Run Oregon Bookshelf

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...]