Races: The Original “Flash Mobs”
Hanging out with your fellow runners is what makes races so much fun. On a recent Saturday morning I couldn’t find a race I was planning to run, due to faulty directions (or misinterpreted directions...
View Article2012 TRL Summer Series!
The 2011 Summer Series "IronWomen": Elle Davis and Beth Armstrong were the only Lizards to finish every race! Lace up your racing shoes and fasten your seat belts! It’s time once again for the annual...
View ArticleSummer Series Kickoff at First Friday!
Wear a Summer Series shirt, get a free pint! Come join your fellow Lizards this Friday, May 4th, at 7:00 at the NW Lucky Lab for a special edition of our weekly First Friday celebration. This month’s...
View ArticleSummer fun, TRL style: Summer Series and Tour de Goose
Sedan chair rides were just part of the fun at the 2012 Tour de Goose! This past month saw the conclusion of two of my favorite Lizard events, the Summer Race Series and the Tour de Goose. Both...
View Article2013 TRL Summer Series: Don’t miss it!
Show your colors and hit the pavement (and grass, dirt, and trail) in the 2013 TRL Summer Series! Now that spring has sprung, it’s time for Lizards to lace up their racing shoes and get ready for the...
View ArticleTRL Summer Series Race #3: Up The Lazy River on Memorial Day
Daniel Bartosz and Torrey Lindbo set the pace at Race #1, the Hagg Lake 10.5 miler. Had enough hills after the first two Summer Series races? Ready for something flat and fast? Well, tough luck...
View ArticleSo You Haven’t Yet Done a Summer Series Race…
Perhaps you haven’t even been paying attention and don’t know what the TRL Summer Series is? Well, no worries – I can get you up to speed on the Summer Series pretty quickly. Each summer, TRL selects...
View ArticleBreaking news: Summer Series schedule change!
Schedule change: Originally scheduled Summer Series race #6, The Gabriel Park $5 5K on July 14th is sold out and the waiting list is long. So we are replacing that race with another 5K on the same...
View ArticleSummer Series Grand Finale: The Dual Duel This Thursday
Lizards will be hitting the track for the Dual Duel relay. With Top Ten spots for men and women still up for grabs, the final event of the 2013 TRL Summer Series is only a few days away. The Dual Duel...
View ArticleTRL’s 2014 Summer Series Lineup Announced
Gary, Clover, Dan, Joe and Torrey before the start of 2013's kickoff SS raceWho’s ready for some summer fun?!? It’s time to pull out your calendar and start blocking off some dates, since TRL has...
View ArticleSummer Series Kicks Off May 10
April is drawing to an end and the weather is about to get downright summery. I’m not sure about you, but warm weather has me thinking about a long-running (ok, there are some short runs as well) TRL...
View ArticleSummer Series Race #2 – Carson Ridge Run May 17
The Summer Series hits the ground (I should probably say hills) running the first 3 races. This coming weekend’s race, the 6.7-mile Troutdale Trot, starts out with a pretty good climb. And for those...
View ArticleSummer Series Draws to an End
Only 2 more races to go in TRL’s 2014 Summer Series. And they couldn’t be any more different. This Friday, August 1, is the ORRC Dual Duel – where 2-person teams alternate laps on the track to cover a...
View ArticleSummer Sizzler s’appening Sunday, Sept 14
Summer isn’t over yet, but the unofficial end is less than a month away. No, I’m not talking about Labor Day… I’m talking about the true events we runners mark the seasons by. For example, the start...
View Article2015 Summer Series Races
Yes, I know we just turned our clocks forward, most of us competed in one of the events at Shamrock Run (you know, the first real race of spring), and there is still a whole lotta spring before summer...
View ArticleInput Needed on 2016 Summer Series
Summer is still a ways off, but the time to start planning your summer running has arrived. One long-running tradition (ok, shorter-running as well, if you want to go with the pun) for the Lizards is...
View ArticleSpring is in the Air!
Hold onto your seats, Lizards… or I suppose I should say, get out of your seats, Lizards… since there are a whole lotta Lizard activities coming up in the next month. In addition to our standing group...
View ArticleSummer Series Kicks off April 2 – Dogwood Dash 5k
Ready to let your hair down and tear up the Summer Series?We technically just entered spring, but things are about to heat up. No, I’m not talking about climate change; I am talking about the kick off...
View ArticleSummer Series is Under Way!
Darren Moore leading a field of Lizards off the line of the Dogwood Dash 5kFor those of you who noticed April being warmer than usual, I am afraid that Team Red Lizard is partly to blame for this...
View ArticleSummer Series Kicks Off April 8
The days are getting longer and warmer… we have made it through another winter! Summer is on its way, and regardless of what the calendar or weather say, this year’s Summer Series is kicking off in...
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