Race Recap: 2017 Bridge to Brews 8K
After 20 years of running, I sometimes feel as if I have tried every race at least once. Of course, with the number and variety of events in…
Race Recap: 2016 Ho Ho 5k
With a December race, you never know what kind of weather you’re going to get. This is true year-round, of course, but the winter months…
Race Recap: 2016 Rum Run 5K (running with my daughter)
In a slightly depressing turn of events, I was forced to abandon my run at a 5th consecutive 10K win at the Energy Events Rum Run. Due to a…
Race Recap: 2016 Lincoln City Half
The half has become one of my favorite distances, due to my tendency to relax and just really enjoy the feeling of running for 13 miles. To…
Joe’s review of the 2016 My Muddy Valentine
The 2016 edition of My Muddy Valentine lived up to its name, with some of the deepest and stickiest mud I’ve ever “run into”…
Fast Guy Problems: 2015 in review
I started 2015 with the usual list of goals and standards. Some were meant to be achieved, others were a nigh impossible bar to strain for. In…
Race Recap: Tonkin For the Love of Schools 5k (Wilsonville)
It was an early Sunday morning start to the Tonkin Run 2015, but given the temperatures this week, I was glad to know that I’d be done…
Race Recap: 2015 Shamrock Run 15k
For the 6th year in a row I participated in the Shamrock Run Portland, for the fifth time in a row I took on the 15k. As most times, it was…
Race Recap: 2015 ORRC Champoeg 10k (St Paul)
The annual ORRC Champoeg 10k/20k/30k took place on Saturday, March 7th at Champoeg State Park near St Paul, Oregon. 375 runners and 45 walkers…