I won't write too much. I had a 50 minute run today. I don't do that many runs on trails like this...
My turn around is 3.2 miles away. The highest point in Portland. It took me 29 minutes to get to Council Crest and I was hoping for a view the whole time. I don't know if you've heard but it can be cloudy and rainy in Portland, so the reward of a panoramic view is not always a guarantee.
It wasn't this flat for very long.
Can you see Mt. Hood? All 11,250 feet of it is right there in the middle of the picture. Actually, neither can I. It's there though.
The State of Washington is over there across the river. So the view wasn't a "10" but the thought of what could be kept me running uphill.
Looking west. Can you make out the Pacific off in the distance? No. You can't. Even on a sunny day. There's plenty of mountains between here and the water and the best way to get a view of the Pacific Coast is by bike at the end of some quiet winding roads.
To the left is just about as much danger as I like to include in my runs.
If you look closely you can see how the trail enters on the top right and exits at bottom left. It was up-up-up and down-down-down.
This is about as far as you can see up the trail the whole run. It helps time go by.
Almost home...Back in twenty two minutes.
Train Hard. Have fun, too.
Dan
