Lake Run/Ride to Multnomah Falls

The Lake Run in Lake Oswego was everything I hoped and dreamed it could be, but longer. It was a 12K distance (wha?) and my little pea brain translated that distance to be about 6.5 miles. It was a very hilly run and I was gratified to note from my finishing time (1:05:05, not that you asked) did not suffer, and may actually have benefited, from a hilly course.

At mile six, I opened up the throttle and was somewhat dismayed to find, not the finish line in just few minutes, but more race. Because when I saw the mile 7 post, my metric retardation reared its ugly head (can't we just convert to the metric system and be done with, must the United States remain a jerkwater country?!) As it turned out, the last half mile was downhill and I was able to maintain a pretty good pace in spite of the miscalculation.

On Sunday I once again rode out to Multnomah Falls, a reliably challenging 50 mile ride. I took my time and wound up 4 hours in the saddle (including the stop at Crowne Pointe and the Falls itself). I keep kicking myself for not remembering a camera, so hopefully next time-though I think the next time I do this, I will time trial it.

One thing I will note is that my ass was killing me after this ride (is good seat technology really that elusive?!), but my back, neck and shoulders didn't hurt at all-which I didn't realize until the next day. I attribute this to a better training plan this year that includes back, neck and shoulders-specific weight lifting.