Why Kids Need Summer Camp More Than Ever
Youth camps and high adventure recreation can help improve the mental health and well-being of today’s Pandemic Generation.
mental health
Why I Like Winter Running
Run Wild columnist provides encouragement and advice for continuing a running routine during winter, especially for one’s mental well-being.
3 Steps For Healthy and Balanced Goal-Setting
Three key questions to guide self-reflection for improving wellness and to help align priorities and set goals that enhance life balance.
The Rhythmic Restoration of Walking
What is it about walking that’s so appealing, and how can walking benefit runners? Spokane physical therapist Jonathan Hook explains, in this Run Wild column.
COVID Winter Survival Guide
7 coping tips & strategies from regional outdoor-community leaders to provide inspiration, solace, and practical ideas for surviving this hard season.
Adventures in Being Human: Planning Season
Planning is about setting intention and avoiding the insidious sprawl of life to take over. In a world of unknowns, a planner gives a sense of calm stability.
When the Race is Canceled
I’d love to recreate 100 percent of the time out of an intrinsic love for movement and the great outdoors. But the truth is I sign up for races as a way to appeal to my base instinct to avoid shame and humiliation. I pay money and commit to a date, a time, and a crowd, which forces …
Running Season
For my first few years in Spokane, straight out of college and newly entered into the full-time workforce, I had a corporate job I found terribly dull—but that came with access to a basement gym, locker room, and showers. The subtle encouragement to make space for exercise during the workday was a life-changer, and I transformed from …
Insatiable Vortex of the Hungry Runner
Some time ago, I decided to train for a 100-mile running event. I’ve made a lot of bad decisions in my life, but I’m beginning to wonder if this will claim the title of Worst Decision Ever. It may even beat that time I tried to date a communist. Worst. Gift. Giver. Ever. To train …