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Born and raised in Oregon. Lived in Portland since 1996. Father of two. Oregon State grad. A good trail followed up with an IPA makes a successful day

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XC ski or snowshoe with us for some winter cross-training Feb. 22, 10am at Pocket Creek Sno-Park. Rent from Mountain Shop and get 25% off. Beginners welcome! https://t.co/85sxH4T82K
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We are excited to partner with @PDXForestPark in the Miles For Forest Park Fundraiser with the Nasty Challenge. We will be hosting five Nasty group runs in Forest Park. Those that complete all five Nasties get a Nasty Challenge T-shirt from @TerritoryRunCo https://t.co/EyGbGWR7rU https://t.co/xvIe2H2wnZ
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The highly anticipated Wildwood Trail bridge over Burnside is starting Monday and won't be done until the fall. Don't fret, we found an alternative using Fischer Ln. and a connector trail for those still wanting to do a Wildwood E2E in Forest Park.
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Almost all April and May trail races have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. So we have created a list to check the status of all Northwest trail races. See if your race has been rescheduled, postponed, canceled, turned virtual, limited in capacity, or still on. https://nwdirtchurners.com/covid-19-race-updates/
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COVID-19 Race Updates
    See the updated status of April and May 2020 races due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Check the race websites for further details.  
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Obviously, these are challenging times. Trail running can sometimes seem trivial right now, but when it's part of your livelihood, it can be a method of coping with the stress and anxiety of these pandemic times. Rules are constantly changing, so how do we know what's socially acceptable and of course, maintain a healthy environment? Gleb Velikanov sited the governer's office, leading experts in the medical field, and trail runners on what to do during the Coronavirus with his article on running through a pandemic. https://nwdirtchurners.com/trail-running-through-a-pandemic/
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Trail Running Through a Pandemic
    The world seems to have ground to a screeching halt in the last three weeks. Blamo! We are living in a mild version of “I am Legend” or “The Walking Dead”, sans the danger of zombies, but with every bit of boredom and uncertainty of being confined to close quarters that was predicted b...
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What are your trail running goals for 2020? Is it a 5k, maybe your first ultra, or a fun adventure run? Phil Brundage has some lofty goals this year with what he calls the Beaver Slam of Ultrarunning. He will attempt to run four 100 mile races in Oregon with the Slug.Run, Old Cascadia 100, Cascades 100, and Mountain Lakes 100. Follow Phil's adventure with his race reports on nwdirtchurners.com. Read more about it on the website. https://nwdirtchurners.com/the-beaver-slam-of-ultrarunning/
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The Beaver Slam of UltraRunning
    Oregon has lots of great things, like the Seven Wonders of Oregon, dynamic ecosystems, vast forests, and great small towns with fun names like Boring, Dufur, Powder, and Zigzag. We have the largest cheese factory in the world. Let us not forget the cultural weirdness of Portland, or that we sp...
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One of the wettest Januarys ever in the PNW made the Orcas Island 50k last week extra challenging to already one of the toughest Rainshadow Running events. Read Ethan Jordan's write up on how he endured through the beautiful but wet adventure run in his race report. (cover picture courtesy Ben Stanley) https://nwdirtchurners.com/swimming-the-orcas-50k-2020-version/
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Swimming the Orcas 50k (2020 version)
    Disclaimer, this is a really hard 50k in the best conditions, 8,500 ft of climbing and descending with some technical difficulty thrown in for good measure. I think that’s part of Rain Shadows MO, hard races in beautiful places. I’ve never run a race with this type of gain and loss in such...
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