Let the training begin!

Armed with her new Garmin, Eryn joined me this morning for the first long run of our half-marathon training.

We drove to Portland and parked under the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge. We run at different paces, so we split up and planned to meet again after 6 miles.

I did a bit more than two laps around the Eastbank Esplanade and Waterfront Park to complete my 6 miles in 56:33 - a 9:26-minute-mile average. I walked about 100 yards and then jogged back to find Eryn.

We finished her 6 miles together, and I ended up with 7.51 miles for the day.
Brad joined us, running 13.1 miles for his half-marathon training. Our race is in May and his is just next month. (he did awesome and is napping now!)

Mom and Dad also went, walking one loop from the Hawthorne Bridge to the Steel Bridge.

With snow predicted this evening and for the next few days, we wanted to get in our workouts early. Still, you could feel the storm brewing, with strong southerly winds and a heavy mist keeping us cool.

Good job, Eryn! Way to get it done :)