Not quite, but almost. On Saturday, I ran the Spray Half to the tune of 1:48:22. It was a great event and I was really happy with my performance. Notably, I hit faster and faster splits in the last five miles: 8:19 (mile 9), 8:02 (mile 10), 7:44 (mile 11), 7:51 (mile 12), and 7:23 […]
Tag Archives: Mt. Hood
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Yesterday: First day of skiing for the year! Did a full day at Timberline with Ned, Leah’s dad. He’s a ski patroller, and it was a fun day tagging along to see what that’s like. 21k feet of vertical over 17 runs. Today: Hiked Dog Mountain with Spittle. Gorge-ous day in the Gorge, but bitterly […]
Hood from Dog Mountain
Great day for a frigid fall hike. Fun reunion with the Kip dude.
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Trail run with Jordan today to Hood’s Paradise Park. Twelve miles in total over three hours, and running for nine miles / two hours. I didn’t bonk on this one, but I did feel pretty beat at the end of it. And today definitely wouldn’t have been a good day for forty. The theory is […]
Run up Timberline Road
Ran up Timberline road tonight because I skied down to Mazama lodge and left my car in the climber’s parking lot. Government Camp is at about 4,000 feet. Timberline Lodge is at 6,000. The road is a snaky, sometimes steep 5 or so miles. I did it in just over 50 minutes… had to take […]
Today’s view of upper Heather
Today’s view of upper Heather… heavenly.