Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: Mid 40's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: Finley and Brody did a great job today running over 8 miles. Finley can be a bit pesky so we'll give Brody a pass for putting her in her place a few time. They'll figure it out. Good run!

Runners: Carolyn and Jim

Weather: Mid 40's and Rainy

Comments: Some of the worst traffic ever to get to a run. We had to regroup and meet at Marquam Shelter. We ran a good loop using trails and then up and over Council Crest for about 6 miles. Finley is learning a new command. "Trail" means run behind me on single track.

Runners: Jim and Finley

Weather: Upper 40's and Rainy

Comments: Last week I debuted new shoes. This week I have a new running partner. Finally Finely gets out on the trail. She did a great job on a sloppy day. I let her off leash further out and she was able to check in with me and come back when called.

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: Low 50's and Cloudy

Comments: Welcome back Russ. We ran shorter today and made a nice loop by going down to the Leif Erickson trail and back the MaCleay park. After last week's long run I knew it was time for new shoes. Today was the debut of Merrell Trail Glove 3. Best shoe ever!

Saturday November 5th

Runners: Carolyn and Jim

Weather: Upper 50's and Rain

Comments: Two weeks before the Run to Stay Warm so we did our longest run in a year (for me not Carolyn.) 11.5 miles on the trail is a good run.

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: Beautiful - 50's and Sunny

Comments: This was going to be Finley's big debut. A mistake on Google maps put Ruth and the address I told her but it wasn't where we needed to meet. Soon the dog will be on the trail!

This post is for last Saturday October 15th.

Runners: Carolyn and Jim

Weather: Horrible - 50's and Rain and Wind

Comments: We ran 10 miles in the rain. It is surprising we don't have more Fall / Winter run like this. Thank goodness.

Runners: Russ and Jim

Weather: 60 and Rainy

Comments: Russ and I went part way up the Marquam trail for a 5 miler. Carolyn did the Portland Marathon today in the pouring rain! Great run sister!

Runners: Carolyn and Jim

Weather: 50 and Cloudy

Comments: We repeated last week's run but went a mile shorter a bit faster. The plan is to go longer each week starting two weeks from now. Maybe start at 10 miles.

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Foggy

Comments: It was great to be back on the trail from an extended layoff. We did 9.3 miles. Nothing like a trail run in Fall!

Saturday 9/17/16

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: 60's and Rainy

Comments: We ran up Terwilliger and back. Carolyn did two more loops for 18 miles.

Runners: Russ and Jim

Weather: Upper 50's and Sunny

Comments: Russ and I did a short run today part way up Marquam from Hawthorne. Carolyn is in the final stretch before the Portland Marathon so she is doing 16 today on her own.

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Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Cloudy

Comments: It was good to have the old running group back together again. Good run people.

HTC Training Run #5

Runners: Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Sunny

Comments: We ran a few minutes faster than last week. Good run Russ!

Runners: Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Sunny

Comments: Another good run to the top!

HTC Training Run #4

Runners: Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Sunny

Comments: Another good training run getting ready for Hood to Coast.

Runners: Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Cloudy

Comments: We did the basic run to the top of Council Crest and back. Good job Russ.

HTC Training Run #3

Runners: Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: The Wednesday run keeps increasing...

HTC Training Run #2

Runners: Jim

Weather: 50's and Cloudy

Comments: Went a little farther today than last week and found myself on top of Mt. Tabor. Good 4 miler.

Runners: Carolyn, Matt and Jim

Weather: 50's and Sunny

Comments: We ran a new loop today (I think) the included Downtown, Marquam Hill Climb, Wildwood and Washington Park. Good 9 mile loop.

HTC Training #1

Runners: Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Parly Cloudy

Comments: We met at 51st and Hawthorne for the first of many Hood to Coast training runs.

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: Upper 50's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: We parked on 53 and went out for one hour today. Because of the creek canyons in was just as hilly as closer in. Good run.

Runners: Carolyn, Sandy, Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: We did a nice 6.5 miles loop that included trail and road. I also found a nifty way to get on the 405 while trying avoid the Rose Parade blockades. I took Vista to Montgomery and and it dropped out right at an exit onto 405. It might just be my new way home.

Runners: Carolyn, Sandy, Matt and Jim

Weather: 50's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: What a great way to celebrate a Birthday. My watch (which is normally accurate) said 9.5 miles. MapMyRun says 10.75. I'm going with 10.75.

Runners: Carolyn and Jim and Blue Shirt Pacer

Weather: 50's Cloudy

Comments: We always seem to have a good run when we park at MacLeay. Thank you to the runner going just a little faster than us. I'm glad it was mostly downhill when we sped up.



Update - Here is the data from Strava from the chase:

Runners: Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Cloudy

Comments: Another basic run to the top of Council Crest and back. Good run.

Runners: Carolyn, Sandy, Matt, Mike and Jim

Weather: Mid 50's and Sunny

Comments: Up Holman hill today. Welcome back Matt and thanks for inviting Mike. And Russ - I hope you have a good run at the beach.You missed some interesting conversations at Starbucks.

Slow But Steady Improvement

This why I like Strava. With no effort on my part (except to run up the hill) Strava recorded our effort on the top part of Council Crest. Someone created a "Segment" from the last road we cross to the top. You can see the steady improvement over two years:

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Cloudy

Comments: We did the basic run to the top of Council Crest and back today. This has become a standard run over the years.

Runners: Carolyn, Matt, Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: It was great to be out on the trail. It was Carolyn and the boys today. Good run everyone.

Runners: Carolyn and Jim

Weather Sunny and Cool

Comments: We ran in Sherwood today because someone was out late last night. It was a nice 6.75 loop around Sherwood.The graphic below was from my new TomTom GPS Heart Rate watch. It seems pretty accurate.

Runners: Carolyn, Sandy, Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: We did 8.67 hilly miles today. Carolyn and Sandy and a random lady killed me going up Pittock Hill. But not Age Category Guy. No I was going to hurl before he beat me up the hill. It was close. Nice data from Carolyn's fancy new Garmin watch!

Runners: Carolyn and Jim

Weather: 50's and Cloudy

Comments: We ran the basic Council Crest out and back today. 1:28 is a decent time. The weather felt like Spring for the first time this year.

Runners: Carolyn, Sandy, Jim and 35K others

Weather: Lower 40's and Rainy

Comments: Very cold Shamrock Run this year. Good job Carolyn and Sandy for being top 5% of their age category.

Runners: Carolyn, Sandy, Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Partly Sunny

Comments: We ran on a very crowded trail today but it was a good 8.5 mile run.

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Rainy

Comments: I delivered on a 1.5 hour run. I did say 6-8 miles and we went .4 miles over. Good new loop today.

Thanks to Ruth and Brian for meeting us a Pine State after the run. Yum.

Runners: Carolyn, Sandy and Jim

Weather: Cold and Cloudy

Comments: Good loop today. Notice on the graphic below that we set four PR's according to Strava.

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: Mid 40's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: Nice call Russ. We ran Terwilliger to get ready for the Shamrock. I would never make that call but I'm glad we did.

Runners: Carolyn, Sandy, Russ and Jim

Weather: Mid 40's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: We went up Holman today. We haven't done it in awhile because it take time to forget how awful it is. It was a good 9 mile run with 1500 feet elevation gain.

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim
Weather: Lower 40's and Showers

Comments: We added a bit to last week's run to make it 8 miles. This loop is a good combination of trail and street and even has a few flat sections (okay, mot much.)

Runners: Carolyn, Sandy, Russ and Jim

Weather: 40's and Rainy

Comments: We ran a 6.8 miles loop from the Wildwood down in to NW, over to Washington Park and back along the Wildwood. I admit I took a cheap shot by passing and sprinting during the final segments.

Runners: Carolyn, Sandy and Jim

Weather: Upper 40's and Rainy

Comments: We ran 8.4 sloppy, muddy, slippery miles today on the Wildwood. I remember back when Pittock Mansion hill use to be intimidating and ominous like it was just this morning.

Runners: Carolyn, Sandy, Russ and Jim

Weather: Mid 30's and Cloudy

Comments: We headed out Wildwood today and had to turn around due to ice as we headed down to MacKleay creek. We ended up looping back toward Washington Park and getting back on the Wildwood for a total of 5.5 miles. Oh yeah, and Carolyn slipped on the ice right after I said "watch out for ice" and she said "it's clear" and I said "famous last words."

Runners: Russ and Jim

Weather: Mid 20's and Windy

Comments: First run of the year! Russ and I went to the water tower and back for a very cold first run. Good job!