Sunday, October 14, 2012

BeerMongers Scavenger Hunt 2012 - 2nd Overall

Yesterday, we participated in the 3rd annual BeerMongers Scavenger Hunt on bike and placed 2nd overall!  It is a great scavenger hunt with trivia, photos, rubbings and items that you have to do/get.  There are too many things to do in the 4 hour time limit so you have to strategize and pick the ones that you want to do.  We rode all over Portland from East Moreland to NE 57th and Sandy to NE 33rd and Killingsworth to Vancouver Ave and then back to Downtown Portland and then back over the the east side.  We had a great time and won some great beer.  Can't wait to do it again next year.
Post race enjoying some of our beer

Chicago Marathon 2012

On October 7th, I had the pleasure of running the Chicago Marathon for the 2nd time.  Thanks to my good friend Heather who talked me into signing up and allowed me to join her for her 1st marathon!  This was the first marathon that I have run that I really enjoyed.  My legs definitely were feeling the miles at the end but at no point in the run did I feel like I was going to die and questioned why I was doing this to myself.  So to me, that is enjoyment.  We both had great runs and I did get my best marathon time thus far, but know there is room for improvement so I can't wait for  the NYC marathon next year.  I have to admit that as Sunday rolled around this week I was a little depressed that I wasn't running the marathon again!


Post race Chicago Marathon 2012
Prerace Chicago Marathon 2012