The Discovery Walk Festival 42K event started in North Portland on an asphalt trail that begins on Marine drive. In need of a long training run, I chose to jog the event to enjoy the company and meet new people. I ended up chatting with several folks from the Netherlands, as well as some folks from Spokane, Vancouver and Portland. Much of the course was through parks on asphalt trails through Delta Park past the golf course, then some city streets near the St John’s Bridge and through the University Of Portland campus. Then we circled back around Portland International Raceway where cars were racing around the track at high speeds. From there we passed under I5 then turned up toward Washington and headed across the Interstate Bridge. We waited there for what seemed like a very long time for a sailboat with tall masts to pass under the raised bridge. Then we headed out along the riverfront in Vancouver. Once we left the river front we went up a MONSTER steep hill. Then we passed through some neighborhoods with some grand homes. From there we headed up through Clark College, then down Ft Vancouver Way to head back to the finish at the Red Lion at the Quay. The course was fairly well marked, traffic was never really much of a problem despite the city streets, but they handed us maps to carry just in case. About every 5K we passed through a checkpoint to have our card stamped. It was a warm and sunny day. It was a generally a lovely course, but I was quite happy to see the finish! Yes, I took pictures!

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