September 3rd (Non)Results

The photo tells just about all you need to know about why there was no team run this morning. The orange dot is the sun, rising in a murky sky above the spot and at the time our Sunday group would normally start. I called off the scheduled 10-mile run when air quality from forest fires was rated “very unhealthy.”

Russell asked me early this morning what our protocol is for cancelling or postponing our runs. There isn’t one. It had never happened until this year. Then in January our first training run for the Eugene Marathon was stopped by a snowstorm. Now another first: a bad-air day.

A protocol is developing. I can (and did) send a group email, but it would be better if I had a text number for each of you for late notifications of changes such as today’s.

Also, I’m not saying “don’t run.” That’s your choice, one I don’t want to make for you as a team. On your own, you don’t view the scheduled distance as a requirement and aren’t subject to the peer pressure that might come from running as a group.

I suggest you wait until the smoke clears before taking the 10-mile run. Or you can skip ahead to next Sunday when the distance is 11 miles.

If this cancellation had to come, the timing wasn't bad. Most of you ran big miles last weekend at Hood to Coast and earned a “down” Sunday.

RECENT RUNS

(those reported to me)

Neal – 7 miles today
Jean -- ran Saturday
Tatiana -- ran Saturday

Jenna – 3.1 miles on Wednesday
Kristin -- 10 treadmill miles on Sunday
Dan -- 6 miles on Saturday

Leah – 5.7 miles on Wednesday; 22 miles on Saturday
Trina -- 3.2 miles today

Joe – 3.1-mile walk on Wednesday