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Eugene Marathon

Posted on April 28, 2024

Today was the Eugene Marathon and Half Marathon! It is a great day in town and when you run you know people who run. I volunteered as a “course marshal,” which basically means not letting cars through onto the course. Otherwise it was all cheering for about three hours this morning. The weather was perfect for running and the enthusiasm was high. It was a fun way to start the day! The big group of runners heading north on West Amazon . . . . The logo has always been a favorite of mine. Fluorescent yellow/green sure made us all stand out in the morning grey, too!

Categories: current events, eugene, run, running

Gorge Waterfalls 50k

Posted on April 16, 2024

On Sunday the 14th, I ran my third 50k trail race. This was up along the Columbia River, just east of Portland about 40 miles or so. It was named the Gorge Waterfalls because you run past several waterfalls! I’d have to say that this race was by far the most challenging and perhaps the most beautiful. As with most races, I had a game plan going into it with my goals being simply to finish under the cut-off time as well as not “bonk” nor fall. All was accomplished this time. Bonus was getting to meet people from all over the country who came out for this race, especially Austin and Jenna from Chicago. They chose a tough way to see the natural…

Categories: current events, nature, oregon, run, running, trail running

Mid-February

Posted on February 12, 2024

It’s been a while . . . . January came and went and now here we are. I am in the middle of a solid training block for the Gorge Waterfalls 50k in mid-April and that feels good. Two months to go and I am slowly extending miles and getting in some hills. Hill work for trail running means trail walking, or “power hiking,” or just plain old, “hiking.” The secret sauce of trail running is that you go long by going slow. At least that is my secret sauce. Speaking of which – there’s sheet-pan salmon to behold as well. Totally tasty and very easy to put together. Cheers – The sunrise from the top of Mt. Baldy near my house. It takes…

Categories: eugene, food, running, uo, winter

Paul’s birthday mile

Posted on January 26, 2024

Paul, from one of my running groups, the “UO Noon Runners” turned 86 today. This group has a tradition of doing a “birthday run” of some type, whether it be a mile, your age in miles or kilometers, or something of the sort. We all met up to run with Paul for his birthday mile before heading over to a place for coffee and treats. It was a wet, cold and rainy run, but a good crowd showed up for it. Paul is inspiring as are this small community of runners. I am grateful that circumstances caused me to bump into them and that I stuck around (it’s been 6 years I think). When I’m 86, I hope to be able to do a…

Categories: eugene, friends, running, sports