Category Archives: Eugene Marathon

Happy holidays! Mine will be spent on a scooter

Posted on December 12, 2017 by monteenbysk

In the four months since I last posted about what I said could be my “last hurrah,” I got my surgery plans squared away. It took a few tests to determine what kind of ankle surgery would be best. Now we’re … Continue reading →

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2017 Fiesta 5K Ole Run: Sidestepped all the potholes!

Posted on May 11, 2017 by monteenbysk

The city of Seattle was planning in late April or May to conduct what it calls a “Pothole Palooza” — a 10-day public works campaign to patch all the potholes and re-pave crumbled streets reported throughout the city. It appears that … Continue reading →

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10 things I will miss about doing marathons

Posted on June 15, 2011 by monteenbysk

Is everybody ready to Rock ‘n Roll Seattle? Good, because I don’t know that I am. But I’m mostly walking the Rock ‘n Roll Seattle Marathon on June 25 — less than two weeks away — so my training has … Continue reading →

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Is an ankle implant in my future?

Posted on April 29, 2011 by monteenbysk

Wow, just the sound of that is daunting. An ankle implant (also known as “ankle replacement”). I didn’t even know they existed until earlier this week. But there I was, at my long-awaited meeting with a podiatrist on April 26, … Continue reading →

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