Today was the Run Like Hell Half Marathon & 10K run. The Las Vegas Marathon is now 7 weeks out. I needed to see just what the 100+ miles per week has done for me. Well it turns out that it got me 10th overall & 3rd in my age group (35-39) – 1:21:12 | 6:12 pace. This was a downtown Portland start and finish. I was hoping for a faster time, but what I didn’t realize is that downtown Portland has some hills. In any event, I am happy with the results and will use these remaining 7 weeks to pursue my true goal of a sub-2:50 marathon…I am sure that Las Vegas is flatter than both Portland and Seattle, right?
Heading to the starting line
Sunny invited my parents to join us in Portland. We picked them up early on Saturday morning for a nice and fast drive down. They were up again early on Sunday morning to walk us down to the start, hold our warm-up gear, and be our official race photographers. We enjoyed having them with us and we are pretty sure that they enjoyed themselves.
Despite our pre-race diet restrictions we managed to enjoy a nice lunch at Cafe Umbria in the beautiful Pearl District. We went back to the Pearl District for dinner at our old sushi hangout, Sinju. Sunny & I enjoyed a decent bowl of udon and a couple of rolls. Our staple rainbow roll and a nice new find, the baked crab roll.
Sunny - an impressive debut
I am very proud of Sunny’s run today! Her time in the 10k today was 49:52. That is an 8:02 pace good for 37th female overall and 5th in her age group. Awesome! This was her first organized run and her 10k personal best.
Da prize...
We had been planning to hit our fave pizza place in Portland (Pizzicato) after the run, but just our luck, the company decided to close down their stores for a company picnic. We managed to find Tribute’s Pizza in Nob Hill. It turned out that the pie was worth the long wait…I mean long wait! The photo does not do the pie justice. Finally, a pie that can be called a “large” – this thing was 20 inches, can’t imagine the box for this thing. When in Portland and when in need to satisfy a pizza crave, this is your place.
Overall, another great trip to Portland for us. We are back to training!
Hey Frank, our blogs got linked together. Nice race, it looks like the 100+ mile weeks paid off! I’m also off to Las Vegas for the marathon, good luck.
(Sub 2:50 goal…you’ll find the finish line well before I do)
Travis
Hi Travis,
Thanks. Good luck to you as well. Are you familiar with the course?
-f
I’ve never raced the course but a friend did last year. Its nothing like Seattle…its FLAT! He did say you get some strange views of Vegas from running behind the casinos & on some roads you’d normally never go down as a tourist.