Category Archives: Seattle Marathon

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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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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2018 Green Lake Gobble 5K: I’m thankful to still be able to run

Posted on November 22, 2018 by

It’s Thanksgiving Week. I’ve survived another birthday, another crazy, unreal year of Trump, and another excruciating, maddening, but ultimately winning Oregon Ducks football season. Like most people, I’m thankful at this time of year for a lot of things — for a … Continue reading →

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2018 Issaquah Run with the Fishes 5K: Gilman Boulevard becomes a favorite place to run

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

For the fourth time in the last five years, I helped Issaquahians celebrate their annual community festival by running in the Run with the Fishes 5K last Sunday (October 7). It used to be the Issaquah Salmon Days Run, which had … Continue reading →

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2018 Rave Green Run 5.4K: Small run with a big dose of Sounders pride

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

In looking over September race possibilities, I chose running the Seattle Sounders’ Rave Green Run a second time, three years after doing it the first time. This year’s run, held last Saturday (September 15), was in a different community and seemed … Continue reading →

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2018 Columbia Winery 10K Run: Back-of-the-pack jockeying to stay out of last place

Posted on August 24, 2018 by

In planning my August race schedule, the Columbia Winery Charity Walk & Run in Woodinville fit nicely. I wanted to do my 219th road run (since 2001) on that particular weekend and I also wanted to run a 10K. This … Continue reading →

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2018 Seafair Torchlight 8K Run: What I’ll miss and won’t miss about running on the viaduct

Posted on August 4, 2018 by

Cynics in the running crowd say Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct will live to see another run, that we’ve heard it all before about how it’s coming down soon. But I disagree. I believe the Highway 99 tunnel will be funneling … Continue reading →

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