Tomorrow morning, I am going on an adventure.

Unlike good old Bilbo though, I have been planning this particular adventure for quite some time. It’s also significantly shorter than Bilbo’s journey – 13.1 miles to be exact. And instead of there and back again, I’ll actually be going in a circle around Sauvie Island. Here’s the map of where I’m going actually:

If you haven’t guessed yet, I’m talking about a half-marathon, my first one ever to be exact. It’s the Foot Traffic Flat up on Sauvie Island. I picked this particular half-marathon for a number of reasons: a) it’s the flattest course on the west coast, and therefore the easiest, b) it is on the 4^th of July, and I figured it would be easier to get a holiday off of work (before I started working at a tourist attraction).

Wish me luck!