motivation

Fabulous February: Sticker charts aren’t just for potty training anymore

February 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

Those of you with toddlers will probably recognize this strategy: Stick with it by using a sticker chart (or habit tracker)! Ok, before you completely dismiss the idea of a [...]

I Quit. (The Confessions of a Weekend Warrior)

July 22, 2016 // 0 Comments

I quit. I’m done. It only took 20 minutes today, four laps around a small pond in my neighborhood, to decide this. I’m fat. I’m old, and if “you’re only [...]

The Obsessed Fortysomething: Tips for enduring the treadmill

January 1, 2016 // 1 Comment

Winter is upon us. Fortunately, we don’t get much snow at all in Portland (but this is Run Oregon, not Run Portland, so perhaps you are inundated with the white stuff). [...]

Things Explained By Scars And Other Uncomfortable Truth-Like Nuisances

June 8, 2014 // 3 Comments

This recap was submitted by Run Oregon reader Mary Sweigert. Feel free to Submit a Guest Post in the “Contact Us” tab if you are wanting to submit your personal running story! I [...]

Running Roundup – A collection of running links around the internet

February 25, 2014 // 1 Comment

Oh my gosh, as John McEnroe would say, “You cannot be serious!” That dude is actually running a 360-degree [...]

The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Runner: Running ALL THE RACES on a Budget

January 7, 2014 // 2 Comments

If you’re going to be a terrible, occasionally hungover, inconveniently sick, low-gear, slow but enthusiastic runner, you should at least have the benefit of being rich to even those deficits [...]