Training Log Archive: AliC

Mal Harding Memorial Big Muddy Rogaine

Teamed up with Eric Bone and did my first actual rogaine! Such amazingly beautiful terrain, was just a joy to run around. Even the drive there through Gov't Camp, Maupin, Shaniko was just gorgeous.

Anyways, 27 controls, we planned I think a pretty good route around them, at least nothing seemed terrible when we were out there. Interesting to have to think on a bigger scale. And amazing to have it be just so open. At times (#70!) the footing was rough because of deep cow tracks. And then towards the end was definitely feeling ready to be done heading up to the final control which was really only there for those who were silly enough to want to clear the course. Appreciated the rock arch, stonehenge, the antelope skull on a tree controls...

Thanks much to all who made it happen, and to Mal for being the impetus behind this for so long.

C • Go Big Muddy! 5

A canyon lap from home to the gym in the midst of grade-review day.

Zumba! Small class today.

Aw, none of the bike gang could join this afternoon. Something about being in Idaho, boyfriend's parents around and the call of sour beer. Anyways, skeddadled over to Mt. Tabor and went up it a few times.

And once on foot, for good measure. Meant to go a second time, but calves felt iffy just on the once. I need to keep doing these!

And picking my way through neighborhoods to get to 20th and Salmon, where Ueli (bookstore manager and head lunch runner) was playing in a Marimba band at a farmer's market. So I had some chicken tikka from a tent while listening propped against my bike. Was feeling pretty straight out of Portlandia...

Did a morningful of work then headed out for a run before the Staff Appreciation lunch. Saw Kyle just coming out of Oaks Bottom having done some trail intervals, quick chat before we parted ways.

Whoops, left Garmin cord in Pacific city beach cottage... bummer. Garmin was reporting low battery, but I still had to download the century, so I just brought it back and went running. Sans Garmin. And my phone was also at 1%, so no Strava. So sans any time keeping device whatsoever, oh my!

Anyways, did 3 x 1 mile at the Reed track. At least, I think so. I might have zoned out on the last interval and it was 1.5 instead.

Then ran up to Safeway for grocery shopping. Walked home, laden.