Health & Hygiene

Run Oregon Test Kitchen: Four Sigmatic Mushroom Coffee & Elixir (coupon code!)

May 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

Mushroom coffee? This sounds like the grossest thing ever, right? Well, hold the boat before you move on to the next big thing, because it’s not what you’re likely thinking right now. Did you know that there’s a whole kingdom of a million [read more...]

Smell like a man with soap and pomade from Rudy’s Barbershop

May 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

Run Oregon sometimes receives products to review. In this post, Matt Rasmussen provides some thoughts on some bar soaps. Please note that these products are NOT for men only, though Matt was the only blogger to test these out. It has been a [read more...]

What Run Oregon is Wearing: Epic Wipes (The Massive Wet Wipe)

March 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

Here’s a scenario that may be familiar to many of you: because of work, family obligations, or something else, you aren’t able to get to your planned workout. Boo. Worse yet, it looks like a perfect day for a run, and you’re stuck [read more...]

What Run Oregon is Trying: Goby

December 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

At New Year’s, most of us are always looking for ways to kick the year off right and kickstart our health. Be that recommitting to running, lifting, or eating well – it seems to be the ideal time to get things off on the right foot. I [read more...]

Clean Like a Man: Mavericks Skin Care (15% off through 12/15/17!)

December 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

At the ripe old age of 33, I have started to become an “adult” over the past few years, upgrading my wardrobe, hair style, and my hygiene game. I don’t commit too much time to it (a full-time job, 3 young kids, a blog to manage, [read more...]

Be Stink, Blister, and Chafe-free with products from 2Toms

November 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

As a runner, you probably already know about some of 2Toms products. If you don’t, let me introduce you. I became a 2Toms convert when I was suffering from chronic blisters on my feet. It was so bad I would develop blisters on top of my [read more...]

CLIF is bringing new products and flavors to the healthy snacking market

August 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

At this point, CLIF Bar is pretty much a staple (or close to it) in the running and fitness community. Their bakery is only a state away (Idaho) and I feel they continually put out some of the best snack bars out there. Their bars are filling, yet [read more...]

What Run Oregon is Trying: AltRed Phytonutrient Supplement

August 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

Have you ever heard about endurance athletes drinking beet juice to help with their stamina before a long run? Well there’s a new product on the market called AltRed and it’s marketed as “Betalains Unleashed.” This simply means that [read more...]

Run Oregon Test Kitchen: The newest flavor from GU Energy Labs – Toasted Marshmallow

July 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

My guess is that most runners have experienence with GU Energy Labs or oher energy gels. I would also guess that you have a certain opinion on them too. I personally have no issues with energy gel – the texture is agreeable with my palate [read more...]

What Run Oregon is Trying: Beyond Coastal active sunscreen

July 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

After never wearing much sunscreen in my “invincible” teenager and young adult years, that all changed when my dad was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2011. Many things changed when that news came about, but a renewed focus on skin safety was [read more...]