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  • Community Runs
    • Cascades Volcanoes Circumnavigations
      • Mt. Baker Circumnavigation
      • Mt. Rainier Circumnavigation (Wonderland Trail)
      • Mt. Adams Circumnavigation
      • Mt. St. Helens Circumnavigation (Loowit Trail)
      • Mt. Hood Circumnavigation (Timberline Trail)
      • Three Fingered Jack Circumnavigtion
      • Three Sisters Circumnavigation
      • Broken Top Circumnavigation
      • Newberry Volcano Circumnavigation (Crater Rim Trail)
    • British Columbia
      • Kamloops, BC
        • Kenna Cartwright Park Trails – Cell Tower Loop
        • Pineview Long Loop
        • Pineview – Iron Mask Hills
        • Peterson Creek Nature Park
        • Dirty Feet Trail Races and Group Runs
    • Alaska
      • Seward, AK
        • Bear Mountain
        • Mount Marathon
        • Harding Ice Field Trail
    • Idaho
      • Bogus Basin
        • Stack Rock
        • Eastside Trail
        • Around the Mountain
    • Washington
      • North Cascades – Ross Lake
        • Thunder Creek
        • Sourdough Mountain Loop
        • Big Beaver
      • Leavenworth, WA
        • The Enchantments
        • Leavenworth Ski Hill
        • Icicle Ridge
      • Wenatchee
        • Wenatchee Foothills
        • Rooster Comb – Saddle Rock Loop
        • Mission Ridge
      • Tiger Mountain State Forest
        • Tiger Mountain Trail
        • Tradition Plateau Loop
        • East Tiger Mountain Peaks
      • Fidalgo and Whidbey Island
        • Mt. Erie and Sugar Loaf Loop from Heart Lake in Anacortes, WA
        • Deception Pass
        • Fort Ebey
      • Squak Mountain
        • Best of Squak Half Marathon
        • Sunrise Lollipop Loop
        • May Valley Loop
      • Kitsap County
        • Green Mountain State Forest
        • Newberry Hill Heritage Park
        • Port Gamble
      • Olympic National Park – Staircase
        • Main Staircase Parking Lot
        • Mt. Rose
        • Big Creek Campground – Mt. Ellinor
      • Mount Rainier – Sunrise
        • Northern Loop
        • Burroughs Mountain
        • Glacier Basin Loop
        • Summerland
      • Goat Rocks Wilderness
        • Snowgrass Flats Loop – With bonus section of Hawkeye Point, Old Snowy, and the Knife’s Edge
        • Packwood Lake
        • White Pass PCT to Shoe Lake
      • Olympia, WA
        • Priest Point Park
        • Rock Candy Mountain
        • Margeret McKenny-Mima Falls Loop
        • Olytrailrunners
      • Dark Divide
        • Lewis River & Quartz Creek
        • Juniper Peak
        • Cispus Learning Center
      • Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
        • Loowit Trail
        • Mt. St. Helens Backcountry
      • Yacolt Burn State Forest
        • Bells Mountain Trail
        • Thru-Hiking the Chinook Trail
        • Summer SolstAss 50k
        • Three Corner Rock
      • Washington Side of the Columbia River Gorge
        • Beacon Rock/Hamilton Mountain
        • Cape Horn
        • Coyote Wall
    • Oregon
      • Columbia River Gorge – Oregon
        • Larch Mountain
        • Chinidere Mountain Loop
        • Eagle Creek
        • Angel’s Rest
        • Mt. Defiance
      • Forest Park
        • Wildwood Trail
          • Wildwood Trail According to Moe
        • Skyline Nasty
        • Trail Factor Tuesday Night Runs
        • Maple Trail
        • Northwest Trail Runners
        • PDX Trail Runners
        • Interview with Forest Park Conservancy Executive Director Renee Meyers
