My mom was in town and decided to ride a bike along with us. She rode behind us and took in the scenery of a beautiful Oregon spring morning. It was awesome to get to share a run with my mom. She was able to get a view of my world inside marathon training. 
Now, we were able to run our awesome route which goes through an amazing neighborhood, hits minimal stoplights, goes by a lake with swans, a golf course, and soccer fields. It was a perfect running/bike tour of the area. My mom was impressed with the beautiful front yards, tree lined streets, swans, and waterfalls. She captured a lot in pictures. I am so thankful that she got these as they will serve as memories of this training forever. 
She was also able to get some pictures of us running which I am really excited about. Any pictures that I currently have of us running are from races. Because I never know where the photographer is, I never smile or anything so the pictures always come out horrible (I always look very intense). And now, everyone gets to see what we look like when we train :)As for the run, it went pretty great. I started way fast. I felt great. Mike had to tell me to slow down. Around mile 6, I could feel a bit of pain in my leg. Around mile 7.5 I got a nice shot of pain in my knee that slowed me to a walk. The pain subsided and I was able to finish the run. At the end of the run, Mike asked me if I had thought about switching to run the Eugene half marathon instead of the full. I vehemently said "no". On race day, I will eat, take some ibuprofen, and hope for the best. Worst case scenario is I have to run through pain. At this point, it is all worth it.
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