A hike and a race

Our first order of business Saturday was a hike up Dog Mountain in the Columbia River Gorge.

Time restraints and the fact that we tried to kill Dad by accidentally giving him a 45-pound backpack to carry (oops!) meant that we didn't make it up to the top. But we did complete the lower loop and had lunch at the amazing lower viewpoint:
Then we hurried home and changed for the Twilight Run, a benefit for the Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools.
Our half-marathon training plan called for 5 miles, so we ran the mile to the race, did the 5K and then ran the mile home. Perfect!

The race was part of the Tigard Festival of Balloons and started at one end of Cook Park.
We wound through the park, across the river, into Tualatin and Durham parks and ended up right at the balloon fest.
It was a really fun race! The course was good, although the narrow path was very crowded at the beginning. And, it was exactly 3.1 miles! Most races that I've done are fairly approximate, and that's kinda disappointing.

Tired legs from hiking and plans to climb Mount Hood Sunday night (!!) kept our speed slower. We finished the race in 29:51 - a 9:38-minute mile. Just fine by me... I PR'd Friday :)

:)