COACH'S CORNER

Insights and wisdom from lifelong runners with a mission to educate and motivate individuals to make small changes each day to live healthier lives and to have fun while doing it.

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Happy Trails from Steve Roguski

In January of 1999, I was quite new to Bellingham, but I knew this is where “I will grow my roots” and find my “place.” The “where” was settled… now…

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Five Fun Cross Country Inspired Workouts

Want to put some pep in your step or zip in your zapatos? Do you have fond memories of your days running cross country or maybe you feel like your…

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12,000 Calories, 15 Hours of Moving and $65,000+ Raised for the Bellingham Food Bank! Yay Ethan!

On July 8th, Ethan Hunger burned 12,191 calories to raise awareness for food insecurity in Whatcom County. His day looked like this:  2:30 am – 114 mile road bike ride…

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An Amazing Cheese Chasing Champ with Local Ties!

I love when people have a big, outrageous idea of something they want to someday do and then somehow make it happen! There has been a lot of buzz about…

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A Tale of Two Experiences at the Sun Mountain 50K

This past weekend, Kaleb, Josh & Steve ran the Sun Mountain 50K under bluebird blue skies and amidst fields of sunflowers & lupines. It was blazing hot, reaching 90 degrees…

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Sierra’s Fun Run Pregnancy Journey

I made a fitness resolution during my pregnancy to run one fun run each month until the birth of my son. I have a friend from college who ran 100…

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What It Takes to Make It Happen – An interview with Ski to Sea Race Director Anna Rankin

We are wowed and incredibly appreciative of race directors! Behind the scenes, planning, preparing for and executing a race event is much more involved than one might assume. That said,…

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5 Reasons to Love Running Alone (And Tips to Do It Safely)

Editor’s note: Below is one of our favorite columns, written a couple years ago by Sierra. Some circumstances have changed for her. For instance, her referred to fiancé, Dillon, is…

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10 Cold Weather Running Tips

1. During my time training on the Palouse, temps could dip into single digits with wind chill! My teammates and I would put a thin layer of Vaseline on our…

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Local High School Cross Country Runners Soar!

Local high school XC runners live, train, and race in an unbelievably competitive and dominant area. In a recent two year span, Whatcom and Skagit counties sent over 10 high school runners on to NCAA Division…

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(More) Memorable Advice We’ve Learned from Our Coaches Through the Years

A piece of advice that has stuck with me is: You’re probably more ok than you think you are. Basically, it means very seldom will one bad day or a…

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Great Advice We’ve Learned from Our Coaches Through the Years

Over the years, we’ve all been so fortunate to have coaches in our lives who have helped guide us and given us such great advice along the way! Here’s a…

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What Drove Me to Burn 11,000 Calories in One Day?

15 hours of active time, ~80,000 steps taken, 145 miles traveled, 8,000 calories consumed, and 2-3 less toe nails than I started with. That’s my plan for July 16th, as…

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