Race Preview: Cause + Event Portland
Every race has a cause. No race has EVERY cause…until NOW. That’s the tagline of my favorite race in Portland on September 13, not just…
Race Recap: Better Series Hippie Chick Half Marathon
As the light rain hit my windshield, driving past the lighted Krispy Kreme donuts sign on HWY 26, I contemplated turning around and grabbing a…
Last Minute Gift Ideas for Mom
Maybe it’s that I have three boys and am all about being practical, but flowers and chocolate don’t cut it for me on Mother’s Day. Flowers die…
Race Recap: Uberthons Spring Half 5/3/2014 (Canby, Oregon)
Among all the runners I know (thankfully, a whole bunch!), I am one, if not the only one, of them who have never participated in an Uberthons…
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Runner: Running to the Beat of a Lonely Heart
Just twelve days ago I celebrated the one-year anniversary of my arrival in Portland, Oregon. I’d traveled 2,700 miles diagonally across…
Race Preview: Firecracker Triple
Foot Traffic’s fourth annual Firecracker Series will again take place over fourth of July weekend, July 4th-6th, 2014! This year’s Firecracker…
Race recap: 2014 Capital City Half Marathon (Salem, OR)
Check out Matt’s recap of the same race here. Both Matt and Marilyn tended to agree on most of this first-time race’s challenges,…
Registration Open: 2014 Eugene Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k 7/26-7/27/2014 (Eugene, Oregon)
It’s open! Registration is open for the 2014 Eugene Marathon, Half Marathon, 5k and Kids Duck Dash! Can you feel the excitement already?…
Race Recap: Hop Hop Half & 5k
I feel like every time I write a post I am being overly emphatic about something, but hear me… Hop Hop Half & 5k is the hidden…
Race Recap + Results: 2014 Hop Hop Half Marathon and 5k – Portland
A 2011 study on weather and happiness revealed that 57 degrees Fahrenheit is the optimal temperature for happiness, and temperatures in that…