Run Oregon Bookshelf

Run Oregon Bookshelf: 26 Marathons by Meb Keflezighi

March 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you run marathons–especially if you’re new to the distance–you should definitely read the book 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career. I’m sure you’ve heard of [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: Life is a Marathon by Matt Fitzgerald

March 16, 2019 // 1 Comment

This is a book about a runner, or rather, a runner’s wife. This is also a book about mental health and mental illness, relationships, and love. Life is a Marathon: A Memoir of Love and Endurance is by Matt Fitzgerald, an author whose name has [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: The Incomplete Book of Running by Peter Sagal

February 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

Peter Sagal brings all the wit from his NPR show Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me and weaves that into the personal meaning running brings to many in his new book, The Incomplete Book to Running. This book is fun and raw, while also being poetic and [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: I Can Do Hard Things: How Small Steps Equal Big Impact

January 6, 2019 // 1 Comment

Since I started running nine years ago, I have read about 40 books on running. My favorite style is what I call “autobiographies by nobodies.” What I mean is the stories by real world people who may be aiming to change their lives, but the [read more...]

Setting Goals for 2019 with the Get To Work Book

December 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

Despite the fact that we are in a time of all things digital, I still get excited about a fresh, new, hand’s on planner. So, with January just around the corner, I can’t wait to break out my 2019 Get To Work Book. This sturdy book is [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: Racing Heart

December 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

As a lifetime reader, and a runner for nearly is long, it’s funny to think that I rarely read books about running or runners. Whether this is a planned habit or merely chance, my often daily escape to the written world rarely touches upon my [read more...]

Run Oregon Stocking Stuffer: Hood to Coast Memories Book

October 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

As a runner in the Pacific Northwest, you have probably heard of, if not participated in, the Hood To Coast Relay, running around 200 miles from Timberline Lodge to Seaside. The relay is an experience like no other, and whether you love it or not, [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: The 30-Minute Runner – Smart Training for Busy Beginners

August 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

Ever since I started running many years ago, I have best intentions to stick to training plans and to keep up a base fitness so that I don’t ever have to “start over” in my training. But then life happens and I get busy, lazy, or [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: Q & A with Running Out Author Dave Essinger

March 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Note: If you haven’t yet read Running Out by Dave Essinger yet, you’ll probably want to do that before you read this Q & A … it gives too much away! I recently posted my review of the book Running Out, which I thoroughly [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: Running Out by Dave Essinger

March 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Run Oregon readers, I’ve found your next book. I really enjoyed “Running Out,” the first novel by Dave Essinger. His writing is engaging and peppered with phrases that illustrate scenes perfectly. Seemingly unimportant moments are [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: The End of the World Running Club

December 25, 2017 // 2 Comments

I’d like to first let you know that this is not another book about zombies, so we can save the discussion for “fast zombies” versus “slow zombies” for another post. But this is a great book for these long winter nights [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: Grandma Gatewood’s Walk

October 7, 2017 // 1 Comment

No, this book is not about running, but it’s about a trail, and hiking and running go hand in hand for many of us. (Besides, nearly any trail you can hike, you can run.) Grandma Gatewood’s Walk is about the person known to nearly all [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: What Made Maddy Run

September 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

Every now and then you read a book and then spend the next few weeks suggesting it to everyone you know. “What Made Maddy Run” is one of those books. You may have heard of it; it was covered by various ESPN properties including this [read more...]

Book Review: Training Essentials for Ultrarunning by Jason Koop

September 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

Run Oregon invited Marc Larson to share his thoughts on the book Training Essentials for Ultrarunning by Jason Koop. Larson has run a few 50ks and is training for his first 50-miler (ORRC’s Autumn Leaves 50 Miler), and is at a place in his [read more...]

What Run Oregon is Reading: Every. Single. Day: Unstoppable Wisdom From a Year of Running.

July 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

A running streak isn’t anything new, but Every. Single. Day: Unstoppable Wisdom From a Year of Running is the first book I’ve read journaling the 365 day experience. The author, Julie van Amerongen, is someone many of us could relate [read more...]

Book Review: A Race Through the Greatest Running Stories available July 6

June 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

Books about running are refreshing. They offer a perspective on the sport and all the struggles and emotions that go with it completely distinct from your own personal experiences, but can inspire on a variety of levels. Occasionally, as editor of [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: The Hungry Brain by Stephan J. Guyenet

June 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

When I started running 6 1/2 years ago, the impetus was first to lose some weight and second to get into shape. A combination of slow running and resistance training was enough to get me about 1/2 of the way to my goal, but it wasn’t until I [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: Women Who Tri by Alicia DiFabio

May 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

Alicia DiFabio’s book, Women Who Tri is so well written I could hardly put it down. She tells the story of how she, a busy mother of four young children, found herself at the starting line of the Mullica Hill Women’s Triathlon Club, Queen [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: Wishing on My Father’s Star by Oregon runner Holly Hight

May 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

While I love to read, these day’s I’m more likely to be reading “The Day the Crayons Quit” or “Little Blue Truck” before bedtime. So I had the book “Wishing on My Father’s Star” for a few weeks [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: Simple Rhythms, Poetry for Runners

April 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

Ray Charbonneau, a runner and writer, has come out with a book of poetry just for runners. Simple Rhythms, Poetry for Runners is a collection of poems that all runners can relate to. The poems in this short book are a variety of styles including [read more...]

Running With Raven – Thoughts from Paula Harkin

March 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

Before you read this Q & A, be sure to read my review on Running With Raven; it will give you a good idea as to what the book is about! I wanted to get Paula Harkin’s thoughts on the book Running With Raven by Laura Lee Huttenbach. Like [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: Running with Raven

March 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

Run Oregon loves inspirational runners. No matter your pace, reading about someone else’s running journey – especially when they’ve accomplished something amazing or overcome a huge obstacle – likely makes you want to lace up [read more...]

Run Oregon bookshelf: Long Road to Boston by Mark Sutcliffe

January 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

Have you run Boston? Do you want to? Or perhaps you’re in my shoes: you don’t think it’s really within reach, but you recognize it as an amazing accomplishment for those who make it. And if you could … you totally would. [read more...]

Ring in the New Year with “Compete” Training Journal

December 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

I know everyone is talking about the latest app on their smartphone to track workouts and compete with friends, but I’m totally old school and prefer traditional paper and pen. I loved Lauren Fleshman and Roisin McGettigan-Dumas’ log [read more...]

Run Oregon bookshelf: Grand Trail: A Magnificent Journey to the Heart of Ultrarunning and Racing

December 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

Portland-area runner Marya Van Metre read Grand Trail: A Magnificent Journey to the Heart of Ultrarunning and Racing by Alexis and Frédéric Berg and shared her thoughts Run Oregon. Van Metre, mom to 4-year-old twins, has countless 5ks, 10k, and [read more...]

Organizing 2017 with the Get To Work Book

November 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

Run Oregon sometimes receives products to review and was sent a Get To Work Book to start planning for 2017. Many of us use our smart phones for everything – including our daily schedules – however, I still like a good old-fashioned [read more...]