Margaret Wang Thirty-something year-old software developer, runner, traveller, and aspiring feng-shui master with the occasional observation on everything else.

Cascade Runoff

I ran in the Cascade Runoff 15k this past Sunday. This course is not, in my opinion, a racer-friendly one, but it is, however, excellent at challenging you physically. The first 5 miles can be grueling for someone who hasn't done any hill-training, but what I found to be the toughest part of the race is that the following 3 miles is on a long stretch (no turns or much scenery to look at) that isn't as much of a downhill as you'd like. The final mile and change finishes out flat, but after spending so much energy running up hills, it would have been nice to have gravity work in your favor as you muster up the oomph to finish.

Of course, my time was nowhere near record-breaking (and I'm still trying to come to terms with an 82-year old man kicking my butt), but I am at least happy to have improved from my time last year. Just disregard the fact that it was about 25 degrees hotter last year!