Category Archives: Seattle Marathon

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

Posted on July 15, 2018 by

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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2017 Seafair Torchlight 8K Run: My last hurrah?

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

My 213th road run was the Seafair Torchlight 8K Run in downtown Seattle on Saturday night, July 29; it takes place just before the annual Torchlight parade. This has always been one of my favorite races, as I’ve run it … Continue reading →

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2017 Redmond Derby Dash 5K: After-work run a good stress reliever

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

Friday night, July 7, offered two recreational options that appealed to me: The Cascade Bicycle Club’s Seattle Night Ride and the Redmond Derby Dash 5K run. I really want to do the Seattle Night Ride sometime, but the Derby Dash … Continue reading →

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