First Twenty Miler
Submitted by dac on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 20:04
So, I ran my first twenty miler in prepararation for the Portland Marathon.
It was quite exhausting. The temperature was 75+ and rising. On the Portland, Oregon side of the Columbia river there is zero shade. It is a beautiful run but I was very glad to see the small trees and a tiny bit of shade back on the Vancouver, Washington side of the river.
I averaged 9:09 per mile and that includes several walk breaks to hydrate. I immediately jumped in the river when I was done and cooled down.
Here is the GPS tour of the route:
David
