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Editor’s Note: Winter 2012
February 2, 2012 0 Comment
There’s a moment at the beginning of every ski day, just before I unload from the chairlift for that first run, which gives me a special thrill. It’s the thrill of anticipation of another great day ahead.
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Gear: Winter Hiking and Running
December 1, 2011 0 Comment
Gear for outdoor trekking during winter’s extra cold, dark weather. Mountain Equipment, RoadNoise, Burley We!, Kahtoola, Mountain Hardwear, and Easton Mountain Products are reviewed.
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Gear: Running Shoes
November 21, 2011 0 Comment
New running shoes are minimal, colorful and eco-friendly. Reviews on: Brooks Pure Project Collection, Newton MV2, New Balance newSky, Altra Adam, and Vibram FiveFingers
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Running: Bob Dolphin to run 500th Marathon
November 21, 2011 0 Comment
Bob Dolphin, 82, prepares for 500th marathon By Rebecca Agiewich He ran his first marathon at the ripe young age of 51. Now, at 82, Bob Dolphin is gunning for his 500th 26.2-miler next March in the 12th annual Yakima River Canyon Marathon. Dolphin and his wife Lenore, known in the Northwest running community as [...]
Cool Weather Running
November 21, 2011 0 Comment
The long, hot summer days are behind us and the overcast skies are harbingers of the short, cold winter days to come. So, it’s time for a refresher on how to run in the cold.
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Running Zone: Seattle Marathon Profiles
November 7, 2011 0 Comment
Sabine Pullins is a quick study. In 2006, for instance, she didn’t even know what a marathon was. Four years later, however, Pullins, 37, blazed to victory in the 40th Amica Insurance Seattle Marathon . . .
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Arthritis Foundation Jingle Bell Run/Walk
September 19, 2011 0 Comment
The Jingle Bell Run/Walk has been a fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation and a holiday tradition in the Pacific Northwest for 27 years.
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Women’s Charity Events
September 9, 2011 0 Comment
They don whimsical costumes and a sign letting everyone know who they are: Chemosabes. Amy McGraw, a Seattle elementary school teacher said the Chemosabes are her recruits of family and colleagues who participate with her in the annual Susan G. Komen Seattle 3-Day for the Cure walk in Seattle . . .
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Trail Running Gear
May 18, 2011 0 Comment
When it comes to running in general, the beauty of the sport lies in the fact that you need so very little to get started. Even shoes, it seems these days, are optional.
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TransRockies Run
May 17, 2011 0 Comment
As the air grew thin in the high Colorado Rockies, conversation ceased and my breathing grew more labored. I focused on the trail shoes and muscled calves of the runner just ahead of me
The 2011 Gnarly Awards
May 17, 2011 1 Comments
With many years of running and roughly 100 races (run or volunteered) under our collective belts, our panel met up over dinner and a couple pitchers to hammer out the categories, nominees, and most memorable Northwest courses our legs have carried us over.
Catching up with James Varner
May 17, 2011 3 Comments
You’d be hard-pressed to find a trail runner in the Pacific Northwest who doesn’t know, or at least know about, James Varner. The 33-year-old fireball of energy can be found at the dozen races he directs each year under the name Rainshadow Running, usually clad in plaid flannel, bleary-eyed from lack of sleep, but never without a grin on his face.
Bend: Trail Town USA
May 17, 2011 0 Comment
For every athlete in every discipline, there is a Mecca. Ski bums gravitate to Jackson Hole, mountain bikers go to Moab, and surfers flock to Oahu. For trail running enthusiasts, the mother lode lies in Bend.
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Why are Girls on the Run?
April 12, 2011 0 Comment
I remember one of my first pair of “tennie runners“ when I was a young girl. They had photos of the Beatles’ faces all over their white canvas. Wow, did I think those were cool…
When you ‘Half’ to Run
April 12, 2011 0 Comment
Half marathons are the hip and happening race distance in the running world right now, sometimes as a 13.1-mile stand-alone distance garnering tens of thousands of runners, sometimes selling out ahead of their full 26.2-mile counterparts…
Spring Training in Threes
April 11, 2011 0 Comment
With the long, sunshine-filled days of summer stretching ahead, you might be giving some thought to ramping up your fitness level this spring. Like a supportive friend, the Northwest is here for you…
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