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Finishing Is What Matters

82-year-old Sharlene Tobin will run her 66th half marathon this weekend in the Happy Girls Sisters race

Laurel BraunsOctober 30, 2019May 13, 2025

Sharlene (Shar) Tobin’s first running shoes were a pair of white Adidas “Countries” with green stripes—the smallest size made for men. That was in 1971 when she lived in Kailua, on the windward side of Oahu. Tobin first began running barefoot in the nearby parks in order to give her new black lab—who was prone […]

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Source Weekly Update Podcast 10/31/19

Cattle mutilations, an 82-year-old half marathoner and a LUBA kerfuffle for the Deschutes County Commission

Nicole VulcanOctober 30, 2019January 4, 2023

Mysterious cattle mutilations, an 82-year-old half-marathoner and a slap on the wrist from the state to the Deschutes County Commission in this week’s podcast.

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Balancing Act

Runner Lauren Fleshman tries to have it all—and does

Dave CantorMay 14, 2014March 25, 2023

Two-time USA Track and Field Outdoor 5,000M champion Lauren Fleshman has a hand in every part of the sport—from media to clothing and snacks. She appears on the cover of the June edition of Runner’s World and is immortalized as a paper doll inside. She also is a partner in the Oiselle clothing line for […]

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