Fast Guy Problems: The toughest part is letting go
Being an 80’s baby, I am a fan of hair bands, tending more towards Def Leppard and Guns and Roses. Another well known group, Cinderella wrote a song called ‘Don’t [...]
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What Run Oregon is Wearing: Feetures Socks
If you are one of my clients or running partners or really anyone that spends a significant amount of time around me, you know that I am SUPER particular about [...]
Fast Guy Problems: Not all who wander are lost
A lot can change in a year. With two decades of running under my belt, I have had quite the string of races connected with miles of training to ensure [...]
Guest Post: It All Started and Ended With Surgery
This post was written by Natalie Smith. Feel free to Submit a Guest Post in the “Contact Us” tab if you are wanting to write a preview or recap your running experiences as [...]
Fast Guy Problems: 1 step back, 2 steps forward
I know, I got it backwards from the standard iteration. It basically sums up where I am right now in regards to my running. I ended up straining my calf [...]
The Obsessed Fortysomething Runner: What I learned from not running for a month
I had a nagging case of (left) Achilles tendinitis for a good part of 2015, which I think dated back to around the time of the Rum Run (aka the [...]
Race Recap: 2016 Y2K Half Marathon (a DNF, but still a great event!)
When you have been training long enough, you begin to take your fitness for granted. The ability to traverse a certain distance, at a certain speed, is not a question, [...]
Treat your running aches and pains at home – Advice from Alice Holland, DPT
Dr. Alice Holland DPT is Director of Stride Strong Physical Therapy in Sellwood, Portland, an outpatient physical therapy clinic dedicated to servicing runners’ needs. Running injuries are sometimes worn like [...]
The Obsessed Fortysomething Runner: Injury poll
Since I started running at the beginning of 2011, I haven’t gone more than 10 days without running, until now. My last run was the Turkeython…. I’ve had a nagging [...]
My first running injury!
I had an interesting day when I suffered my first real running injury, back in 2007. The year prior, I’d been thinking about trying the Timberline Marathon, and I decided to go [...]