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Greg Hickman

January Man!

"You don't get the ass you want by sitting on it!" - A gym t-shirt I stepped out of the shower the other day and happened to see my butt in the mirror. It looks pretty darned good! All those squat...

Curing Those Winter Doldrums With a 25K Mini-Training Plan!

I've lived in Portland five years. I moved here fully expecting that it would rain nine months out of the year. That's never really happened yet. This year, though, is off to a very soggy start. De...

You Rocked, 2015... But 2016 Is Going To Blow You Away!

"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, c...

Blink and You Miss It: The Molalla River Trail 5K

The first - and shortest - race I ever ran was a 15K. Specifically, the Shamrock 15K on a rainy St Patty's Day weekend in Portland four years ago. Prior to that, almost all my running had been on a...

Moving the Goal Posts...

Deena Kastor once said, "A goal is just an awesome way to force growth on yourself."With that in mind, I’m thinking of how I want to grow as a runner in 2016. That means setting some goals and figu...