Kyle Carson

FAVORITE RUNNING OR RACING EXPERIENCE: 

I love all the local races, getting to run hard on hometown trails, and getting to hang out with all the friends pre/post-race!

FAVORITE PLACE TO RUN: 

Ashland is one of the best trail meccas ever but my all-time favorite trail is the Rogue River Trail!

FAVORITE POST-RUN EATS/DRINKS: 

Rubys!

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY DOING WHEN YOU'RE NOT RUNNING? 

I love my job as a teacher, spending time with my wife at our house and getting our dogs out as much as possible

YOU CAN ONLY HAVE ONE SONG ON YOUR RUNNING PLAYLIST.  WHAT IS IT? 

It depends on the effort. If I'm running hard or racing I repeat Burning Heart from Rocky 4 in my head but if I'm just running for fun I love upbeat disco.

DREAM RACE OR RUNNING ADVENTURE: 

Things on my current bucket list are Rim to Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon and backpacking the full John Muir Trail. Have also thought it'd be fun to run the whole North Umpqua Trail

CURRENT RUNNING KICKS? 

Right now I do my track workouts in the Nike Vaporfly, day-to-day runs on the road I'm running in the Nike Pegasus and trails just got the North Face Vectivs, all awesome shoes! My all-time favorite shoe though is the Salmon Ultra Sense ride 2

WHAT DOES THE WOODLANDS ENDURANCE TEAM MEAN TO YOU? 

It means connecting a community together that share a similar passion for health and exercise, the outdoors and team building.

YOUR 2021 RACE CALENDAR (WHAT/WHEN/WHERE ARE YOU PLANNING TO RUN OR RACE?): 

April 10th I am doing a 5K time trial, Roxy Rumble in May, Gold Dust run in June, SOB 15K July, Wild Rogue Relay in September, Rogue Run half in October and then California International Marathon in December.

ANYTHING ELSE WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOU? 

I would love to add an environmental piece to the team, by doing something for Earth Day or some kind of environmental contribution for each team member to make