Your Week in Training Jun 19 - 25

Today - 4.3

Week - 4.3

MTD - 25

YTD - 525

Pretty pathetic but fortunately nothing hurts right now....

m-6
t-5 run to plaza fun run/ bike 15
w-0
Th-5
f-travel
Sa- 36 bike ohio
Su-10 ohio
26 mi wk 778 YTD

M - 4.9mi w/ 750' gain in Boise, ID
T - 11.3mi w/ 2850' gain in Bend, OR
W - 12.3mi hike w/ 1670' gain in Cascade Locks, OR
Th - 13.5mi w/ 3800' gain in Beacon Rock State Park, WA
F - off
S - 8.1mi w/ 1250' gain in Auburn, CA
S - off

Week - a lot of driving, a lot of elevation

Mike MacLellan wrote:M - 4.9mi w/ 750' gain in Boise, ID
T - 11.3mi w/ 2850' gain in Bend, OR
W - 12.3mi hike w/ 1670' gain in Cascade Locks, OR
Th - 13.5mi w/ 3800' gain in Beacon Rock State Park, WA
F - off
S - 8.1mi w/ 1250' gain in Auburn, CA
S - off

Week - a lot of driving, a lot of elevation

Wow...where did you run in Bend?  There are some awesome trails.

You didn't happen to run Eagle Creek in Cascade Locks did you?  My all time favorite trail!

And Beacon Rock...I assume you went to the top of the rock but you must have done more than just that.

You hit some awesome areas!

First official week of marathon training which was interrupted by the birth of our 6th grandchild.

Mon - Bike 11.5 to/from pool, swim 2350 yds
Tues - 5 mi easy HOT
Wed - Bike 11.5 to/from pool, swim 2400 yds
Thur - Pilates, 14 mi @ long run pace
Fri - Bike 11.5 to/from pool, swim 1800 yds
Sat - 6.5 mi w/6 x 800
Sun - Rest

            Week         YTD
Run        25.5         471
Bike       34.5          595
Swim    6550      148,840

nkrichards wrote:

Mike MacLellan wrote:M - 4.9mi w/ 750' gain in Boise, ID
T - 11.3mi w/ 2850' gain in Bend, OR
W - 12.3mi hike w/ 1670' gain in Cascade Locks, OR
Th - 13.5mi w/ 3800' gain in Beacon Rock State Park, WA
F - off
S - 8.1mi w/ 1250' gain in Auburn, CA
S - off

Week - a lot of driving, a lot of elevation

Wow...where did you run in Bend?  There are some awesome trails.

You didn't happen to run Eagle Creek in Cascade Locks did you?  My all time favorite trail!

And Beacon Rock...I assume you went to the top of the rock but you must have done more than just that.

You hit some awesome areas!

Nancy - 

Did Smith Rock State Park (south River loop ---> Mesa Verde over Monkey Face ---> Burma Trail loop ---> Monkey Face again) in Bend.  We hiked Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls - beautiful and surprisingly sketchy.  Beacon Rock was a modified version of the 25k course.  Basically up to the ridge, down around to the Mt. Ham trail to the peak, but then down Don's Cutoff to the Equestrian trail instead of wrapping around the north end for a couple miles.  It was incredible and I'm ready to move to the PNW.

Mike MacLellan wrote:

nkrichards wrote:

Mike MacLellan wrote:M - 4.9mi w/ 750' gain in Boise, ID
T - 11.3mi w/ 2850' gain in Bend, OR
W - 12.3mi hike w/ 1670' gain in Cascade Locks, OR
Th - 13.5mi w/ 3800' gain in Beacon Rock State Park, WA
F - off
S - 8.1mi w/ 1250' gain in Auburn, CA
S - off

Week - a lot of driving, a lot of elevation

Wow...where did you run in Bend?  There are some awesome trails.

You didn't happen to run Eagle Creek in Cascade Locks did you?  My all time favorite trail!

And Beacon Rock...I assume you went to the top of the rock but you must have done more than just that.

You hit some awesome areas!

Nancy - 

Did Smith Rock State Park (south River loop ---> Mesa Verde over Monkey Face ---> Burma Trail loop ---> Monkey Face again) in Bend.  We hiked Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls - beautiful and surprisingly sketchy.  Beacon Rock was a modified version of the 25k course.  Basically up to the ridge, down around to the Mt. Ham trail to the peak, but then down Don's Cutoff to the Equestrian trail instead of wrapping around the north end for a couple miles.  It was incredible and I'm ready to move to the PNW.

 You hit all the highlights Mike.  Great choices.  Eagle Creek would be tough trail to run...I hiked it.  I hope you went just a bit past Tunnel Falls.  All the descriptions say to turn around there but if you go a bit further there is an island in the middle of the creek that splits the water and when it joins back up it create two water falls that flow over/under each other.  It's my favorite place to sit and relax and refuel.

Oh...and you would have driven past one of our carrot seed fields on your drive from Smith Rock to Cascade Locks.  It would have been on the east side of the highway not long before you arrived in the impressive town of Madras.

Let me know when you move to the PNW!