I liked the name of this segment, so this week our Strava Segment of the Week is the 0.1-mile curve from the RiverPlace hotel (at the base of SW Market Street) west-north-west-ish to just before running under the Hawthorne Bridge. It’s got 19 feet of elevation gain and then loss again, since you loop up towards Naito and then back towards the river. Check out the route for the Attack of the Geese here.
It’s (not surprisingly) a very popular route: So far, it’s been attempted 21,879 by 4,731 people. That’s pretty amazing.
Women’s: Susie Rivard from March 2016, 1:05
Men’s: Chris Platano from January 2017, 0:55
So, can you beat their times and become the leader of this segment? You have until Thursday, May 4 at noon to try and break the record and see your name in “lights” on Run Oregon! We’ll post a new Segment next Friday at 12.
Our segment from two weeks ago was the Upper Loop Roller at Battle Ground State Park, and there are no new CRs as of yet.
You know, these Strava Segments aren’t just for you to try and beat the CR: They’re fun ways to find new places to run! So even if you aren’t looking to go full bore and challenge the leader’s time, check these out …
Strava is an online training and racing log for runners and cyclists. The basic account is free and requires you to create a login. There is also a premium version, but in order to run and record routes as described in this post, you do not need to subscribe to their premium service. Note that this is not sponsored by Strava, nor endorsed or supported in any way by Strava. It’s just a fun thing we’re going to do to give some speedy shout-outs to area runners and pose a challenge to those of you willing to take on their segment.
