" This race I was not really ready for, but I still did far better than the only other time I had run it. The year before it had been my first ever 10k. I ran it a full minute per mile faster than the year before.
http://orrc.net/races/garlicfest/garlic_tba.htm
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Here is a bike ride I went on east of Portland last “summer”. It was with one of the two meetup cycling groups I joined. I met most of those people that day, because I usually ride out west here. Two of the people I had met before, unfortunately, because they were incredibly rude. There were however some very nice people on the ride and it was a good day.
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I ran this half marathon on the 4th of July last summer. I used it to set my personal record, after the Helvetia Half turned out to be way too much uphill to do that. I had been running about half (or fewer) miles per week than pretty much everyone I was competing with in my part of the race. I can do much better. I did however finally run it in under an hour and a half and below 7 minute miles. Thank you very much to Maria and Kelly for letting me go with them. It was a very good morning.
http://www.foottraffic.us/flat/
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I had quite a few photos from last July. It was a busy time. Here are photos of sunny things, cycling, my house I loved that I no longer have, things at my business I no longer have, yard work I did for no reason, lots of sunsets and blue skies, which are very rare here, empty dead businesses (besides mine), Fernhill Wetlands again, trail running, and more.
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These photos are especially enjoyable to see during this miserable, gloomy, 100% humidity part of the year. We played golf at Quail Valley and ate together at Cornelius Pass Roadhouse.
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I know, I am posting these many months late. Some things came up. There are some interesting photos here. Take a look.
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I ran the Starlight Run for the first time this year, which is part of the Rose Festival and on the parade route right before the Starlight Parade. It was warm and humid and a lot of fun anyway. I did not wear a costume as some people I know did. I am too competitive. There was a costume contest with great prizes like tickets to Hawaii. Several people from my running group went too. The course was very hilly (uphill) and my pace was much slower than expected. It is just a tough course. People had fun though and I would do it again. It is a rare experience to race along a course packed with spectators. It makes you feel like a pro, even though they are not there to see you.
http://www.rosefestival.org/events/starlightrun/
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HELVETIA HALF MARATHON SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2011
http://www.runwithpaula.com/helvetia-half/event-home-page
http://www.racecenter.com/results/2011/res_ph11.htm
This event was my second half marathon and my first time at this specific race.
I got 45th place out of 2737 people in the half. I am extremely proud of that.
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I went on this ride back on May 30th. Kailash, who is in my running group, went with me. The group was a little slow for us but it was still a good ride and I saw places I had never been to before. One girl crashed and had to have someone come pick her up, we got drenched by a short rain shower, and the leader had major leg cramp problems in the hills. It was a nice adventure.
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My sister is very impressive and I am always proud of her. She has gone to college (a lot) for English, writing, publishing, and editing.
