Emily’s Run 5k (2008)

by | Race Results

Emily’s Run 5k was this morning, continuing the Greater L/A Triple Crown racing series. It was a beautiful morning, which helped 369 runners find their way to the finish line. Stan Pyle asserted a firm lead in the series with a win today in 16:28. The...

Back Cove Weekly Series » Week 11

by | Race Results

Tonight there was perfect running conditions for a good time, so it surprised me that there were still over 100 people that showed up to the starting line this evening! (Perfect running conditions for a good time to me means temperatures in the low to mid 60s and a...

Should President Bush pardon Marion Jones?

by | Sports

USATF CEO Douglas Logan has written an open letter to President Bush urging him not to pardon Marion Jones for her illegal and unethical activities over the past decade. I can not agree with him more and I plan on writing to the white house with my thoughts on the...

This Week Last Year: Racing & Biking & Doping

by | Last Year

This week last year, I offered some advice on what to wear to a race to prevent “severing your leg at the thigh” from chafing. I tried to decide if it was worth running in an ultramarathon a few weeks before my next marathon. Ultimately, I decided that...

Weekly Back Cove Race Series » Week 10

by | Race Results

It was a good night for a race. It was relatively warm, but nowhere near as humid as it has been. This led to the gravel path around the Back Cove being nice and dusty, leaving a fine layer of grit on everybody’s legs. Matt Lane won the race in an easy 17:12,...

50 Marathons in 50 States in 50 Days » The Movie

by | Movies

In 2006, Dean Karnazes was the second person to run 50 marathons in all 50 states on consecutive days. You can now watch a documentary of his exploits on the big screen, which is titled after his book, Ultramarathon Man: Unfortunately, there’s no screen time...

5 Questions You Can Ask Yourself

by | Personal, Workout Tips

I have been tagged by the Run Faster blog with a running meme, so I thought that I would take the opportunity to answer a few questions about myself that you will hopefully find interesting and useful to your own running. Hopefully you will be able to either relate...

Traffic Safety Seminar » July 23

by | News

The Portland Bicycle Commuters are putting on another seminar next week, this month about Traffic Safety. This seminar will focus on knowledge and techniques to enable cyclists to ride safely and confidently with car traffic on public roads. This month’s seminar...