Category Archives: Marymoor Park

2024 Alexander’s Hope Valentine’s Day Dash 5K: Fun race, but there’s a reason I wasn’t smiling

Posted on February 15, 2024 by monteenbysk

It’s 2024, and I’m glad to still be running, no matter how well I handle the aging process. I ran my first road race of the year on Saturday, February 10, the day before the Super Bowl. It was my … Continue reading →

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2022 Nothing Down About It 5K: Flat, friendly, fun (but not smoke-free)

Posted on October 16, 2022 by monteenbysk

My road race No. 249 was a small, family-friendly event in its inaugural year. The Nothing Down About It 5K is a fundraiser for the Arc of Snohomish County, which advocates for people with down syndrome and other developmental disabilities. … Continue reading →

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2019 Fluke Day 5K*: Company-sponsored run adds nice touch to Fluke Day celebration

Posted on August 10, 2019 by monteenbysk

For people who like to write about road runs, the Fluke Day 5K comes with an asterisk. That’s because the course ran short of the 3.1-mile distance. My MapMyRun app put it at 2.92 miles. Many of you will be … Continue reading →

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2019 Beat the Bunny 5K: The bunny rides me to the finish line

Posted on April 20, 2019 by monteenbysk

April is usually the month that I celebrate my Seahawk pride by running the Seahawks 12K Run in the team’s hometown of Renton. But that popular race is on hiatus in 2019. The event website promises “an exciting new event … Continue reading →

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2018 Redmond Derby Dash 5K: Boiling on a Friday the 13th

Posted on July 15, 2018 by monteenbysk

No, this wasn’t the Seattle-To-Portland (STP) bicycle ride. Or the Ragnar Relay, an 187-mile relay race from Blaine to Coupeville, Wash., also this past weekend. This was only the Redmond Derby Dash 5K, a 3.1-mile run after work on Friday. But I am … Continue reading →

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2018 Big Backyard 5K: Fundraiser for King County Parks is well worth the entry fee

Posted on June 6, 2018 by monteenbysk

The Seattle area has two major parks that can host “backyard” races and enable runners to avoid cars, large potholes and hills: Magnuson Park in Seattle and Marymoor Park just south of Redmond. Thank goodness for both of them. While Magnuson … Continue reading →

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7 Hills of Kirkland 2018: Ranking these hills by level of agony

Posted on June 2, 2018 by monteenbysk

Another year, another challenging Memorial Day ride. I joined about 950 other riders in the 7 Hills of Kirkland bicycle ride last Monday (May 28), an event sponsored by EvergreenHealth to raise money to fight homelessness. I’ve done this ultra-hilly ride six … Continue reading →

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2017 Washington Beer Run 5K: The slackers’ alternative?

Posted on June 22, 2017 by monteenbysk

My boss asked me last week if I was doing any runs on the weekend. I said, yes, I am doing the Beer Run. “I mean where you actually run,” he responded with a laugh. He thought I meant I was … Continue reading →

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2017 Flying Wheels Summer Century: Got through 100 miles with a little help from my friends

Posted on June 17, 2017 by monteenbysk

The heat of my bicycling season took place over the last six weeks, and it culminated last Saturday (June 10) with the Flying Wheels Summer Century. The century is bicycling’s version of the marathon (though not quite as hard on the body, … Continue reading →

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2016 Mustache Dache 5K: A hairy race before an even hairier election

Posted on November 12, 2016 by monteenbysk

Last Sunday’s Mustache Dache 5K — “Seattle’s hairiest race” and part of a national road-race series to support men’s health — started the week off right. The Seahawks’ game against Buffalo on Monday Night Football followed and was agonizing, but it was a … Continue reading →

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