Benson Beach, Cape Disappointment state campground, North of Astoria and Columbia River, right near the ocean. Ran on the beach for the 1st time in a long time. Ran where the trail enters beach, L as far as I could run, until the coast guard guy told me I couldn't go past a certain spot. Lameness! I ran to this orange rope thing and all the way to the other side of beach; as far as I could go (to the rock) and then back out to the L to the orange rope and back to the rock, then to where the trail enters beach. Ran at about 8:52 a.m. It was hard running on the beach; a little hard on the feet and ankles. My R toe creese and foot hurt some but just getting used to running on the sand. No major problems. The time went by fast by just having such a GOREGOUS scenary with the waves crashing on the beach. People out fishing in the water, people with dogs, and people walking. Loved the new area to run at! Misty but cleared up shortly after.
TT: 35:28 Avg: 8:52 min Max: 6:36 min.
Splits: 8:30, 9:04, 8:48, 9:05 (times vary as I was dodging some of the waves washing up on the shore when I ran super close to the water) | 