Well, we are up in McKinnville, OR at the Hotel Oregon getting ready to head back to Claire’s sister’s house in Oakridge. We went to a former employee’s wedding last night up here. He had worked for us from when he was 14 till, I think, around 18 years old. He married his high school sweetheart.
I went out for a run in Oakridge yesterday. It was an awesome run of around 2 hours and 15 minutes. I did most of my running in the Green Water Park. I found a beautiful single track trail that ran up the side of a mountain. I ran up hill for almost 45 minutes with my heart rate averaging around 175. I then found a paved road to run down. The downhill was the tough part, and my thighs are a little sore today. My average heart rate was 154 for the run. I was trying to take it easy, but when I get the chance to run on trails, I have a hard time keeping things contained.
The Vineman is one week from today. I am not putting any expectations on myself. I jokingly told Claire I was only doing the event so that I could get a couple of extra days off at the shop. I really don’t know what to expect from the bike ride. I only know that I want to take it easy. I will try to keep my heart rate under 150 for the bike ride in hopes that I will have something left over for the run. I am also going to focus on hydration, hydration, and hydration.