A Portland, OR area running club offering group runs and workouts, races, and social events.
Last weekend, in what may be the most ambitious thing TRL has ever done, a sizeable fraction of the club descended on Tacoma for USATF’s Club Cross-Country National Championships. Forty-nine Lizards raced on nine teams, under conditions that reflected Pacific Northwest weather at its least cooperative. It was wet, chilly, and sometimes very windy—bad enough… Read More »Home
1. How long have you been running and why did you start running? I started in high school. I was a soccer player and most of the soccer team did track, as well as soccer. I didn’t love running when I started but enjoyed seeing the results of working hard at something and loved the… Read More »Home
1. How long have you been running and why did you start running? Since 2003, starting with a club at my high school in Lebanon, Ohio. I started running to find a sport I enjoyed doing. Running for me always feels freeing, and I enjoyed that rush as soon as I started, and fell in… Read More »Home
1. How long have you been running and why did you start running? I started running around 2019 to help my cardio for other sports and interests. But it was very much an obligatory chore that I hated. Now running is something I plan on doing for the rest of my life. Mostly to justify my… Read More »Home
Team Red Lizard (TRL) is a non-profit running club based in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. But running isn’t all we do. Many of our members enjoy other activities such as mountain climbing, backcountry skiing, adventure races, and Ironman competitions, to name a few.
TRL also provides members with opportunities to help others; from working at a local soup kitchen one Saturday each month, to organizing many aspects of the Special Olympics Regional track meet, and leading pace groups for the Portland Marathon. TRL seeks out opportunities to give back to the community.