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12.13.16

Our Holidays Picks and Gift Guide!

Our staff weigh in: 2016's BEST gifts and stocking stuffers for runners! For seven years straight during my childhood in Houston, I went to bed on Christmas Eve begging Santa for snow. Every single Christmas morning I got "Santa's footprints" on the carpet (hint: baby powder) and nothing on…

Read More › 09.28.16

Notes from Rachel: What Unpreparedness Teaches Us All

Historically, I am not a good person to ask when it comes to being “race ready.” I ran my first marathon in Galveston, Texas in 2011. Prior to this marathon, the longest distance I had ran was 19 miles in Seattle in the middle of January. I didn’t take water or food with m…

Read More › 09.13.16

Tales of Starbucks & 7-Eleven and The Most Forgotten & Confusing Training Principal: Pre-Run Nutrition

We’ve all been there…the run starts great. The endorphins are kicking in; you settle into your pace; you’re looking forward to the next few (or many) miles. You’re training for a race, maybe you’re just enjoying a long run, or possibly you’ve just entered …

Read More › 07.26.16

Notes from Rachel: On Fresh Cut Grass and Hill Repeats

I’ve really been on a trail bender lately. Still am (see: Krissy Moehl comes to town TOMORROW). But all the fresh-cut grass in my neighborhood makes my stomach turn. It’s almost cross country season. I ran cross country in New Albany, Ohio, grades 9-12 with a tenth grade sabbat…

Read More › 06.8.16

Notes from Rachel: On Why Trail Running is the Worst...And the Best

I come from a family of road runners. I would venture to guess that most people who come from running families do. My mom prefers crushed gravel. My dad is a sidewalk guy. My brother, a lifelong soccer player, subjects me to the torture of field sprints. Running on asphalt or concrete is re…

Read More › 05.25.16

Notes from Rachel: On Why You Should Put Your Phone Down

The last time I traveled without GPS was in South Africa, in 2007. Those were the good old days, weren’t they? WiFi didn’t exist: internet cafes. Global cell phone plans cost more than rent: I fed my burner flip phone with a few dollars every week. Midway through my year there, …

Read More › 05.20.16

Practice Makes Perfect: Tree Pose

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: TREE POSEby Isabel Allen, Yoga Instructor Stand up Right now Just for 30 seconds Stand on both feet Close your eyes and pay attention to soles of your feet Okay. Welcome back. Kinda crazy right? The constant shifting of weight from toes to heels, from lef…

Read More › 05.11.16

Common Injuries: Achilles Tendonitis

Does this sound familiar: You’ve stepped up your training schedule for the next 5K or half marathon, determined to break your last time, but now you’re in pain. Your first few steps in the morning are down right excruciating. Your ankles are stiff and taking longer to get warmed …

Read More › 05.9.16

An Update on the 2016 Lacamas Lake Half Marathon & 6K

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the cancellation of the Lacamas Lake Half Marathon & 6K for 2016. As with many Pacific Northwest running races, we’ve seen a downward trend in registration as our market has become saturated with events. We’ve seen big players l…

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