interview

A(nother) Run Oregon interview with Nick Symmonds

July 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

Springfield-based Nick Symmonds is a two-time U.S. Olympian (2008, 2012), silver medalist in the 800 meter race in the 2013 World Championships, and co-founder/CEO of Run Gum (reviewed here). Last June, Run Oregon’s Joe Dudman interviewed him [read more...]

A Run Oregon interview with Nick Symmonds

September 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

He’s a charismatic Olympic track star with strong ties to the Pacific Northwest, who races with flair, heart, and fierce determination, doesn’t stand still for BS, and campaigns for important causes he strongly believes in. Steve Prefontaine? [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: An interview with author Jen A. Miller and a GIVEAWAY of her book “Running: A Love Story”

September 14, 2016 // 1 Comment

Jen A. Miller is an award-winning freelance journalist who is now the New York Times’ “Well” section running writer. Her work has also appeared in the Washington Post, Guardian, Runner’s World, Running Times, Allure and [read more...]

Run Oregon interviews Portland Marathon Event Director Les Smith

August 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

This is the first in an occasional series where Run Oregon interviews local race and event directors. Our subject today is Mr. Lester Smith, Event Director of the Portland Marathon. Questions and answers have been edited for context and brevity. Q [read more...]

Interview with Jessie Rubin, former Duke runner now coaching in Portland

June 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

Jessie Rubin wrapped up her collegiate running career at Duke (yes, that Duke) and did what many smart, young runners do: moved to Portland. She recently organized a youth running camp, which incorporates lessons on healthy eating, positive [read more...]

From the Heart: Albert Franklin Miller Jr.

September 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

From the first moment you meet “Ultra Al”, you will immediately be mesmerized by his apparent passion for running and his incredible history with the sport. While he has been a friend of my husband’s family for many years, I only met him in [read more...]

From 344 pounds to a 4:08 marathon: A Run Oregon interview with Condon runner Darryl Houghtelling

August 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

This post was initially written in 2011. We loved it so much, we wanted to bring it over here. One of the things we find, when interviewing local runners, is that their stories are just as inspiring as the stories of professional athletes. Our [read more...]

Get to know Run Oregon: James Bozeman

January 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

James is relatively new to blogging with us, but we are thrilled to have a Southern Oregon blogger on board! He is staged out of the Central Point/Medford area and this part of the state is filled with running options we never knew of before! Age [read more...]

Get to Know Run Oregon: Mary Sweigert

January 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

I felt bad for me getting ready to interview myself because I already knew probably just about anyone is more interesting to interview than I am. Existential crisis notwithstanding, both parties may have gotten a little bored and thus took [read more...]

Get to know Run Oregon: Robin York

January 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

One of our community bloggers, Annette Vaughan, had the idea to share a little more about ourselves through some interview questions she came up with. Take these questions and come up with more to interview your running buddies! [read more...]