A new set of wheels

In the morning Andrea did her first session in Eugene. We headed to Alton Baker Park in central Eugene. A hub of bike networks and running trails. I marked out a 1km course using the garmin along the river - so at least if things weren’t going well there was some nice scenery for Andrea to look at! Andrea set out with the prospect of doing 9 if things went well. In the end it did - despite some severe jetlag when she woke up.



Running through Alton Baker Park

Since we are in America for three months I wanted to get a bike so that I may enjoy some of the trails around Oregon and California. So far I have only been walking which I find painfully slow. We expected a bit of a battle to find a reasonably priced second-hand mountain bike, but in the end it was easy. We found a good bike in the first shop we went into. It’s a specialised too and in decent condition, not bad huh! I’m looking forward to getting out on it tomorrow whilst Andrea is running - for once I’ll be able to make it out of the car park before our time is up!

In the afternoon we went for a drive around the town, it was raining on and off so we didn’t manage to get any photos. We’ll save them for another day. We headed through the University of Oregon and got a glimpse of the historic Hayward Fields Running Track - where every year they hold the Pre Classic. This year the meet is a part of the inaugural Diamond League so will likely have even more world class athletes running laps. Unfortunately we leave before it is on - which we are gutted about - maybe some other time. We’ll have to see.

We have also been looking out for a sports bar within walking distance of our apartment so that we may watch the superbowl this Sunday. Don’t ask us what the superbowl is because we haven’t got a clue, but if we find a bar then hopefully after the weekend we’d some idea. Hopefully we’ll find something in the next few days…