      • Southwest Portland
        • Marquam Nature Park
        • Tryon Creek State Natural Area
        • Pill Hill Pavement Pounder Nasty
        • SW Portland Adventure Run
      • North Oregon Coast
        • Ecola State Park
        • Oswald West State Park
        • Neahkahnie Mountain
        • Lewis and Clark National Park
      • Tillamook State Forest
        • Wilson River Trail
        • Elk-Kings Mountain Loop
        • Tillamook Burn 14-mile loop from Gales Creek Campground
        • Endurance Trail Runners
      • East Multnomah County
        • Oxbow Park
        • Tour de Buttes
        • Powell Butte
        • Eastwind Running & Endurance
      • Mt. Hood
        • Mt. Hood – East
          • Surveryors Ridge
          • Mt. Hood Meadows Loop
          • Gumjawac – Badger Lake – Gunsight Ridge Loop
          • Barlow Pass – Frog Lake Section of the PCT
      • Clackamas and Roaring River Wilderness Areas
        • Clackamas River Trail
        • Serene Lake- Rock Lakes Loop
        • Dry Ridge Trail
        • Cripple Creek to Dry Ridge via Rock Lakes Basin
      • Hagg Lake/McMinnville, Oregon
        • Hagg Lake Mud Runs
        • MTS-Trail Running Group – McMinnville, OR
      • Corvallis, OR
        • McDonald Forest 
        • Bald Hill and Fitton Green
        • Marys Peak
        • Heart of the Valley Runners
      • Smith Rock State Park
        • Misery Ridge Loop
        • Gray Butte
        • Cline Buttes – Maston
      • Florence, OR
        • Sutton Trails
        • Cape Mountain
        • Oregon Dunes
        • Kentucky Falls
      • Oakridge, OR
        • Alpine – Tire Mountain – Cloverpatch Loop
        • Dead Mountain and Salmon Creek Trail
        • Larison Rock Loop
        • Waldo Lake Loop
        • Hardesty Mountain – Sawtooth Ridge Loop
      • Rogue River
        • Rogue River National Historic Trail
        • Upper Rogue River
        • Cathedral Hills
      • Ashland
        • Ashland Watershed
        • Applegate Lake
        • Mt. Ashland
        • PCT – Ashland
  • Northwest Trail Races
    • NWDC Races
      • Emerald City Trail Series
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      • Oxbow Trail Runs
    • Find a NW Trail Race!
    • Race Reports
      • Alaska Races
        • Mount Marathon Race Report
      • British Columbia Races
        • Run for Water Trail Race
        • The North Face Dirty Feet Kal Park 50K Race Report
      • Idaho Races
        • 2020 IMTUF 100
        • Smokechaser Trail Run 30k race report
      • Oregon Races
        • Gorge Waterfalls 100k Race Report
        • Coyote Wall 55k Race Report
        • Rogue Gorge Half Marathon Race Report
        • Smith Rock Ascent 15 Mile Race Report
        • Oakridge Triple Summit Challenge
        • Mt Hood 50 miler Race Report: Ultra Racing During COVID
        • Siuslaw Dunes 50k Race Report
        • The NUT 100k – A Go Beyond Racing Race Report
        • Waldo 100k 2019 Race Report
        • Elkhorn Crest 53 Mile Race Report
        • Wy’east Wonder 50k Race Report
        • Old Cascadia 20 Mile Race Report
        • 2019 Tillamook Burn 50 mile Race Report
        • Race to the Cape Half Marathon
        • FOUR MINUTES with Bib #159 (Mountain Lakes 100 Race Report)
        • Gnar Gnar Trail Race
        • 2018 Mt Hood 50 Miler Race Report
        • Five Years at the Hagg Lake Mud Run 25k
        • 2017 McKenzie River Trail Run 50k
      • Washington Races
        • 2022 Dirty Turtle 25K – Best Time Ever!
