Did a quick little jaunt from the apartment to Forest Park. Down Firelane 4 (I think) and out to Germantown Road. It’s crazy wet in the woods right now. I saw a kid slide out coming down Germantown on his road bike. It was a pretty nasty wreck. He was shaken up, but otherwise okay….
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Birthday Weekend
birthday weekend, a set on Flickr. Had some visitors from NH this past weekend. One of them being Paul, so we got to spend our birthday weekend together. Here is a whole bunch of photos from the weekend
2013 Halloweenathon
Okay, this weekend was a nice refreshing change as far as race promotion goes. If you recall my comments about The Great Bacon Race (Fiasco), then Saturday’s Uberthons Halloweenathon goes to show that there are promoters out there who have things down solid. Uberthons definitely promotes the “challenge yourself” side of running events. There were…
Silver Falls Hike
Ever want to see a boat load of beautiful nature in a very short amount of time? You only need to hit up Silver Falls State Park if you’re in Oregon. 8.7 miles of hiking yields you 10 gorgeous waterfalls. The added bonus……only 500 feet of elevation throughout. The signs at several of the trailheads (you…
Great Bacon Race Fiasco!
A quick rant on how NOT to run a race……. On October 12, 2013 I drove up to Vancouver, WA for the Great Bacon Race. There was a full day of festivities planned with a 10K, 5K, 5K walk and even a kids race. The website mentioned that this was the first year for this…
Oregon Coast Gravel Epic
Best way to start this post is to simply say…..OUCH! The folks at Dark30 Sports said this was going to be an “Ass Kicker” and they were not kidding. 73 miles and approximately 10,000′ of climbing. In the back of my mind I was hoping for a finishing time in the 6 hour range…..I was…
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