Silver Falls State Park - Training Run

So.....living in Oregon means rain....and that means running in the rain....no matter what.....no matter where.....no matter when!  So like all good Oregon runners, a 9.5 mile trail run/walk in the rain is in order!
Where:  Silver Falls State Park, Silverton, OR
When:  June 18, 2011 at 8am
How far:  9.5 miles through 10 waterfall areas

I ran with my running buddies....me, Karla, Delmy, Kym and Sharon.  My best friend, Eileen and her sister, Don, also hiked the falls but did a shorter distance.

We hiked behind these falls and then circled around....

to the front of them.

More falls.....

And the rain brings out the snails....can you say escargot???  We grow them big in Oregon.

The misty rain didn't keep us from finishing but we were ready for our coffee and warm, dry clothes at the end!

Corvallis Half-Marathon

Where:  Corvallis, OR
When:  April 10, 2011
What:  13.1 miles
Stats:  Bib number 1474    Time:  2:28:53   Pace:  11:22 min/mile
           Place:  28/100 for female age group; total runners: 1600

I began my journey with this race.  It was an inaugural 1/2 marathon, which made it fun!  The course was mostly flat through the campus of Oregon State University, along the rural areas, back into the city, and finishing at the football stadium on the 50 yard line!

The start.......

Getting ready.......

The band warming up......

Lining up in our corrals......

Mile 12....almost done.....this is getting hard!

Done....really done.....and finished better than I expected.  My goal was 2:30:00.  I was tired, sore and not sure what I had gotten myself into!  But there are 9 months to go and a lot of racing and training ahead of me...I'm thinking I'm really GOOFY!