Of course she makes music—anyone who knows Alexi Pappas knows to always expect of her the least expected thing. She lives in an idiosyncratic log cabin in L.A. with totems from her adventures in sport ...

Pappas’ varied interests, as well as her intention to share them, have raised a few eyebrows in Eugene, where the populace takes its running quite seriously. Pappas and others say they have heard the ...