From Portland With Love Portland is a city of 650,000 people situated in a metro area of 2.1 million nestled as a wilderness outpost in the wild and scenic Pacific Northwest. The people here are weird. We’re artsy. Crafty. Blue collar. Gritty. And passionate. The restaurants are first rate, try a biscuit. The coffee and beer are liquids to write home to Iowa about. The culture loves quality. Boy do we ever. Well-made things by well-meaning people. Hell, the Californians keep coming up. What defines Portland more than anything else though, is that the city supports its own. Passionate people doing wild, creative, and innovative things. It’s a pioneering spirit buttressed by the support of the masses. The outpost serves as a port for ventures into the unknown. And often what comes back from the unknown are new things that people get to call made in Portland. The Portland Track meets belong to the city. The rich running community formed by the many running groups, fans and athletes...