When a pandemic threatens to cancel all of the enjoyable things in life, sometimes you just have to adapt to provide an opportunity for people to have some semblance of normalcy. That is exactly what we had to do with Stumptown Cross this past fall. Like all things that get… Read More »Stumptown Cross Season Wraps Up
A big thank you to all of the members who joined us on Wednesday, November 18, for our on-line event focused on celebrating TRL members and their accomplishments over the past couple years. In case you missed the event, had issues joining, are suffering from Zoom fatigue, needed to wash… Read More »TRL Celebrates Members Virtually
TRL will be hosting an online event to recognize some of our members on Wednesday, November 18 at 7:30 PM. Between our Summer Series winners and the 2019 annual awards for outstanding performances and volunteerism, join us to recognize the outstanding achievements from the past year. Joining is easy. Just… Read More »TRL Member Celebration Event – Nov 18
“What type of Indian are you – the dot or the feather?” This question that a patient asked her in graduate school is what stands out in my mind after my interview with Bhavana Reddy. While there isn’t an issue with being genuinely interested in someone’s background, skin color, or… Read More »Perspectives of Growing up Indian American in Beaverton
Fall is in the air, which usually means a bunch of crazy runners show up to Portland Metro area parks to run across wet grass or soft surface trails in an effort to see how they stack up against the competition. And for many, it is more about the comradery… Read More »Stumptown Cross – Let’s Get Virtual!
By Rick Lovett When TRL conducted its first virtual race, the Stumptown Quarantine 5K in May, interest was overwhelming. We had more than 300 finishers from at least 15 states and two foreign countries. The Lizard open-division women got into an exciting duel with a very good high school team,… Read More »Why YOU Should Run a Virtual Race Series Like Stumptown Cross
Like all of us, I’ve been obsessively watching the air quality index, more or less willing it to improve…as if that’s possible. And like many of us, I’ve learned a lot about air quality levels we never before dreamed of. I used to think 175 was bad. Now I am… Read More »Returning to Running After Smoke By Rick Lovett
By Raghav Wusirika and Janne Heinonen Nearly six months have passed since Oregon’s Stay at Home Order was put into place, Shamrock Run was cancelled, and Team Red Lizard and other running clubs cancelled their group runs. These measures were implemented to reduce COVID-19 transmission throughout the community – to… Read More »Running safety and etiquette during the COVID-19 pandemic
Portland Pacing – to be or not to be? That was the question. If you were operating on the premise that the majority of major fall marathons would be canceled, you were right. The Portland Race Director, Brooksee, was monitoring and evaluating the local health guidance before making the tough decision… Read More »Portland Marathon Pacing Update by Gregg LeBlanc – Pacing Director
Coming off impressive second place finishes in the 2020 Summer Stumptown 10K, 5K, and Uphill mile, Jeannie Groesz is a superstar masters runner who has been a member of TRL for over 10 years. Originally from Eugene and based in Redmond, Jeannie has competed in masters running events throughout America… Read More »Meet Masters Superstar Jeannie Groesz