There are times when to go go go and do do do is not exactly what one should really be doing.
Friday was the trip with Lacey down to Corvallis and to say it was an emotional trip would be an understatement.
Saturday morning was Week 6 of the Portland Fit program that we joined and it was a 8 mile run. Also on Saturday at 10:00 was a 18 mile bike ride that Bill was helping promote for the Meals on Wheels program.
There are times when we are slightly nuts, and because of this we decided that instead of doing our group Portland Fit run, we would just run the Springwater Trail early Saturday morning so that we would be able to do the bike ride afterwards.
We were up and out the door at 6:00 to drive into Gresham. Our plan was to run the trail as they have regular mileage markers and we would be able to easily determine how far we needed to go.
The plan was a little off as it appeared that many of the mileage tags had been removed from the trail so it was hit and miss to determine our exact mileage. If you haven't been on Springwater before, it is fairly flat and goes on for 20 miles from downtown Portland to Boring. Lots of the trail is in desolate area's so Bill kept kept by my side just to be safe. We finished our run and headed for the car, to our chocolate milk and nut butter & jelly sandwiches. A marathon runner that I met at work said that chocolate milk has all of the good things for an after run drink that Gatorade has and tastes better. As weird as it sounds, it really appears to be true.
After our 8 mile run we headed home to shower and change from our running gear into our biking gear and off to Sandy we drove.
Have I mentioned that we might be a little crazy at times?
The bike ride was hosted by the Momentum Bike shop in Sandy and was a benefit ride for Sandy's Meals on Wheel's program.
We decided it would be fun to get the tandem out for this ride. Hmmmm while it wasn't a mistake, we haven't been on the tandem in months and had forgotten that it takes a bit of coordination to work together. The first thing that we remembered is that the back seat is a tad bumpy, and I'm not afraid to let it be known.
The ride overall was a nice ride and if we had not just finished a 8 mile run perhaps it would have been a great ride. The first ten miles weren't bad, the next five miles were a little harder and those last three miles were not pleasant.
There were treats and a raffle after the ride and we won a set of road tires and a lock.
Overall I'd have to say that it was an exhausting day and we are both very glad today is Sunday and it's a rest day with nothing more planned except to drive up and deliver some flowers to my Mom for Mothers Day.
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