        • Race Report for a First Time 100 Miler Finisher (Badger Mountain 2022)
        • Swimming the Orcas 50k (2020 version)
        • Deception Pass 50k Race Report
        • Badger Mountain Challenge 100 Miler – Full of love, curses, hills, dust, rocks, and lots of other crap
        • Fort Ebey Kettles Trail 10k
        • Backcountry Rise 20 mile Race Report
        • Tuesday Night Trail to Grill with Northwest Trail Runs
        • Lumberjack Endurance Runs
      • Races Outside the Pacific Northwest
        • Out and Back: Leadville 2022 Race Report
        • 2022 Western States Endurance Run Race Report
        • Black Canyon 100k Race Report
        • Hardrock 100 2021 Race Report
        • El Vaquero Loco 50K
        • Laya Run – Trail Racing in Bhutan
        • Dirt Churning in the Northwest of Another Country-Scafell Sky Race
        • Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim Run
        • 2018 Miwok 100k report
  • Gear Reviews
    • Hydration Packs
      • Salomon Adv Skin 12 Set Review: Part One
      • Salomon Pulse Belt
      • Salomon S/LAB Sense ULTRA 8 Set vest
      • Six Moon Designs Flight 30 -2018 Review
      • USWE Airborne 3
      • USWE Pace 12 Hydration Pack Review
      • Orange Mud Endurance Pack v2.0
    • Apparel
      • Shoes
        • Speedland SL:PDX Trail Running Shoe Review
        • VJ Spark and Ultra Shoes with Ryan Atkins and Lindsay Webster
        • Nike Kiger 7 and Wildhorse 7 Trail Running Shoes
        • Hoka Spring 2021 Shoe Lineup
        • VJ MAXx Shoe Review
        • VJ Shoes enters the US OCR and trail running market
        • Altra King MT Review
      • Jackets
        • Ultimate Direction Ventro Jacket Review
        • Altra Viz-Tex Hoodie
        • Patagonia Storm Racer Review
        • NW Alpine Insulated Running Vest Review
        • Salomon S/LAB Motionfit 360 JKT M Jacket
      • Shirts
        • AirKuhl Hoody from Kuhl Review
        • Janji Men’s Circuit Crew Pullover in Midnight Review
        • Ten Thousand Distance Shirt Review
        • Janji M’s Swift Tech Merino LS Mock-Neck Review
      • Shorts
        • Path Projects with Krew Member Dave Stinchfield
        • Ten Thousand Session, Foundation, and Interval Shorts Review
        • Oiselle Running Shorts Review (Distance, Toolbelt Roga, and Mac Roga)
        • Janji M’s Flyby Tights in Midnight Review
        • NW Alpine Approach Shorts Review
        • Patagonia Nine Trails Shorts Review
      • Miscellaneous Apparel
        • Injinji Merino Wool Toe Socks
        • Injinji Trail Sock Review
        • Trailheads Convertible Mittens Review
        • Territory Run Co. Bandana Review
    • Headlamps
      • Ledlenser NEO10R Review
      • Petzl NAO+ Headlamp Review
      • Coast FL60R Headlamp review
      • Ledlenser MH10 Headlamp Review
    • Watches and Gadgets
      • Coros Pace 2 Review For Trail Running
      • Is There a GPS Watch That Works in the Pacific Northwest Tree Canopy?
      • Apple AirPods Pro Review
      • Coros Apex Watch Review
      • Apple Watch 4 Review: A Jack of All Trades and a Master of Most
      • To Stryd or Not to Stryd, That is the Question…..
      • Garmin inReach Mini and Explorer+ Comparison Review
      • Suunto 9 Watch Review
      • Huami Amazfit Stratos GPS Watch Review
    • Miscellaneous
      • New Spring 2022 Trail Running Gear
      • Leki Micro Vario Ti COR-TEC Trekking Poles Review
      • Salomon Prolog 70 Backpack
      • Wonderland Expeditions Bandit Review
      • Wuru Wool For Your Feet Review
  • Features
    • Videos
      • Moe Codino: The Original Dirt Churner
      • Stay Away 50k
      • Mt Hood Circumnavigation, Sept 2017
      • Maple Trail
      • Coyote Wall
      • Wy’east Wolfpack Santa Hat Run
      • Devil’s Peak Run in Salmon Huckleberry Wilderness
      • Gear Reviews
        • Oiselle Running Shorts Review (Distance, Toolbelt Roga, and Mac Roga)
    • Trail Running Tips
      • 8 Benefits of Trail Running
      • Trail Running Coaching Tips
        • The Four Pillars of Strength
        • Predicting Injury
        • Hydration for Optimal Exercise Performance
        • How to Create a Return to Running Plan Post-Injury
        • How to Have a Healthy Balance of Life, Work, and Running
        • How much is too much?
        • The Ups and Downs: A Guide to Conquering Hills
        • Why you might want a coach, and how to find one that fits your needs
        • Embracing the Ridiculous Uncomfortable
        • Ask Coach Danielle – What size should a runner be?
