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  • Forty Years of Starlight

    Forty Years of Starlight

    The last time a Rose Festival Starlight Run took place in Portland without Larry Merrifield in it, there was no I-205 bridge. Merrifield, 56, first ran Starlight as a 15-year-old...

  • Get a Leg to Stand On

    Get a Leg to Stand On

    Try this one simple but often overlooked injury-prevention exercise for runners, from Leanna Stracco, DPT.   When we run, we perform a mini single leg squat with each step. One...

  • Rocket X 2 Takes

    Rocket X 2 Takes

    Portland Running Company owner Dave Harkin and Thirsty Thursday run leader Brendan Eng have both put the new, totally redesigned HOKA ONE ONE Rocket X 2 super shoe through its...

  • Twelve Days of PRC

    Twelve Days of PRC

    12 Days of PRC! Looking for a little extra motivation to see out the year on a runner's high? Join our Race Team and friends for our first annual 12...

  • PRC's 2021 Guide to Our Favorite Gifts

    PRC's 2021 Guide to Our Favorite Gifts

        PRC's 2021 Guide to Our Favorite Gifts (as chosen by those who work at "the show.") At this point you don't have a lot of time to overthink...

  • 12 Questions: Brendan Eng

    12 Questions: Brendan Eng

    This week the 12 Questions crew grills our new Thirsty Thursday group run leader Brendan Eng, which is apt, since he loves to cook. By day Brendan is a data...

  • 12 Questions: Devan Becker

    12 Questions: Devan Becker

    Devan Becker is working full-time at PRC right now, mostly in Beaverton, and pulling double-duty as an assistant cross-country and track coach at Westview High School. Devan moved to Portland...

  • 12 Questions: Christy Westover

    12 Questions: Christy Westover

    This week the 12-Questions Dept. at PRC lost count of the number of questions they were asking and served up a baker's dozen to springtime hire Christy Westover. Christy works...

  • 12 Questions: Kaitlyn Gearin

    12 Questions: Kaitlyn Gearin

    Former Tualatin XC and track standout Kaitlyn Gearin pops by the 12 Questions studio this week and tells us she took up running because she needed a ride home. Kaitlyn...

  • 12 Questions: Johanna Briscoe

    12 Questions: Johanna Briscoe

      Our 12-Questions crew has concluded another staff interrogation, and the subject this time is Johanna Briscoe. Johanna is a graduate of West Linn High School. She is studying exercise...

  • 12 Questions: Brad Pankey

    12 Questions: Brad Pankey

    Brad Pankey comes to PRC with loads of previous experience in the running industry. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling with the goal of...

  • Portland Running Company Holiday Hours

    Portland Running Company Holiday Hours

    Portland Running Company stores will have slightly adjusted hours during the festive period this year. We will not be offering same-day delivery at this time. We're open for business, with...