I’m writing today’s blog from the comfort of my own home, after I’ve taken a shower and eaten dinner at my house. After 47 days running through Oregon it feels great to be home even for a couple of nights before I finish this run next week. Paddy and I have been looking forward to this for some time. We have missed our dogs, Maisie and Murphy and were so excited to see them again today.
Today I ran from Banks to CC #14, Portland Community College, Sylvania. Since it’s only about 10 miles from our house it made sense to sleep here tonight. I had two runners with me for most of the day; Nancy Fisher, a friend from Western Oregon University, and Jarett Gilbert, the VP of Instruction at Columbia Gorge CC. We had a great time navigating the streets of Hillsboro and Beaverton before they had to take off about mile 20. Then I met up with a reporter, Maddie, from Oregonlive.com who is writing an article about the run and wanted to run a few miles with me. We had a great conversation for the last 5 miles as I made my way to PCC.
After making us some great grilled cheese in the Sprinter van, Paddy was able to drive it out to Johnson RV in Sandy so a few things could be fixed. It was a busy day and we’re looking forward to another busy one tomorrow as we have an event at PCC at 9am, followed by a run from PCC to Clackamas CC where we’ll have a 2nd event at 3:00pm. Then on Sunday we're on to Mt Hood CC before we finish at Columbia Gorge CC next Thursday. We’re close to the end and it feels great.
Home sweet home! What a great pic with you and your dogs! 🐶🐶
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