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Knowing When to Step Aside
That's one way to model our new singlets! For the first time since the pandemic, I did not participate in the Market-to-Market Relay. That makes sense, I hear you saying. You’re still recovering from knee surgery. To be honest, my decision not to participate in the 75-mile relay race has little to do with my healing meniscus. I’d pretty much made the decision to step down from our Body Project team after last year’s race. Then it must have been a race that you didn’t really
rickdmoore
May 225 min read


The Long Road Back to Running!
May 2, 2026. Leaving earlier than any sane person on a Saturday morning and armed with a playlist of musical gems from 1976, I braved a morning chill to run not one, not two, but … five miles! Huh? Just five miles? I know. That’s nothing to most other runners. A year ago, it was nothing to me. But now, it's the longest distance I've ran since September 27, 2025. On that note, I’m also up to running five days a week and scheduled to return to workouts with my coach - both
rickdmoore
May 85 min read


Goals for 2026: Finding New Normal
It happened on Pre’s Trail in Eugene last month. Call it an epiphany. Call it a defining moment. Or just call it a good day. Regardless, I left that workout with a greater determination and goal. I wanted to run again. It was a cool, foggy morning. A soundtrack of late 1983 music kept me company on those sawdust trails as I alternated five minutes of running with three minutes of walking. Although it was a world removed from what I’d have been doing just six months earli
rickdmoore
Jan 24 min read


An Email to My Middle-Aged Self
The closest I ever came to Dan Marino. Dear Rick, This email comes from yourself, sent nearly twenty years from your future. I'm sending...
rickdmoore
Apr 11, 20254 min read


March Races: A Necessary Evil
This is me wondering if I left the fireplace on at the house. “Because, sir, you are an idiot.” That was my response to the question I...
rickdmoore
Mar 28, 20254 min read


Am I Crazy? (Red Flannel 2025)
Would you believe that most participants in this event actually wear red flannel tops? I went to bed February 14 prepared to compete in...
rickdmoore
Feb 28, 20254 min read


Meet Mr. Reasonably-Nice Guy (2025 Running Goals)
Believe it or not, Krusteaz is a PNW company that makes pancake mix. Meet Mr. Reasonably-Nice Guy. That’s me. Or so I’m hoping. ...
rickdmoore
Jan 3, 20254 min read


Living the Dream!
Have you ever experienced a time in your life that you were simply happy to be in the moment? A time where nothing could take away the...
rickdmoore
Oct 11, 20244 min read


Reigniting the Spark (UCC 1979)
One of the most pivotal moments in my life occurred on a quiet Sunday evening in July 1979. I received a phone call from the...
rickdmoore
Aug 16, 20245 min read
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