Marla Smith is a Corporate Travel Agent, dedicated runner, and mother of two from Portland, Oregon. The majority of her job consists of booking flights for meeting/event attendees to the city where the meeting or event is taking place. In the past year, she’s run lifetime personal bests in the mile, 5K, and half marathon, […]
Nadia Dahab is an attorney and passionate runner hailing originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, and now living in Portland, Oregon. In the latest of our “A Day in the Life” series, Nadia shares how her personal and professional life have been impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. How has the last month been for you? Quarantine […]
Stephen Gunvalson is a 5th-Grade Spanish Immersion Teacher, runner, and avid cyclist. He also enjoys baking bread for friends and gardening a small plot in NE Portland. In the latest of our “A Day in the Life” interview series, Stephen shares how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected the students and families he works with, […]
Ashlyn Taulbee is a Family Nurse Practitioner and track fanatic living in Vancouver, WA. Before everything changed due to the coronavirus pandemic, she had been looking forward to the spring track season and getting after it in her favorite event, the 3K steeplechase. In the latest of our “A Day in the Life” interview series, […]
It’s so great to see so many people finding comfort in baking these days. However, like you, I’ve run into a few obstacles for covid-baking: I either have too much on-hand (don’t exactly need 24 cookies) or I can’t find flour or eggs at the store. To help, I’ve put together a few tips for […]
Dan Gentile is a concert roadie, videographer, coffee aficionado, and has had a phenomenal year of running. Within a span of just six months, he’s taken his half marathon personal best from 1:30:31 down to 1:13:51. In this second issue of our “A Day in the Life” interview series, Dan shares how his personal and […]
This is the first of our “A Day in the Life” series, featuring RCTC members and how their personal and professional lives have been affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in ways both big and small. Our hope is that by sharing each other’s stories, we can continue to connect as a running community and […]
On Sunday, December 8th, Emma Huston charged toward the finish line of the California International Marathon. In her debut marathon, she finished in a time of 2:40:39, placing 12th among women and earning a spot at the start line of the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. She’s the second member of Rose City […]
On Sunday, October 13th, Lauren Ross, Glenn Kasin, and Liz Anjos represented Rose City Track Club at the Chicago Marathon. Kasin went into the 2020 event seeking redemption from a harrowing experience in 2016. Read on for his full race report. Chicago 2019: The year of redemption. I raced Chicago in 2016 injured and suffered […]
From the mountains, roads, fields and the coast, Rose City Track Club represented hard this weekend at Hood To Coast, Canby Dahlia Run and the Timberjack 30k. Seven RCTC members were out competing on six different teams for Hood To Coast, a relay race consisting of 12-person teams running 199 miles from Mount Hood to […]
