Padden Parkway Path Run

Missed my run on Sunday, so Monday I looked out and it was still clear skies and nice looking. So I thought about running South of Portland somewhere, but dawdled and then noticed it was really cold out, so plan b. Drove up I-205 into Vancouver to the Padden Parkway exit and parked at Krispy Kreme (top picture). A lot of maps of Vancouver don't even show the Padden Parkway, so I think it's a fairly new highway and has a really nice paved bike path along it for about 4 or 5 miles. The best part though is a really long path-only bridge that goes over I-205. When they built it a few years ago, the paper had an article about it being very expensive and delivered by a special truck.
Anyway, left the Krispy parking lot and got to the path and took off, my Jeep said it was 34 out. I started out too fast and then up the bridge and over and then slowed to a comfortable speed. There were patches of ice all over the path as it is shaded in several parts. There was one intersection to cross and both out and back I had the light in my favor as I crossed and didn't lose a step. Only went out 2 and turned around for 4 miles in 35 minutes even for an 8:45 pace. Bought a dozen doughnuts to take to work and displayed great self control- I didn't have a single one. Of course they only lasted 2 or 3 minutes once I brought them in the shop, so I didn't have to resist for long.
In the spin Saturday of the swim-spin we exchanged gifts by playing blackjack in groups of 5 at a time. The rest would spin while each group went up and played. If you won you'd get to pick a present, then if you won the next time you could trade with someone, it got vicious of course. I ended up with some bicyclette wine.