Run Journal

Running without Thinking

Running without Thinking

By Mack Robertson My eyes are watering. The trees are a blurred tapestry of green in my peripheral. Slack-jawed and fully in the tunnel, my focus is broad as if...

Running without Thinking

By Mack Robertson My eyes are watering. The trees are a blurred tapestry of green in my peripheral. Slack-jawed and fully in the tunnel, my focus is broad as if...

Bill Bannister, a One Man Trail Crew

Bill Bannister, a One Man Trail Crew

Interview by Mack Robertson It’s a late spring day in 2020.  The forest has gone through its annual transition from a dull brown hue to exploding with life and color. ...

Bill Bannister, a One Man Trail Crew

Interview by Mack Robertson It’s a late spring day in 2020.  The forest has gone through its annual transition from a dull brown hue to exploding with life and color. ...

The Accelerating Success of Rich Lockwood

The Accelerating Success of Rich Lockwood

Interview and Photos by Mack Robertson It’s an uncharacteristically clear day on the Olympic Peninsula. I’m here to meet up with Rich Lockwood, recent winner of the highly competitive Run...

The Accelerating Success of Rich Lockwood

Interview and Photos by Mack Robertson It’s an uncharacteristically clear day on the Olympic Peninsula. I’m here to meet up with Rich Lockwood, recent winner of the highly competitive Run...

THE MINIMAL HEADLAMP: THE PETZL BINDI REVIEW

THE MINIMAL HEADLAMP: THE PETZL BINDI REVIEW

By THOMAS HAYES I was out for an early morning run before light and the headlamp that was wrapped around my head was a little loose. I started to adjust...

THE MINIMAL HEADLAMP: THE PETZL BINDI REVIEW

By THOMAS HAYES I was out for an early morning run before light and the headlamp that was wrapped around my head was a little loose. I started to adjust...

Creative Approaches to Fall Running

Creative Approaches to Fall Running

Aaron Burrick As runners, it can be easy to get caught up in our “next big thing.” Days after a race, we’re tempted to sign up for something longer, farther,...

Creative Approaches to Fall Running

Aaron Burrick As runners, it can be easy to get caught up in our “next big thing.” Days after a race, we’re tempted to sign up for something longer, farther,...

Building a Trail Community With Cowgill Trail Collective

Building a Trail Community With Cowgill Trail Collective

In the spring of 2021, I began to notice a new phenomenon at PNW trail races- cow shorts.  At any given race, you could be certain to see not just...

Building a Trail Community With Cowgill Trail Collective

In the spring of 2021, I began to notice a new phenomenon at PNW trail races- cow shorts.  At any given race, you could be certain to see not just...