Girls Gone Wildwood

Jet lagged? Check. Haven't ran in 3 weeks? Check. Only back in the coutnry 36 hours? Check. Going on ~4 hours of sleep? Check. Want to run 13 miles? Sure, why not? I had just got back from Europe and was in a let lag haze, but I really wanted to run. Luckily Susan came up with a route, and drove us to the trail head, all I had to do was run. Despite feeling completely out of it and having no idea what time zone I was in, the run felt absolutely amazing. It wasn't a cure for my jet lag but it sure helped me mentally. Springville trailhead to Ridge: .33mi Ridge to Leif (8.47): .75mi (1.08 total) Leif (8.47) to Koenig (L4.57): 3.9mi (4.98 total) Koenig to WW (14.23): .15mi (5.13 total) WW (14.23) to Trillium (WW 18.57): 4.34mi WW (18.57) to Hardesty (WW 21.67): 3.1mi (12.57 total) Hardesty to FL7: .21mi (12.78 total) FL7 to car: .13mi (12.91 total) In honor of my return from Germany and Austria, Susan posed by the only trail with a German name. Trail marker taggin

With Ann away in Europe, currently on an eight-day hike in the Alps, I went with an "eight" theme and ran one loop with Jay, and another on my own. Strange tag on a tree Start at Springville Trailhead Firelane 7 (Oil Line) to WW (mm 19.45): .95 miles WW to Satlzman (mm 16.01): 3.44mi Saltzman to Leif (mm 6.2): .5mi Leif to Hardesty (mm 9.0): 2.8mi Hardesty to FL 7: .56mi FL7 to Springville TH: .08mi 8.33 miles total Mushrooms are starting to pop for autumn Round 2 WW (at Hardesty, mm 21.67) to Canon (mm 24.63): 2.96 Canon to Leif (mm 11.17): .32mi Leif to Ridge (mm 8.47): 2.7mi Ridge to WW (mm 20.99): .35mi WW to Oil Line (mm 19.45): 1.54mi Oil Line to Springville TH: .95mi 8.82 miles total

Let me start by saying that we really wanted to run the McKenzie River 50k , which was this past weekend (Sept 8). I stayed up til 12:01am the day of registration opening just to make sure that Ann and I got in. But entry was still a lottery, and neither one of us made it. We buried our disappointment (after many bitter comments) and moved on-- we planned to either do our own 50k again, or find a nearby race right around the same time. After a bit of deliberation, we found the perfect race. Only one week before the McKenzie on a lovely trail (the Pacific Crest Trail or PCT), a nearby start in the Columbia Gorge, a small number of runners (150), and put on by a rad-sounding running club (go Columbia Gorge Running Club !): the B2B 50k . A gorgeous day at the top of the course: Three Corner Rock We registered and were content. Fast forward to three weeks before our race. I got an email from the McKenzie 50k stating that I got in. What the what?! Sure enough, Ann got one, too. I wi

Dana and I were both headed to Seattle for the weekend, so we met super early Friday at the Thurman Leif Erikson trailhead to get our long run in. Dana was actually the first car at the trailhead. Jay who was also headed to Seattle joined us for the first 3.5 miles. I seriously love running in Forest Park early in the morning when no one is there, when you can just lose yourself in the park. I wish my scheduled allowed for it more, but I will take it when I can. Friday 15 leif - cleator (mm 0 - 5.36) : 5.36 cleator - ww : .24 ww - aspen (mm 15 .5 - 6.33) : 9.17 aspen to aspen road : .23 aspen road to car : .5 (cool down?) total 15 .5