First Portland Run

Andrew and I participated in our first Portland race last weekend, with our friends Leon & Kevin, Rock & Flora and their children. It was the Winter Wonderland of Lights at the Portland International Raceway. The race track was decked out with Christmas lights. People can pay $19/vehicle to drive the two mile track to view the lights, we paid $35 to run the track and that included a t-shirt. Andrew chose to do the 2 mile run, which is once around the track and I did the 4 mile, twice around. Of course being Portland, as soon as we lined up to start the race it started to rain so it was a bit chilly, but a lot of fun. 

Andrew was late so we played a little practical joke;
I convinced him we were all dressed in ugly sweaters.
He was less than pleased when he showed up in this beautiful sweater.

After the run, cold & wet, but happy.

My mom didn't think it was a very good idea that I was running, but I reminded her that when she was pregnant she was tossing hay bales.

We'll have to do it again next year with Pat in tow. Many moms and dads were pushing strollers or pulling wagons.