierce determination, doesn’t stand still for BS, and campaigns for important causes he strongly believes in. Steve Prefontaine? [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: An interview with author Jen A. Miller and a GIVEAWAY of her book “Running: A Love Story”

September 14, 2016 // 1 Comment

Jen A. Miller is an award-winning freelance journalist who is now the New York Times’ “Well” section running writer. Her work has also appeared in the Washington Post, Guardian, Runner’s World, Running Times, Allure and [read more...]

Run Oregon interviews Portland Marathon Event Director Les Smith

August 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

This is the first in an occasional series where Run Oregon interviews local race and event directors. Our subject today is Mr. Lester Smith, Event Director of the Portland Marathon. Questions and answers have been edited for context and brevity. Q [read more...]

Run Oregon’s Bookshelf: Run the World by Becky Wade

July 4, 2016 // 0 Comments

If you thrive on positivity or need a reminder how fulfilling running can be, you should most definitely get the book Run the World: My 3,500-Mile Journey Through Running Cultures Around the Globe by the amazing Becky Wade. A professional runner [read more...]

Interview with Jessie Rubin, former Duke runner now coaching in Portland

June 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

Jessie Rubin wrapped up her collegiate running career at Duke (yes, that Duke) and did what many smart, young runners do: moved to Portland. She recently organized a youth running camp, which incorporates lessons on healthy eating, positive [read more...]

Running Beyond Migraines

June 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

Here at Run Oregon, we love to run. Some of us love to run really far, farther than our friends like to drive. And then there are those we know who run distances that almost seem unfathomable. Enter Dearric Winchester of Redmond. Last September, [read more...]

What is Chi Running?

May 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

I’ve been taking my running more seriously the last two years. I have goals to run consistently several times a week so that I can improve my pace and build up mileage. Over the course of the last 9 months I have completed more races alone [read more...]

A note from a friend at Foot Traffic!

February 24, 2016 // 0 Comments

Written by Foot Traffic’s Co-owner and COO, Sean Rivers. Did you know that Foot Traffic is now 15 years old?! We first opened in the Spring of 2001 with our flagship location in NE Portland. With the new Cedar Mill store at 13306 NW Cornell [read more...]

Run Oregon, meet RunIowa

January 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

A few months ago, our blogger Geli was previewing a Turkey Trot in Des Moines, her most recent destination race. Our tweeted post ended up getting replied to by the folks at RunIowa and a digital connection was born. Since runners are [read more...]

From the Heart: Albert Franklin Miller Jr.

September 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

From the first moment you meet “Ultra Al”, you will immediately be mesmerized by his apparent passion for running and his incredible history with the sport. While he has been a friend of my husband’s family for many years, I only met him in [read more...]

From 344 pounds to a 4:08 marathon: A Run Oregon interview with Condon runner Darryl Houghtelling

August 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

This post was initially written in 2011. We loved it so much, we wanted to bring it over here. One of the things we find, when interviewing local runners, is that their stories are just as inspiring as the stories of professional athletes. Our [read more...]

From the Heart: An Update of Inspiration

April 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

I checked in on some of our past inspirational athletes and wanted to pass along an update. I know that for me it’s easy to make excuses, but this group reminds me that every day is a gift and I have the choice to take advantage of that gift or [read more...]

Get to know Run Oregon: James Bozeman

January 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

James is relatively new to blogging with us, but we are thrilled to have a Southern Oregon blogger on board! He is staged out of the Central Point/Medford area and this part of the state is filled with running options we never knew of before! Age [read more...]

Get to Know Run Oregon: Mary Sweigert

January 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

I felt bad for me getting ready to interview myself because I already knew probably just about anyone is more interesting to interview than I am. Existential crisis notwithstanding, both parties may have gotten a little bored and thus took [read more...]

Get to know Run Oregon: Robin York

January 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

One of our community bloggers, Annette Vaughan, had the idea to share a little more about ourselves through some interview questions she came up with. Take these questions and come up with more to interview your running buddies! [read more...]

Get to know Run Oregon: Marilyn Tycer

January 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

Name: Marilyn Tycer (aka “Nut-tastic,” aka “Pretty Pretty Princess,” aka “MareBear,” aka “MT,” aka “Panda”) Favorite running shoes: New Balance 870v2’s in pink Favorite running [read more...]

Meet RORK – An interview with the Redmond Oregon Running Klub

January 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

One of our newest bloggers Drew hails from Redmond, OR and is a member of the Redmond Oregon Running Klub, or RORK. They appear to be fanatics for running, but still operate with that chill Central Oregon vibe. Their heralded leader, Dan Edwards, is [read more...]

Getting to know Run Oregon: Tung Yin

January 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

Tung Yin got started with Run Oregon when MaryAlicia Verdecchi invited him after seeing his recap of one of the 2012 Zombie Apocalypse Run. (He survived but was mauled by fellow Run Oregon blogger Brian Bernier that year.) Q: How old [read more...]

Get to know Run Oregon: Annette Vaughan

January 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

Annette Vaughan is a 40-something self-proclaimed “slow runner” who started running at the age of 30. She is one of your Run Oregon bloggers, a personal trainer, race director, and lover of pretty much all things active. [read more...]

Get to know Run Oregon: Brian Bernier

January 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

One of our community bloggers, Annette Vaughan, had the idea to share a little more about ourselves through some interview questions she came up with. Take these questions and come up with more to interview your running buddies! Today’s [read more...]

Get to know Run Oregon: Geli Heidelberger

January 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

Today, I sat down with myself to get some answers about my running: At what age did you start running? My parents had me in Track and Field as a young child until I was about 10. I was never any good, and I hated it. I spent many years feeling [read more...]

Get to know Run Oregon: Teresa Wymetalek

January 8, 2015 // 9 Comments

‘Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will’ ~ Mahatma Gandhi You would think writing a blog post about yourself would be the easiest thing ever, but I discovered it’s actually quite the opposite. [read more...]

Get to know Run Oregon: Joe Dudman

January 8, 2015 // 2 Comments

In keeping with the theme of the day, we have another Get to Know Run Oregon interview. In true Joe Dudman form, he sat down with…himself…to discuss running and racing. Here are some highlights of “their” conversation: Joe: [read more...]

A Special Night with Mark Remy

January 4, 2015 // 0 Comments

On December 22nd, Teresa and I set off for the Portland Running Company downtown to join in a group run. This wasn’t just any group run… After we both did some shuffling with family plans and routines, we were all atwitter to go and [read more...]

Get to know Run Oregon: Jessica Mumme

January 1, 2015 // 1 Comment

Jessica Mumme at the Run in the Country half marathon during the 2013 event. Photo courtesy of Bryan Mumme.

Having a bachelor of science in Psychology, Jessica took this interview very seriously. Specifically, Jessica apologized in advance for the schizophrenic nature a ‘self interview’ must appear to readers. Additionally, Jessica [read more...]

Get to know Run Oregon: Matt Rasmussen

January 1, 2015 // 1 Comment

One of our community bloggers, Annette Vaughan, had the idea to share a little more about ourselves through some interview questions she came up with. Take these questions and come up with more to interview your running buddies! I am not as verbose [read more...]