Runner’s Superpower: True Grit
When I worked at a chiropractic clinic as a stretch therapist, I saw all sorts of athletes come through the office. Every one of them was…
Getting My Mind Right – Countdown to My Half
Today, as I sit down to write this, I am a mere 5 days away from running my slowest half marathon ever. Seriously! My stats don’t lie. I…
The Other Side: What It’s Like to be a Race Director
Judging by the enormous rack my dad built me for all of my race medals, I’ve run somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 races. And while I’ve…
Just Breathe: Musings From a Slow Ultra Runner Newbie
One of my friends looks like a gazelle when she runs. She’s got long, athletic legs and as far as I’m concerned, she’s the true definition of…
The Obsessed Fortysomething Runner: My last Fortysomething post
This is my last Obsessed Fortysomething Runner post. No, I’m not quitting running. And no, I’m not leaving Run Oregon. I’m…
Why We Run
It was 2008, and I was in the middle of a struggle through the Pacific Crest Half Marathon. I was just getting over a pretty nasty stomach flu…
The Race That Never Was
If I had one complaint about the races going on in March, it would be this: they didn’t happen. They simply didn’t happen. The…
Running even as we get older
This post was written by Gary Baker (from Active Authorities). Feel free to Submit a Guest Post in the “Contact Us” tab if you are wanting to…
I Quit. (The Confessions of a Weekend Warrior)
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.…
Running and racing quirks ( or “The more than 7 habits of highly effective Run Oregon Bloggers”)
Almost every runner has some personal running and racing quirks, small habits, rituals, or actions that help keep things orderly and…