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Runner's News Round Up

We hope you’ll enjoy our curated list of the latest in news and education for runners:

Relax Your Routines 

The Truth about Routines, or why you don't have to get up at 4 A.M. to perform a two-hour ritual of self-care. 

Coaching in the “Mary Cain” Era: Combating Eating Disorders, Body Issues, and Supporting Young Female Athletes  

The Women’s Running Coaches Collective did a Q&A with Marie Davis Markham, who was an elite runner at the high school, college, and pro level, and now coaches at Portland’s Lincoln High School. Most notably, she discusses some details of the “girl talks” she holds with her female athletes, which could become a model for programs nationwide.  

Melody Fairchild and Elizabeth Carey wrote an article on how to respond to food and body issues.

Runners Making History 

Collegiate runner Rosalie Fish, who runs for missing and murdered Indigenous women, did an excellent TEDx Talk.

An interview with Megan Youngren, who will be the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the US Olympic Trials Marathon. She’s been training all season in sub-zero temperatures in Alaska! 

Altra has signed Alysia Montaño and Tina Muir, both of whom are currently pregnant. Elizabeth Carey wrote an article for Runner’s World about the trend toward athletic brands sponsoring women who are “inspiring beyond their results.” Muir and Montaño spoke on a recent Running for Real podcast episode, where they discussed the #DreamMaternity movement, athletic sponsorships, privilege and more. 

Bev Docherty ran in the first women’s Olympic Marathon Trials in 1984, and then went on to compete in the next FIVE trials, up until 2004. She did all this while working full time and raising four children with her husband. She is the ONLY woman to have competed in six Olympic Marathon Trials. Read all about her story here

The Runner’s Grind

On Running is releasing a series of videos each week called Chasing Tokyo, which follows their On Zap Endurance team (pictured above), who trains at their retreat center in North Carolina, as they train for the Olympic Trials Marathon. 

The NOTQ Project: What about all the runners who just miss the Olympic Marathon Trials qualifying time? Sara Ibbetson has been creating a series of profiles on women who just missed the OTQ this year. On the project, she writes, “All of these women have amazing stories to tell, and the narratives of the non-qualifiers are just as inspiring as those of the qualifiers, without the happy endings. I also saw firsthand the huge differences in emotions a 2:44:55 marathon and a 2:45:05 marathon produced—even though those are really pretty much equivalent marathon performances.” You can access all of the profiles here.

Tend's Favorite: Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies

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These cookies are the absolute best because they are DELICIOUS, and packed with protein from the almond flour base. They are gluten free and have a vegan option. We love to eat them after a long run, for a mid-day snack, or with vanilla ice cream for dessert.

Ingredients

4 c almond flour

1/2 tsp fine salt

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 c melted coconut oil

1/4 c honey or maple syrup

2 Tbsp vanilla extract

1/2 c chocolate chips

Sea salt flakes for topping (recommend Maldon salt) - this is the best part! Don’t skip this.

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 350*F.

  2. Mix dry and wet ingredients separately, then combine. The chocolate chips can be hard to mix in, so you will do best using your hands to mix.

  3. Form small cookies on a greased pan, sprinkle with Maldon sea salt flakes, pressing the salt flakes into the cookies so they stick.

  4. Bake for 10-15 minutes - I usually bake for 12. They won’t change shape or color much.

This recipe is inspired by chef and potter Margot Reisner at Blue Otter Botanicals - go check out her work!

Favorite Trails to Run in Portland

... besides Forest Park! We can all agree that Forest Park is incredible, but sometimes you might want to mix it up! 

East Side

Powell Butte Nature Park 

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Marquam Nature Park to Terwilliger Boulevard Parkway Trails 

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SW and SE Riverfront Path between Sellwood and Tilikum Crossing Bridges 

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