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Portland,OR,

Member Since:

Nov 02, 2005

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

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Running Accomplishments:

5K: 15:41-Portland Track Festival 2010

10K: 31:34-Linfield College (Track) 2012

10 Mile: 51:57-Pear Blossom 2009

1/2 Marathon: 1:10:42-Foot Traffic Flat 2010

Marathon: 2:29:35-Newport 2013

50K: 3:48:06-Weiser River 50K 2021

Short-Term Running Goals:

Next Race:

12-hour race, sometime in 2021

100 mile race, sometime...

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 1:10 Half Marathon

Sub 2:30 Marathon

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Sat, Jun 26, 2010
Total Distance
18.50

18.5 miles, into Lake Oswego along Lakeview Blvd.  I'm always blown away by these homes--the cheapest can't be bought for less than 1 million.  Ran from there to the temple and onto the Tigard HS loop.

Felt great.  1 more week until the half marathon...

Lunar (398)

Comments
From Snoqualmie on Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 14:46:53 from 24.18.192.33

I love running through "interesting" neighborhoods. I call those my "lookie-loo" runs. I'll be very interested to read your Foot Traffic race report. It looks like such a great course but I am getting so cautious about summer racing (well, earlier than August anyway) because of my nausea problem. By mid August I can handle 70's, though I still don't run well. June and July - it's just horrible to try to race in warm temps. Well, anyway, I have my eye on the Foot Traffic full marathon for someday...

From Little Bad Legs on Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 18:19:41 from 67.170.153.203

Snoqualmie- I couldn't agree more about the Foot Traffic race. I'm originally from Southern Utah and running in heat was never a problem for me. Now that I've been in Oregon for 2 years my body has fully adjusted to the cooler, humid weather. Not even 2 weeks ago it was still mid-40's in the mornings but it's quickly getting hotter.

Reading Foot Traffic reports from previous years, heat has been the biggest complaint. There is very little shade and it can warm up quickly. That concerned me enough that I passed on the full and registered for the half.

BUT... both courses look pancake flat and are literally 5 feet above sea level. If the heat is bearable, it's a runners dream with PR written all over it! That's my plan anyway, but who knows? ;)

From Snoqualmie on Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 00:40:40 from 24.18.192.33

Too bad they insist on holding it in July. Flat marathons are pretty hard to come by in the PNW. Good luck.

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