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Portland Oregon Day Before the Marathon

We just don’t sleep well in hotels. It’s not because it was noisy, it wasn’t. It’s just not home. After a restless night, we finally decided to get out of bed and go for a very easy 3 mile run to loosen up the legs before race day. Not as many cyclists out this morning but there were runners every which way. Temperature was 50 degrees, sun shining, a morning made for runners. Runners group together for a morning stretch by the fountain. A little rock climbing in the park. Another great morning to enjoy in Portland. After a healthy, [...]

By Joanne|2014-10-04T23:11:27-04:00October 4, 2014|Life|Comments Off

Portland Oregon Day 2

It’s Friday and another drop dead gorgeous day in Portland. We took advantage of the beautiful day, got up and got running. While waiting for Ted, I took to the treadmill which had the Oh So NOT Interesting View of the empty pool, and ran 3 miles. Why run on the treadmill when it was so beautiful outside? Because I had 6 miles to run today, Ted only 3 and there are so many homeless in and around the city, I was too nervous to venture out by myself. Ted was ready and we ran down to the river and [...]

By Joanne|2014-10-04T00:27:27-04:00October 4, 2014|Life|1 Comment

Portland OREGON Day 1

It was a rough start. Up at 3:30 and leaving the house by 4:15 am, thinking we had plenty of time to get our flight in Syracuse. Not the case. 1. As soon as we left the house, my stomach turned and nausea set in. 2. We got to the airport and I left Ted with all the bags as I made haste to the bathroom. Did I eat something bad? Was I coming down with the flu? Oh no… images of our Disney trip wouldn’t leave my mind. 3. We got the the gate just as the airline called [...]