Rain, miles and smiles

The countdown has begun. We race in 3 weeks. Today it rained. I elected to run with the big dogs today. At 3 miles I determined that I would not get dropped today and focused on running easy and relaxed. I've mapped out the route we ran at 16.4 miles in 2:00:40 working out to a 7:20 average pace. We hit the turn around at 1:03:40 or 7:42 pace making the return trip in 57 minutes flat or 6:54 pace. Race pace for Portland is 7:15 so I feel I'm in good shape for race day.