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,… Read More »Lizards Rock Tacoma; Masters Women Make History
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… Read More »Member Spotlight: Christina Overbeck
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… Read More »Member Spotlight: Ari Fisher
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… Read More »Member Spotlight: Yen-Yen WU
Editor’s Note: Jeff Malmquist has been a Lizard for many years, a significant portion of them as run leader for TRL’s Thursday evening Goose Run—named for its starting location in Goose Hollow, but also for its signature feature: the 1,000 foot hills we dub the Summer Goose and the Winter… Read More »TRL Member spotlight: Jeff Malmquist
Q: What’s the best running advice you’ve ever received? A: A friend told me that they start marathons with a bottle of drink mix. They use that for a while, drop it, then use the normal water stations. I’ve done that the last couple of races, and it has worked… Read More »TRL Member Spotlight: Michael Haynes
Editor’s note: For the last several seasons, Kolter (#590 in the photo) has been a mainstay on the Lizard cross-country team and a frequent runner at Duniway Track, where, weather permitting (and sometimes not permitting in the minds of many people), he arrives by bicycle. He doesn’t mention it here,… Read More »TRL Member spotlight: Kolter Grigsby
With six races down, TRL’s Spring Into Summer Series now has 59 contenders. Next up is the Strava Segment (part of the Thursday Goose Hollow Run, though it can be run on any day) and Bowerman 5k. Details can be found here. Numbers in parentheses are the number of races… Read More »2024 Spring Into Summer Series Standings (as of June 15)
1. How long have you been running and why did you start running? I started running as a kid so that I could be as fast as my two older brothers. In high school, I trained as a hurdler and sprinter with a ferociously competitive team until I broke my… Read More »TRL Member Spotlight: Sam Lassen
1. How long have you been running and why did you start running? A little longer than a year. I actually really disliked running most of my life. The only times I would run were when I was told I had to (i.e., a coach/class), being chased by something (i.e.,… Read More »TRL Member Spotlight: Minsang (Minoo) Song