Running

Torch Light Parade costumes. Photo courtesy of Jenny and Kristina

Costumes Make Training Runs More Fun

Wearing creative, even outlandish, costumes while running is becoming the trademark for local triathletes Jenny Yoakum and Kristina Northcutt. As Team Blaze members and Ironman ...

Amy McCaffree June 17, 2014

With outflung arms, trail runner Justin Sullivan on Enterprise seems to embody the wild joy of snowmelt season on a slushy spring run under Mount Sacajawea in Hurricane Creek Canyon. Snow patches can last into July on the Wallowa trails, and this year, the road to the Hurricane Creek Trailhead is still blocked by the avalanche that typically rumbles across the road in the winter. The blockage, about a mile from the trailhead, could remain well into June.

Running Wild in the Wallowas

Late spring in Wallowa County is a confusion of all the seasons. Sun-warmed reveries are often cut short by cold breezes that quickly remind you ...

Out There Outdoors May 15, 2014

Runners crossing the Don Kardong Bridge one mile after starting the Negative Split Half Marathon. Photo: Hank Greer

You Just Ran Bloomsday—What’s Next? 14 Races to Keep Your Feet Moving All Summer Long

You trained hard over the past couple of months, and you’re sporting the latest Bloomsday finisher shirt. It’s early in the running season, so what’s ...

Hank Greer May 13, 2014

On the run--Bloomsday start 1990. Photo: Courtesy of Van Gundy

One Race, 37 Years: Meet the Bloomsday Perennials

For all of its 37 years, a special group of men and women has held Spokane’s 7.46 mile Lilac Bloomsday Run sacred. Since 1996, a ...

Amy McCaffree April 15, 2014

Studies show that long, slow runs (two hours) induce lasting endorphin release and associated feelings of elation.

Six Reasons to Run: From doughnuts to World Peace

Once I heard someone say, “If I have to explain it, you wouldn’t understand anyway.” It was likely related to the rules of cricket or ...

Ammi Midstokke April 13, 2014

Reaching the summit of your personal Mt. Everest...will require a realistic assessment of your goals, and then a commitment to the hard work it will take to reach them.

Training for a Triathlon: Why Sign Up for an Ironman in the First Place?

Editor’s note: This is part one in series on training for a triathlon. When a reporter once asked mountaineer George Mallory why he wanted to ...

Janelle McCabe April 12, 2014

As the Severinos know (and research attests), running can be fine-tuned, just like any other motor skill.

Is Your Running Form Fouling You Up? Gait Analysis at Northwest Running Lab Could Help

It’s a rare runner who doesn’t deal with injuries. Surveys of runners commonly show that upwards of 60% are sidelined with injuries at some point ...

Sarah Hauge April 11, 2014

OTM Editor Derrick Knowles doing what he loves most, hiking.

Born to Run?

Not me. I was pretty convinced that running was some sort of sick torture deployed by angry football coaches seeking revenge for botched plays during ...

Derrick Knowles April 7, 2014

Stephen Barbieri finds a puddle on his morning run. Photo: Gabriella Meglasson

The Year of the Marathon: Gear to Get You to the Finish Line

Editor’s note: This is part two in our “Year of the Marathon” series on marathon training that offers practical advice and inspiration to help you ...

Erika Prins Simonds March 6, 2014