Category Archives: Running

2019 Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle 5K and Woodinville Wine Ride: Museum running, wining on a bike, and more

Posted on June 15, 2019 by

I didn’t get to sleep in at all last weekend, but my near-triathlon spread over two days otherwise went pretty well. The back-to-back events, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle 5K on Saturday (June 8) and the 24-mile Woodinville Wine Ride … Continue reading →

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2019 Emerald City Ride: Not as scenic anymore, but still a thrill to ride carless freeways

Posted on June 1, 2019 by

This year’s Emerald City Ride was without the featured stretch on the Alaskan Way Viaduct because, well, the viaduct no longer exists. Replacing it with a jaunt through the Highway 99 Tunnel means that you can now escape the rain … Continue reading →

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2019 Seattle Bike-n-Brews: A little ride before the Big Move

Posted on May 8, 2019 by

The 2019 version of the Seattle Bike-n-Brews last Sunday (May 5) was only 32 miles long, cut five miles short from what was planned due to construction work on a section of the Interurban Trail. It was also as flat … 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

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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2019 Mercer Island Half-Marathon: It’s my 40th half-marathon, and it felt like it

Posted on March 31, 2019 by

I achieved my goal last Sunday (March 24) of running at least 40 half-marathons. It was fitting that my 40th was the Mercer Island Half-Marathon, a demanding race I’ve done 14 times now, including before, between, and after my two … Continue reading →

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2019 Hot Chocolate 5K: It’s official — I will run for chocolate

Posted on March 10, 2019 by

The Hot Chocolate 15K/5K event in Seattle last Sunday (March 3) was, by all signs, another rousing success. More than 9,800 runners and walkers did either the 5K (3.1 miles) or 15K (9.3 miles). That’s a slight decline from the … Continue reading →

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Hello, tunnel; goodbye, viaduct! Two days to obsess about both

Posted on February 9, 2019 by

Even after the big snow dumps this week, the run and bicycle ride through downtown Seattle’s new tunnel last weekend is still memorable. It won’t be easy to forget joining a thousand other runners from Corral 6 as we first … Continue reading →

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