Run Oregon Bookstore: “The Boy Who Runs”
I will admit that I’m less than halfway through “The Boy Who Runs,” but I wanted to share this with Run Oregon readers because even though I know what happens, [...]
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Race Preview: 2015 Bowerman Track Club 5k on August 15th
The 6th Annual Bowerman Track Club 5k is scheduled for Saturday, August 15th at 7PM. This event is a fun opportunity to see Nike World Headquarters, raise money for the [...]
Achon Distance Classic Track Meet scheduled for June 1 in Portland
My favorite interview in all the years Run Oregon has been around (since 2007!) is the one where I got to meet Julius Achon. (Click here to read the three-part [...]
Race Preview: 5th Annual Bowerman Athletic Club 5k
The Bowerman name inspires awe and mysticism if you have lived in Oregon for any length of time. The Bowerman Athletic Club is just what you think it is, filled with awe-inspiring [...]
Interview with Julius Achon of Portland, Ugandan Olympian – Part 3
Read our entire interview with Julius Achon: Part 1 – Part 2 After the 1996 Olympic Games, Julius Achon continued his collegiate running career at George Mason University. Upon graduation, [...]
Interview with Julius Achon of Portland, Ugandan Olympian – Part 2
Read our entire interview with Julius Achon: Part 1 – Part 3 When Julius Achon arrived in Kampala, he left behind his family and everyone he knew. He’d never lived [...]
Interview with Julius Achon of Portland, Ugandan Olympian – Part 1
This is the first in a three-part series of an interview with Ugandan Olympian and now Portland runner Julius Achon, originally posted on Run Oregon’s original home on OregonLive.com in [...]