Staff

The Eugene Running Company is dedicated to total customer service. We provide individualized and personal service for everyone from beginners to competitive athletes. Our employees are all experienced runners who have undergone rigorous training requirements. You will appreciate our friendly expertise.

Bob Coll (Owner)

Bob has been a competitive long distance runner for more than thirty years and has completed more than 90 marathons and ultra-marathons. Although having only mediocre athletic talent, his enthusiasm for the sport is unyielding. While he doesn't recommend the practice, he once maintained a streak of nearly 16 years without missing a day of running. His marathon PR is 2:36 and his only claim to fame is his wife, Laura.

Laura Coll (Owner)

Laura is a retired international class long distance runner. She represented the USA seventeen times as a member of the National Team, including the World Cross Country Championships, World Cup of Track & Field, IAAF World Championship Road Race and Pan American Games. She has traveled the world extensively on the Professional Road Racing Circuit and competed in the 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 US Olympic Team Trials. Laura has the distinction of winning the first-ever 10,000-meter Pac-10 Track Championship for women and competed in the first-ever US Olympic Team Trials for women at that distance. Runner's World Magazine rated her among America's Top Ten Road Racers in the early 1990's. In 2001, Laura was awarded the (University of Oregon) Lundquist School of Business-Warsaw Sports Marketing Center's Sportswoman of the Year Award. Her 10K PR is 32:30.

Hailey Coll (Bob and Laura's daughter)

Hailey Coll is a student athlete at Bertha Holt Elementary School where her favorite subject is physical education. Acamedically, she prefers math. She plays soccer on the Eugene Metros Futbol Club, enjoys mountain biking, nordic skate skiing and of course, running.

Shivaun Black

Shivaun and her husband Michael were previously partners in the Eugene Running Company with Bob and Laura. Michael had a vision of improving the running community in Eugene and as his vision was realized with overwhelming success, he turned his attention to other endeavors. Shivaun continues to spend her days in the store and is an avid walker, having completed the 2008 Eugene Marathon. She continues to lead our Wednesday night walks and serves on the board of the Oregon Track Club Masters.

Kathy Anderson

In addition to Kathy's running experience and past employment at a running specialty store, Kathy brings an intimate knowledge of our community.

Kathy is a long time Eugene resident who is very involved in the track & field community. She is an Oregon Track Club Masters board member and also volunteers for the Daisy Ducks( University of Oregon booster club).

Anna Heintz

Anna is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2008, she came to the Eugene Running Company with over three years experience in the running specialty business. She is a marathon specialist and her favorite marathon is the Prince of Wales Marathon in Alaska. Anna is passionate about coaching runners. She currently coaches our Thursday Performance Group and Portland Marathon Team. She has also written articles for Marathon and Beyond Magazine and teaches PE running classes at the University of Oregon. Anna owns her own coaching business called Happy Running, LLC and writes up training programs for runners.

Jasmine Hatch

Jasmine comes to us from Seattle, WA and currently leads our Monday night running group and our Tuesday night beginner's running group. Her favorite race distance is the half marathon, of which she has completed 9 since 2011 with a personal best of 1:54. She also enjoys relays and muddy trail races. Jasmine is studying to become a personal fitness trainer and in her spare time enjoys working out at CrossFit. She lives by the Eugene Running Company motto "Run for Fun" and through her dedication and patience enjoys making running accessible to all.

Stephan Willow

Stephan Willow is an ultra marathoner and trail runner who works part time at the store when he's not teaching youth at Serbu Correctional Facility. He brings to the Eugene Running Company vast knowledge on barefoot running, eating on the run, and running long long miles both day and night. He also enjoys spending time with his wife and twin daughters.

Tyler Strand

Tyler is a graduate of Luther College (Iowa), where he competed in both track and cross country while majoring in communication studies. Along with his passion for running, Tyler has extensive experience in customer service and enjoys sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm for the area as an adventure specialist for Travel Lane County. He also freelances as a sports reporter for the Register-Guard. A middle-distance runner at heart, Tyler is a regular at our Thursday Performance Group and is working toward his first half marathon this fall.

Craig Leon

Craig comes to Eugene by way of Ohio. He spent the past 8 years living in Athens, Ohio, where he completed his undergrad degree from Ohio University in 2007 and then his Master's in 2009. After completing his eligibility with the Bobcats, Craig remained in Athens where he continued his training and also coaching his Alma mater. At OU, Craig went from walk on to NCAA qualifier, when he earned an individual qualifying spot to the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships. His post-collegiate accolades include finishing 10th at the 2010 USA Marathon Championships and winning the 2010 Eugene Marathon. Craig is currently training for the 2012 USA Olympic Marathon Trials, which will be held this January in Houston, TX.