▲ 45 r/RunningWithDogs
Not a runner...
Humane Society told us he'd never be a good runner. This weekend he did 21 miles and wanted to keep going. We stopped often for water and snack breaks. He has been training for 2 years.
u/mondofresh — 1 day ago
▲ 17 r/RunPDX
"Follow the Crows" Running Challenge
Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3521628004406954096
Strava Post: https://www.strava.com/athletes/7578775/posts/48224924
Details:
Let's go tag all 30 of the Laika Wildwood Crow sculptures in a single long run!
Learn more about the crows here (and download the app) - https://ohsufoundation.org/wildwood-follow-the-crows/
Target Date: Sunday August 16th at 8am
Distance: 22 miles (NOTE: if you want a slightly shorter option, skip the St John's crow and meet at Albina Vision Trust at about 9am.)
Pace: 10:30 to 11:30 per mile with lots of stops. We will not drop anyone!
Start: St John's Library (at the first crow sculpture)
Finish: Bird Alliance (at the last crow sculpture)
Course: mostly paved with a little bit of trail
Order of crow visits: 30 → 13 → 27 → 26 → 14 → 23 → 1 → 21 → 16 → 8 → 5 → 6 → 29 → 20 → 19 → 15 → 12 → 9 → 24 → 17 → 2 → 4 → 18 → 3 → 10 → 25 → 28 → 22 → 7 → 11
At each crow, we'll check in on the app and take a selfie/groupie.
What to bring: water, fuel, phone/camera, smiles
u/mondofresh — 11 days ago
Mt Hood's Timberline Trail
My son and I did the 41-mile trail in 2 days. We ran with camp gear necessary for 1 night. Perfect weather, few bugs, lots of blow-downs. Used Sawyer filters and kept our 1.5L reservoirs topped up easily in creeks and rivers.
Surprises:
- All river crossings were pretty easy, but we ended up wade crossing several of them because rock hopping was a little too sketchy.
- Altitude def made this harder. We live at sea level, so this was expected
- Fueling every hour is/was essential for us. We chose a good balance of carbs/electrolytes/calories.
- Views are simply amazing on a clear day!
- Running with a 14lb pack is tough - we're going to invest in run packs that put the weight more on our hips.
- Nicest people on this trail. We met and talked to tons of people and everyone was super awesome.
Highly recommend this as a speed hike or trail run. Not sure I'd like to do trad backpacking since climbing over the 200+ blowdowns with a full pack would get super annoying in a hurry. Next summer we're going to attempt this as a 1-day run.
u/mondofresh — 24 days ago
▲ 797 r/trailrunning
Portland's Wildwood (30 miles) trail never disappoints! Last year my son and I finished in 7h14m. This weekend we finished in 6h38m. Super sunny day and relatively smooth run. Single fall and only one stubbed toe.
u/mondofresh — 4 months ago