Savoring "60"

Today is the last day I will be sixty, tomorrow I turn 61. My husband & I are celebrating my birthday week on the Oregon coast. He asked me where I wanted to go for my birthday.
I said to the Ocean, so here we are.

I thought about what I wanted to do on the last day of my 60th year. I decided to run 6.0 miles, I thought that would be nice. I started at the Otter creek overlook & then veered off of hwy 101 to the Otter Crest drive. It runs parallel & below the hwy.  

Some of the views along the way -

I finished right at the Beverly Beach turn off. 

It was the perfect way to close out my "60th year.

I wonder what "61" has in store for me?!

Ten mile run

What wonderful February weather we've been having. The weather forecast for today showed sun and mid 50's for the temp's, so I was very happy. I usually try to do a long run on Sundays. Today I had decided it would be 10 miles. I haven't ran that far for awhile, so I thought I'd give my endurance a test. I'm hoping to get some longer distances in throughout the summer, so this is just the beginning.

Back in October I did a post inviting my readers to come along on an 8 mile run with me. 

You can read it here. I thought I'd do the same thing today since it was so beautiful.

I did an out and back course starting in Cornwall Park.

Here are my views as I ran -

Squalicum Harbor 

Looking towards Zuanich park 

South Bay trail

5 mile turn around point, time to head back. If you click on the photo below to enlarge it you can see some of the Sail boats in the bay.

Heading back through town -

and happily back along the water again.

Bellingham Shipyards 

Passing Hotel Bellwether

Squalicum way - almost done, 

and past one of Bellingham's newest city parks Squalicum Creek park.

Cornwall park

Done!

Now, wasn't that a beautiful 10 mile run?