Susan Barrows

Susan investigates wellness practices and educates people on how to nourish themselves for a balanced and joyful life. She is an Ultrarunner, Yogi, and Dirty Good Co — Founder.

A Daily Writing Ritual Can Improve Your Mental Wellness

Featured, Nourishing Habits

After a brief, informal brainstorming session on content ideas for Dirty Good, it struck me that my first habit I would highlight for our Nourishing Habits column should be exactly what I am trying to do by creating this: resurrect a daily writing ritual.

Susan Barrows – Trail Runner & Gravel Enthusiast

Interviews

Susan is a competitive trail runner and enthusiastic gravel cyclist who practices and teaches yoga, studies nutrition in hopes of coaching others, tries to keep up a writing habit, and works a couple of jobs to support her current living situation with her partner in Bend, OR.

High Gear

Field Notes

Everyone seems to be migrating here to Bend, tis the season I guess, and all we can think about is how to get back to our rambling roots. A year and a half ago Paul wrote a New Year edition…

A Little Yoga for Big Benefits

Articles, Published Work

I know, it feels like a chore, it feels silly, it feels awkward and kinda pointless. You’re not spiritual, you’re not flexible, you’re not a hippy. You don’t know what all those Sanskrit words mean. You’re already strong, you’re already…

Finding the Perfect PNW Post-Event Brew

Articles, Published Work

Our pace had slowed to a sun-beaten crawl, and the shade that seemed to cover the trail kept hopelessly receding. The final climb of our rim-to-rim-to-rim adventure was easily one of the hardest things I’ve pushed through and I couldn’t…

5 Fabulous Women’s Races in the Pacific Northwest

Articles, Published Work

Show up at the start line of any road or trail run, triathlon, or cycling race these days and it is clear women are no longer a minority in the racing scene. Many U.S. events report more than 50 percent…

The Best PNW Marathons for Newbies

Published Work

It’s a new year and many of us have our eyes on big goals to go farther or faster, start a strength routine or try some new cross training activities.

My New Year of Ginormous Abundance

Field Notes

It’s mid-December! Time to cue up New Year’s resolution blog posts and motivational Instagram memes.

If You Only Walk Long Enough

Field Notes

I think a lot of us can relate to Alice. We wait and wait for direction, for an answer, or just validation for our path. Like Alice, we get lost down the rabbit hole, which could be a different kind of darkness for each of us. For me it has been a lifelong lack of professional direction, accompanied by the emptiness of depression that constantly pulls on me like an invisible gravitational force.