Reflections
I’ll be honest. I’ve probably started and stopped, revised and deleted, a version of this post dozens of times in the past few months. Even…
2026 Race Series Preview: Cascade Relays
Cascade Relays is a community-driven event organizer based in Bend, Oregon, built around the spirit of long-distance relay running and…
Love at First Stride: R❤️R (RUN LOVE RUN) Takes Over Newport
When you ask a runner what they love most about running, you’ll get a variety of answers. For some it’s about the challenge, for others about…
The Search Is Over: Testing the KEEN Seek
I first fell in love with the look of the KEEN Seek due to the color: a pink/black/white scheme with a big ‘K’ that wasn’t…
Warp Speed Ahead: Racing in the Mizuno Hyperwarp Pure
2025, even at 41 years old, had me running faster than just about any other point in my life. That didn’t happen by accident. It came from…
2026 Race Series Previews: Hood To Coast Race Series
Living in Oregon as a runner, there’s little doubt that you’ve heard of a little two-day relay called Hood to Coast. But there are many other…
Get Swept Away at the Silver Falls Trail Challenge
If you’ve never had the chance to run at Silver Falls State Park in Sublimity, it deserves a spot high on your trail bucket list. One of the…
Tracksmith Cross County Collection – Celebrating one of Running’s Most Underrated Disciplines
I never ran cross country in school. Honestly, I didn’t even run track. For a long stretch of my formative years, my primary exposure to…
2026 Race Series Preview: FootZone Bend
FootZone is a small, locally owned business in fabulous Bend, Oregon, which is a mecca for outdoor activity. They carry everything you’d need…
Getting Down and Dirty at Hagg Mud
When most people hear “mud run,” they think of obstacle races focused more on crawling and chaos than actual running. The Hagg Mud is…