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August 25, 2005
Portland to Coast: what little I know 
Here's what I can tell you about what will happen in the next couple days. There is such a lot of ambiguity that is driving me, miss undesignated control freak, completely nuts.
I am what's know as walker H on the Librarians on the Loose team. I'll be doing 10.05 miles total. My first leg is Leg 20, 5.95 miles, Very Hard, which I'll be starting at approx. 2:04pm tomorrow. My second leg is Leg 32, 4.10 miles, Moderate, which I'll be starting at approx. 5:13am Saturday.
So this morning, I went out to drive part of the course. I had no problem finding leg 19, and indeed where leg 20 begins—but I immediately lost the trail. I hope it's well marked. I hope it's well marked.
I just mapped Leg 20, and according to googlemaps, the leg is 9.5 miles long. Oh, this should be interesting.
I tried to find the roads for my second leg. Hahahahaha!
Posted at August 25, 2005
Comments
Yikes, you got Pittsburg Road? YOU POOR DEAR!!!! Our Knights of Knee team has a masochist who actually WANTS that leg each year. Drink lots of water and sports drink on it, it is a killer! If you are on a 12-person team, your second leg is short and easy.
Posted by: Wendy B at August 26, 2005 6:11 AM
Yeah you! Good luck...can't wait to hear how it went!
Posted by: brit at August 26, 2005 11:25 AM
Oh, a relay-type race. Sound fun (except for the early early morning bit). I'm sure you'll tackle it just fine, and with gusto!
Hey, trolling the Internet today I came across this site, and I didn't know if you'd seen it before: www.portlandtransport.com
Posted by: Megan at August 26, 2005 2:00 PM
I just hope you don't run into those giant red balloon things!
:D
Good luck, VJ. I don't think you'll have any trouble with the route. You're a race veteran!
Posted by: Jon in Michigan at August 27, 2005 7:10 PM