Category Archives: Running
Re-run: My 20 bicycle rules of the road
A relatively minor surgery (ouch!) and some medical appointments to prep for have squandered away my May, leaving me less time to train and no time to compete. As a result, I did not sign up for today’s 7 Hills of Kirkland … Continue reading
2013 Bellevue 10K/5K Run: Memories of faster days
Today was the 7th annual Bellevue 10K/5K Run, which I believe was only a 5K Run for the first three or four years. Even so, it’s been around since 2007, and I just got around to running it this year. … Continue reading
2013 Seahawks 12K & 5K Run: Nice convergence of runner pride, Seahawk pride
The Seahawks 12K and 5K Run is four years old now, and this year drew more than 4,000 runners and walkers. I finally decided to give it a try. In past years, I was marathon training during April, and last … Continue reading
St. Patrick’s Day Dash 2013: Green hair, green beer, and flashing girls!
For the second year in a row, the St. Patrick’s Day Dash in Seattle was run on St. Patrick’s Day, not a weekend day before or after. As I was finishing the race today, I looked for signs of vomit … Continue reading
2013 Valentine’s Day Dash: Got beat by a running Hershey’s chocolate
It’s true. As I was hustling in my limp/run-gingerly style through the last mile of Saturday’s Valentine’s Day Dash 5K at Green Lake Park in Seattle, I passed a runner dressed as a huge, silver wrapped Hershey’s chocolate going the … Continue reading
Resolution Run 5K: My first complete run in two years (please ignore the time)
Happy New Year, everyone! I was happy to start 2013, as I have for seven of the past nine years, by doing the Resolution Run 5K at Seattle’s Magnuson Park, north of the University of Washington. I set out today … Continue reading