        • Ask Coach Danielle – Am I overtraining?
      • To Pole or Not to Pole, That is the Question
      • What’s In My Spring Trail Running Kit
      • How Running and Staying Present Helps Maintain Balance During Painful Life Situations
      • My Personal Journey to Find Motivation
    • Trail Runners
      • Featured Trail Runner
        • Fall 2022 Featured Trail Runner – Katie Fox
        • Summer 2022 Featured Trail Runner – Sharon Mosley
        • Spring 2022 Featured Trail Runner – Jeremiah McGregor
        • Winter 2022 Featured Trail Runner – Anne Crispino-Taylor
        • October 2021 Featured Trail Runner of the Month – Bret Jørgensen
        • August 2021 Featured Trail Runner of the Month – Jim Archer
        • July 2021 Featured Trail Runner of the Month – Ron Homer
        • June 2021 Featured Trail Runner – Dawn Robinson
        • May 2021 Featured Trail Runner – Anson Fatland
        • April 2021 Featured Trail Runner – Sean Belling
      • Million Feet Ascent Club
      • Phil’s Volcanic 1080 Adventure
      • The Beaver Slam of UltraRunning
      • Solo Adventurer – Stephanie Howe Violett
      • Solo Adventurer : Yvonne Naughton
      • Solo Adventurer- Sara Pedrosa
      • Kristen Campbell Hansen: Solo Adventurer
      • Marya Van Metre to take on CCC
      • The Four Noble Truths of Ultrarunning
      • Jen Worth – One Kidney Wonder Woman
      • Hiking the Camino Portugues
    • Trail Snails
      • BOPer (back of packer) to Podium 
      • Ben Mead and Chasing Cutoffs
      • Fitting the Running Mold
      • Tossing the Rulebook and Rediscovering Joy in Running
      • Working out with Orange Theory
      • Finding My Motivation
      • We got a van!
      • When Did You Discover You Were a Trail Runner?
      • Do you need a coach?
      • The Power of Volunteering
      • Trail Running Etiquette
      • How to Overcome the Fear of Group Runs
      • The Evolution of Slow
      • How I Found My Trail Running Community
      • Overcoming Anxiety from Running Alone on Trails
    • Trail Race Stories
      • Infrequently Asked Questions – Know Your Race Directors
      • The Hurdles of Trail Race Lotteries – What’s a Runner to Do?
    • 2020 Pandemic/Wildfire Stories
      • What’s Up 2020? Now it’s Wildfires? What Can I Do to Help?
      • How Race Directors are Keeping Runners, Volunteers, and Spectators Safe During the Pandemic
      • How Local Running Stores are Connecting to the Running Community During a Pandemic
      • Trail Running Through a Pandemic
    • Miscellaneous Feature Stories
      • Thru-Hiking the Chinook Trail
      • Trailhead Smash and Grabs: Preventable or Inevitable?
      • Guided Trail Running Tours and Camps
      • Women Who FKT Project Looks to Flip Gender Gap in 2022
      • Wheeling the Wildwood Trail E2E
      • Hiking the Oregon Coast Trail
      • Embracing Urban Walking for Endurance Training
      • When Races Don’t Go as Planned
      • The BIPOC challenges of Trail Running and the Outdoors
      • Road Runners vs. Trail Runners
      • Connecting with Alpenflo
      • Tour du Mont Blanc
      • Oregon’s NW Alpine enters the trail running apparel market
      • Diet/Nutrition
        • Hydration for Optimal Exercise Performance
        • Gnarly Nutrition Products for Trail Running
        • My Life as a Vegan Runner
        • High-Fat/Low-Carb Diet for Trail Running
          • Jeff Browning’s High Fat/Low Carb Nutrition Plan for Elite Endurance Trail Racing
          • How Chris Albright Used a Ketogenic Plan to Lose Weight and Run Faster
        • CBD Oil Benefits for Trail Runners
    • Trail Running Volunteers
      • New Trail Running Rescue Team Formed to Help Search and Rescue
      • Race Volunteering: Giving back to the trail running community
        • Karen Peterson: The Super Volunteer
        • The Magic of Crewing
        • What to Expect When Pacing a Runner
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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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