Recovering from the Cascade Lakes Relay 2026, Which Went Well.
Recovering today from the Cascade Lakes Relay race that goes between southern Oregon near Diamond Lake to downtown Bend. I ran very hard, and had 3 great legs. Realized I’m in better shape than I give myself credit for, especially at 30, almost 31 years old. Met some great people. And I was honored to be invited two years in a row, last year to Ragnar NW (up at the Canadian border at Peace Arch to Whidbey Island, Washington), and now here. Overall, I liked this year and event slightly better. Much like going to a music festival, very little sleep happens, so you get your light naps in when you can (something my Oura ring tracked automatically with very believable/plausible accuracy). Yesterday and today have involved catching up on sleep.
It was very nice to be invited twice, given that logistics are tough to coordinate, so going along for the ride was great. There’s a euphoria and good type of soreness after running, a runner’s high and adrenaline that happens only during events like this. It’s been fun to track as well on my Garmin watch and Strava, and add descriptions to my runs.
Also, on the way home, a couple of people from our Van 2 tried a new pizza place, (in lieu of Spork, likely my all time favorite restaurant) called Kitchen Window Sourdough Pizza, which has great reviews, and reminds me a lot of Ranch Pizza. Good stuff. Had to give it a shoutout.
