Category Archives: Running

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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2019 Resolution Run 5K: Brisk, cold, puddle-jumping run to launch the new year

Posted on January 6, 2019 by

My resolutions for 2019 are hardly radical or game-changing. I will try to lose at least five pounds, to make up for those I gained post-surgery in 2018. I will try to exercise every day. I will continue to cut back on … Continue reading →

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2018 12Ks of Christmas: Elves, reindeer and Grinches among the 2,100 runners

Posted on December 22, 2018 by

After a year off for ankle surgery, I was back running the popular 12Ks of Christmas last Sunday (Dec. 16). I’ve done this event 14 times and usually run the 12K. But I ran the 5K race this time, largely because I … Continue reading →

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2018 Seattle Half-Marathon: Cool new course for my half No. 39

Posted on December 1, 2018 by

For more than a decade, the Seattle Marathon or Half-Marathon has been a Thanksgiving weekend tradition for me. Last Sunday (Nov. 25), I resumed this tradition after a two-year break by running the Seattle Half-Marathon. It was my longest run of … Continue reading →

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