Day 17

Athletes: Jim

Weather: 50's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: The workout today was to drop my car off to get an oil change and bike home from there. Took a longer way home and had to bike bike as well for a total of over 14 miles.

Day 16

Athletes: Andy and Jim

Weather: 50's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: First I ran around the neighborhood with the dog and then Andy and the dog and I went for a hike on the Wildwood. Good start to summer break!

Day 15

Athletes: Chris and Jim

Weather: 50's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: Part way into the run Chris pulled up before his calf could cramp up. Lesson learned, use the routine that works!

Sunday June 18th

Day 14

Athletes: None

Comments: First rest day in two weeks after yesterday's 10 miler. Okay.

Day 13

Athletes: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: 50's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: Good to have Russ back on the trail. Happy Retirement (but not from running, sorry.)

Day 12

Athletes: Jim

Weather: 50's and Cloudy

Comments: Short run today to rest up for tomorrow.

Day 11

Athletes: Jim

Weather: Rainy and 50's

Comments: Today the work out is riding to school in back. I added miles both direction by going towards Mt Tabor.

Day 10

Athletes: Chris and Jim

Weather: 50's and Cloudy

Comments: Nice to be back to a regular 9:00 pace for an easy 3 miler.

Day 9

Athletes: Jim

Weather: 50's and Cloudy

Comments: Nice 3 mile run inside the neighborhood.

Day 8

Athletes: Chris and Jim

Weather: 50's and Cloudy

Comments: Basic three mile run from school.

Day 7

Athletes: Jim

Weather: Mostly Sunny and 70

Comments: Had a nice ride to Grand Central Bakery where I met Ruth (and she brought Finley.) Rode by Oregon Bike Shop on the way back to it was a little longer. Rode a total of 11 miles.

Day 6

Athletes: Carolyn and Jim

Weather: 40's and Showers

Comments: Went out and back today for the longest run in a month. The cool showery weather was helpful.

Day 5

Athletes: Jim

Weather: Rainy and 50's

Comments: Basic run around the neighborhood

Day 4

Athletes: Jim

Weather: Rainy and 50's

Comments: I left about 6:20 AM and bike past my school and RRMS and then out Holgate to the South side of Powell Butte. I turned around at the entrance. It took about 30 minutes to get to the turn around and then 20 minutes back to my school.

Day 3

Athletes: Jim

Weather: 50's and Sunny

Comments: Finally back biking!

Day 2
Athletes: Jim

Weather: 50's and Sunny

Comments: I figured out how to run 3 miles within my neighborhood.

Day: 1
Athletes: Jim
Weather: Mid 40's and Sunny

Comments: I am beginning a running / biking consecutive record today. I will still post Saturday runs but also include all other workouts until I end my series. I am starting at 194 lbs and attempting to workout (running or biking) until my weight is down to 178.

Runners: Carolyn and Jim

Weather: 50's and Sunny

Comments: Finally out on the trail again. Took a tumble and a few near misses today. It seems to happen every year when the trail dries out. Good times:

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: Sunny and Cool

Comments: Carolyn ran a couple of miles with us and then took off downtown at a blistering pace. The wise old men run up Marquam trail over to Terwilliger and back for a nice 8.3 mile run. Carolyn got 9.5 miles and finished at the nearly the same time. Pine State Biscuits was delicious!

Runners: Carolyn and Jim

Weather: 50 and Rainy / Windy

Comments: Went on a 9 miles 2,000 ft elevation gain adventure run through the rain and mud. We started on 53rd and went out Wildwood to Firelane 3. Took FL 3 to Skyline, back to Thompson to 53rd and back.

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: Cool and Sunny

Comments: Really nice loop today up towards Council Crest and over to the trail and down to Terwilliger. It seems our long winter is starting to lose its grip.

Weather: 40 and Cloudy

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Comments; We parked at 53rd and ran out and back. The image below only shows half because TomTom was acting up. So we ran about 8. Good to be on the trails.

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: Upper 40's and Cloudy

Comments: We ran the Marquam Trail over to Terwilliger route. Back to the trail next week!

Runners: Carolyn and Jim

Weather: 40's and Sunny

Comments: Nice run up to Council Crest with the dogs. 7.2 miles and at a nice easy pace.

Runner: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: 40's and Rainy

Comments: We got caught in heavy rain today but after we warmed up so not too bad. We went up Terwilliger all the way to Barbur Blvd for a 10 miler today. Good practice for Shamrock Run next week.

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: Upper 30's and Mostly Sunny

Comments: Every once in awhile we don't run on trails. We did 8 1/2 miles by going up Terwilliger to Capitol Highway and then turned around. Very similar to the Shamrock Run.

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: 30's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: We tried to run up from MacLeay Parking lot today be there is a trail closure. So we went on the road up to Lief Erikson Trial entrance and then Wild Cherry trail up to Wildwood. This turned out to be a nice out and back we may do in the future. We end up further out on the nicer (flatter and less crowded) section of the Wildwood.

Runner: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: Mid 40's and Showers

Comments: Ran up Broadway for the first time in a year. Still really steep but we got up in 28:00 without too much trouble. Not bad. Then we went down towards the Zoo and down through Washington Park. Good loop.

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: Low 40's and Sunny

Comments: We parked at the middle pull out on 53rd. That is one of my favorite places to start. We ran 8 relatively level miles under nearly perfect conditions.

2/4/17

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: 40's and Cloudy

Comments: We ran from Burnside towards Council Crest. Didn't quite make it but we'll get there.

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: 30's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: Finally a standard trail run. We'll start at 7 miles and go up from there. Haven't run Pittock in a while.

Runners: Russ and Jim

weather: Upper 30's and Partly Cloudy

Comments: First 'normal' run in weeks. We ran up Marquam trail part way. A small creek is running down the trail and many branches and trees are down. We also saw a small landslide.

Date: 1/14/17

Weather: 20 Degrees and Sunny

Snowshoers: Carolyn, Stacy and Jim

Comments: For the first time in 15 years of running in Portland our run was converted into a snowshoe adventure. 18 inches of snow on the Wildwood and that is what happens. Made a nice double loop up to Pittock and over to the Zoo.

Date: 1/7/17

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Weather: 24 Degrees and Cloudy

Comments: We tried to go up Marquam Trail but ran into ice so we headed up Terwilliger for our own 10K. We were going to do a 10K in Forest Grove but snow is on the way.

Date: 12/31/16

Runners: Carolyn and Jim

Comments: Last run of 2016! We parked on 53rd and ran out for 40 minutes and then back.

Date: 12/24/16

Runners: Carolyn, Russ and Jim

Comments: Great Christmas Eve run today. Very dark but relatively warm. Not quite as warm as where Russ is going tomorrow (Maui!)

Date: 12/17/16

Runners: Russ and Jim

Comments: We ran on snow and ice today up to Council Crest and over to Terwilliger for a 5.5 mile loop. YakTraks were required.

Date: 12/11/16

Runners: Jim

Comments: I ran from home today, past the athletic club on Stark St and back home. Not a bad out and back.

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.