Jan and I drove to Eugene, Oregon today to run the Steve Prefontaine trail. We had hoped to stay in Eugene but the motel prices were double or triple normal due to the Olympic Trials. One day ticket prices were $90-180 per person, if you could even find an unobstructed view of the track.
The path seemed easy enough looking at the map. Alas, it wasn't to be. The promised quarter mile marks were non-existent. The color-coded green, red and yellow markers were not to be found. So we took off with much hope for an easy 4 mile run with no water.
Thirty minutes later we had to backtrack after realizing we had no idea where we were. We ended up with a very solid 4 miles on a nice smooth wood chip path, but not without some anguish on an uncomfortable hot day. Still, one more running goal off our bucket list.
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