Warp Speed Ahead: Racing in the Mizuno Hyperwarp Pure
2025, even at 41 years old, had me running faster than just about any other point in my life. That didn’t happen by accident. It came from…
2026 Race Series Previews: Hood To Coast Race Series
Living in Oregon as a runner, there’s little doubt that you’ve heard of a little two-day relay called Hood to Coast. But there are many other…
Get Swept Away at the Silver Falls Trail Challenge
If you’ve never had the chance to run at Silver Falls State Park in Sublimity, it deserves a spot high on your trail bucket list. One of the…
Tracksmith Cross County Collection – Celebrating one of Running’s Most Underrated Disciplines
I never ran cross country in school. Honestly, I didn’t even run track. For a long stretch of my formative years, my primary exposure to…
2026 Race Series Preview: FootZone Bend
FootZone is a small, locally owned business in fabulous Bend, Oregon, which is a mecca for outdoor activity. They carry everything you’d need…
Getting Down and Dirty at Hagg Mud
When most people hear “mud run,” they think of obstacle races focused more on crawling and chaos than actual running. The Hagg Mud is…
Blue Skies, Fast Feet: Race #2 of the PRC Winter 5K Series
It stands to reason at least one of the three races in the Winter 5k Series will bring some weather that makes you question being a winter…
2026 Race Series Preview: Southern Oregon Runners
The Southern Oregon Runners have been running their hearts out for years, and they host many runs to keep us all going. While the Gold Hill…
Running It Back at the 2026 Cascade Half: Filled with Blue Skies and Fast Miles
After waiting seven years between running the 2018 and 2025 Cascade Half Marathon, I went back-to-back and took on the 2026 event again. This…
A Pacific Northwest Staple Goes Waterproof: Altra Lone Peak 9+ GTX
By the time I started wearing the Lone Peak model from Altra, it had been on the market for 7 years. My first pair was the 4.5 in green. I…