Goal of Back-to-Back Half Marathons This Weekend!
I haven't done this in almost a year (Iowa-Nebraska, April 30-May 1); however, the weather seems perfect for it! Cool temperatures!
The plan as before: Go hard on the first one and then finish the second one! Last year, I PR'd on the first one and if it hadn't been for a tight achilles muscle that popped, I might have come close to setting a PR the next day.
I'll be travelling very early Saturday morning from Vancouver, British Columbia across the middle of Washington state to The Dalles, Oregon for the Wheatfield Half Marathon. (Yes, I hadn't heard of it either!)
The Dalles is east of Portland along the Columbia River, the race starts at 10 a.m. Pacific time and as long as things go well, I'll complete a half marathon in my 11th state and a running event in my 18th state.
I hope to get down to Eugene, Oregon to visit a piece of road racing history (however, I won't get there in time to see Galen Rupp and Dan Browne compete against each other in the 3,000 Meter Run at a track meet at Hayward Field), spend the night in Portland and then drive about two hours north Sunday morning to Olympia, Washington for the 11 a.m. (Pacific time) Leprechaun Classic Half Marathon.
It will be state #12 and #19, respectively, as well as running an event in my 9th state capitol.
I'm looking ahead at a lot of things; however, I plan on being here in Vancouver on Monday, May 7th to participate in the Adidas Vancouver International Marathon. One interesting running note about Vancouver is that it was the place, in August 1954 at the Empire Games, where Roger Bannister and John Landy both went under 4 minutes in the mile.
When my wife and I were here in 1991 on our honeymoon, I actually went to Empire Stadium and took a picture of the monument outside the stadium. I've learned that they've been doing a lot of re-development in that area so I'll have to find out if things are still in place!
The plan as before: Go hard on the first one and then finish the second one! Last year, I PR'd on the first one and if it hadn't been for a tight achilles muscle that popped, I might have come close to setting a PR the next day.
I'll be travelling very early Saturday morning from Vancouver, British Columbia across the middle of Washington state to The Dalles, Oregon for the Wheatfield Half Marathon. (Yes, I hadn't heard of it either!)
The Dalles is east of Portland along the Columbia River, the race starts at 10 a.m. Pacific time and as long as things go well, I'll complete a half marathon in my 11th state and a running event in my 18th state.
I hope to get down to Eugene, Oregon to visit a piece of road racing history (however, I won't get there in time to see Galen Rupp and Dan Browne compete against each other in the 3,000 Meter Run at a track meet at Hayward Field), spend the night in Portland and then drive about two hours north Sunday morning to Olympia, Washington for the 11 a.m. (Pacific time) Leprechaun Classic Half Marathon.
It will be state #12 and #19, respectively, as well as running an event in my 9th state capitol.
I'm looking ahead at a lot of things; however, I plan on being here in Vancouver on Monday, May 7th to participate in the Adidas Vancouver International Marathon. One interesting running note about Vancouver is that it was the place, in August 1954 at the Empire Games, where Roger Bannister and John Landy both went under 4 minutes in the mile.
When my wife and I were here in 1991 on our honeymoon, I actually went to Empire Stadium and took a picture of the monument outside the stadium. I've learned that they've been doing a lot of re-development in that area so I'll have to find out if things are still in place!
posted by WalkSports.com | 7:56 PM
1 Comments:
Good Luck Jon. If you get to Hayward Field, tell Pre the dream is still alive.
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