How long have you been running and why did you start? Dave: I started running my freshman year of high school. I was a very unathletic and nerdy kid, and my buddy and I turned out for cross country only to make friends. I ended up being a 4-year letterman… Read More »TRL Member Spotlight: Stephanie and Dave Ross
Editor’s note: On June 24, when most Lizards will be focusing on running four laps of Jesuit High School’s track in the Rose City Mile, Elise Lagerstrom will be doing something 100 times more difficult. She will be working to become the first Lizard ever to complete the Western States… Read More »Member Spotlight: Elise Lagerstrom
1. How long have you been running and why did you start running? I started running in 2016 just before I moved to Oregon from Canada after finishing up my Ph.D. I wanted to get healthier and make friends. I typically run in the spring/summer season when the relay series… Read More »Member Spotlight: Tayseer (Tay) Mahdi
With nine races down, here are the current summer series standings (race-by-race details can be found here): WOMEN Megan Taylor 336 Carre Heineck 284 Jessie Rubin 265 Valerie Weilert 258 Crystal Query 194 Kellie Houser 176 Susan Le 144 Andi Camp 139 Anh Nguyen 136 Anne Tiger-Days 123 Wendy Terris … Read More »2023 Summer Series Standings (As of JuLY 21)
How long have you been running and why did you start running? Several decades. I started running to quit smoking and over time it became the stronger addiction. How long have you been part of TRL, and what drew you to the club in the first place? I originally joined… Read More »Member Spotlight: Lou Karl
1. How long have you been running and why did you start running? I started running when I was 12 after two bad gymnastics falls that led to me switching sports. In middle school, I tried all the sports after having to quit gymnastics – and after winning my first… Read More »Member Spotlight: Renee Metivier
How long have you been running and why did you start running? I started running in 10th grade because someone asked me to join the track team at our high school. I just fell in love with the sport immediately. It became something for me that I could see myself… Read More »Member Spotlight: Sandy Dittell
CIM 2021 was a fun race with lots of participants from the Portland area. A number of us decided to give it another go. Unlike 2021, the weather was mostly cooperative in November, so running on roads wasn’t as hazardous as the previous year. CIM is billed as a net-downhill… Read More »Race Recap: 2022 California International Marathon
We have one more holiday group run before we say goodbye to 2022. Purge and Splurge will take place on Saturday, December 31, at 9 am. The run will start at 9am from the Newberry Road end of the Wildwood Trail. Depending on the distance you plan to run, you will meet ahead of… Read More »Purge & Splurge 2022
By Rick Lovett This year’s USATF Club Cross Country Championships was the type of race people will be telling their grandchildren about. The venue was Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. It’s hosted the race before and is a classic course: challenging, but not outrageous, with a short, steep hill… Read More »Lizards Fight Weather in San Francisco…and Bring back Medals