Run Oregon Bookshelf: Abdi’s World
Though we all run at different paces, I think it is fair to say we all have at least some level of curiosity regarding the fastest among us,…
Run Oregon Bookshelf: Chasing Excellence by Pat Melgares
Add Chasing Excellence to your “need to read” list for this summer and fall to get ready for your return to racing … or if…
New Kid’s Book About Running: Fauja Singh Keeps Going
The first 100-year-old to run a marathon, Fauja Singh, is also the first Sikh to be the main character in a book from a major publisher.…
Run Oregon Bookshelf: Swim, Bike, Bonk
While you cannot judge a book by the cover, the cover might be enough to get you to pull it off the shelf. In the case of Swim, Bike, Bonk:…
Run Oregon Bookshelf: Feel-Good Fitness by Alysia Montaño
If you’re already reading Run Oregon, chances are you already have some interest in running or walking, but how would you rate your fitness?…
Run Oregon Bookshelf: Fast Girls
Fast Girls, an amazing new novel by Elise Hooper, is based on the lives of three women from the 1936 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team. The…
Guest Post: Four Key Words for Successful Distance Racing
The following has been submitted by Run Oregon reader, Brian James Siddons – Runner, Writer, Poet. We’ve all been there on race day.…
What Run Oregon is Reading: Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez
There’s been a book in the news lately that was written to capture the immigrant experience. It was then panned as being unrealistic. Spirit…
Run Oregon Bookshelf: My Mommy Runs
In case you hadn’t guessed, I’m a runner. But first and foremost, I’m a mother. Trying to explain why mommy leaves for hours at a time to run…
Run Oregon Bookshelf: Running is my Therapy
When a book on the shelf matches one of your sayings, well obviously it needs to be bought, read, and written about. And this quick,…