1. How long have you been running and why did you start? I’ve been running since fourth grade, so it’s been 13 years now! My school had a cross-country team, and my mom asked if I wanted to join it. I had no idea what cross country was, but when… Read More »Member Spotlight: Hayley Gaines
We are now 5 races into the 2025 Spring Into Summer Series. To date, 61 Lizards have thrown their hats in the ring, with more certain to follow, as the Series adds its first trail race at the Backyard Half in White Salmon, then moves back to the track at… Read More »2025 Spring Into Summer Series Standings (as of May 29)
1. How long have you been running and why did you start running? I started running competitively in High School, but I’d say I’ve been running since my legs allowed. I was always an active kid. 2. How long have you been part of TRL, and what drew you to… Read More »Member Spotlight: Angela Lindbo
1. How long have you been running and why did you start running? I started in middle school but only to keep in shape for soccer. I never really liked running unless it was for soccer until after college. Then, in graduate school, I ran Hood to Coast. Afterwards, I started… Read More »Member Spotlight: Jen Seibel
1. How long have you been running and why did you start running? I’ve been running for 40 years. I did most sports in high school in the UK—rugby, running, and basketball being my favourites—but running was the only one I was above average at, so it’s the one I… Read More »Member Spotlight: Gareth Price
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