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I was browsing through the half marathon section on Google news today and a number of items caught my eye. It occurred to me that the place and time of my ordeal were expertly chosen. I will be avoiding two of the most taxing trials for long distance runners:-

1. Elevation

I happened across this item about the 2012 Bald Peak Half Marathon . Apparently:-

There will be 800 feet of elevation gain in the first two miles, followed by 10 or so more miles of rolling hillsand many smaller (yet still challenging)climbs. The sweeping views of the Willamette Valley are sure to be pleasing, but runners better not get too comfortable as a 300 foot gain over the last half mile may leave some of us crawling over the finish line.

2. Adverse Weather Conditions

4,000 runners turned out in the rain despite threatened severe weather conditions in Dallas Texas yesterday for the "Big D Texas Marathon":- Runners Brave The Storm for Marathon

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I really don think that, even in Oregon, we will experience adverse weather conditions on July 4th. Here is an average weather report for Portland from weatherspark.com:- Average Weather For Portland, Oregon, United States For July 4

By comparison with either of the above mentioned events I should have quite an easy time of it. All I have to do is to persuade my weary old bones to reach the end of a flat circuit in more or less ideal weather conditions. More on that yfory

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