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Race Report: Top Down Trail Half Marathon

Jun 23, 2025

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Back in 2019, I decided to sign up for a trail half marathon to give myself a new challenge. I picked the Tulip Trail Run in Woodburn, Oregon, which was set to be run in late March of 2020. I started training twelve weeks in advance, and dutifully progressed through the training in the cold…
Race Report: Cinco de Mayo 10k

Jun 16, 2024

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Every year, I like to make New Year’s resolutions. I’m fundamentally a goal-based person – the kind of person who works well off of to-do lists, who will play a game and systematically complete every step and side quest, and who (conversely) tends to lose steam or end up adrift without something long-term to work…