Monthly Archives: March 2017

2017 Hot Chocolate 15K: Event organizers are doing something right

Posted on March 11, 2017 by monteenbysk

I always like new challenges, things I haven’t done before. So on this year’s list was running the Hot Chocolate 15K in downtown Seattle. I ran the Hot Chocolate 5K for the first time last year, but had never done … Continue reading →

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2017 Chilly Hilly: Equal parts great fun and sheer misery

Posted on March 4, 2017 by monteenbysk

My sixth Chilly Hilly ride last Sunday (Feb. 26) was probably my wettest one yet. I continued to hope (pray) into the late stages of the 33-mile ride around Bainbridge Island that it would … Just. Stop. Raining. It didn’t — until after I … Continue reading →

Posted in 7 Hills of Kirkland, Bicycling, Century, Chilly Hilly, Mercer Island Half-Marathon, Seahawks 12K Run | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments