Still going longer

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.

Comments

Pete said…

Nice work Jeff and Meg!

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.

3:07 PM

Jeff said…

Well, I know the start post and the finish used to be in different places; then again, I always take that right turn near the soccer wall, and go along the path in front of the parking lot, which was changed a few years ago. So I don't worry about .05 mi. here or there.
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.

3:35 PM

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