Run Oregon Bookshelf

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...]