Meg visited some website that uses GPS technology to give you mileage of routes you put in. Apparently the distance from here to the Boulevard is more than 3/4 of a mile, when I thought it was closer to 2/3.
This morning we ran, starting from the end of Rackleff St., down and around, then back up Woodfords. I slowed to a walk, but Meg continued to run all the way to Forest Av. I figure that's @ 4 1/2 miles, well probably a little short of it.
Of course, while I'm talking about that as a long run (and it is for us) Pete is out today running a 25K race, while Phil is going for 50K. I hope it went well for them, considering it was misty, cool morning.
The boulevard was packed with walkers there for a heart charity fund raiser. The negative part was weaving around them. The positive part is that there was a drumming group out under a shelter for distraction and entertainment at one point, and Crackers and Salty Pete (Portland Pirates mascots) hanging out at the walk finish line. I gave Crackers a high five.
This morning we ran, starting from the end of Rackleff St., down and around, then back up Woodfords. I slowed to a walk, but Meg continued to run all the way to Forest Av. I figure that's @ 4 1/2 miles, well probably a little short of it.
Of course, while I'm talking about that as a long run (and it is for us) Pete is out today running a 25K race, while Phil is going for 50K. I hope it went well for them, considering it was misty, cool morning.
The boulevard was packed with walkers there for a heart charity fund raiser. The negative part was weaving around them. The positive part is that there was a drumming group out under a shelter for distraction and entertainment at one point, and Crackers and Salty Pete (Portland Pirates mascots) hanging out at the walk finish line. I gave Crackers a high five.
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By the way, I think the boulevard is actually 3.55 miles, not the advertised 3.5. I think this by using time/pace/HR data--I wonder what GPS says.
The 25K is next week. I ran 25K today, however, and it was very tough. I'm not sure how realistic it is to layer the hills of Pineland on top what is still a long, challenging run.
I guess I got confused about the Pineland race while I was reading that you planned to go 25K today.
It would be a step up, but I'm convinced Meg and I both could finish a five-miler without repercussions afterwards. I bet that if she maintained a 10 min./mi. pace Meg could go 10K or farther.