Category Archives: Seattle Marathon

2019 Green Lake Gobble 5K: Over the jet lag and into the holiday spirit

Posted on November 23, 2019 by

Two days after a cross-country flight back home, I joined 1,000-plus other runners and walkers for the Green Lake Gobble 5K/10K at Seattle’s Green Lake Park last Sunday (November 17). It was good to put thoughts of airports and airplanes … Continue reading →

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2019 Dawg Dash 5K: Gearing up for Ducks-Huskies with a run with the dawgs

Posted on October 17, 2019 by

It’s a stressful week for many of us Ducks in the Seattle area. We play the Washington Huskies this Saturday at Husky Stadium with the Pac-12 North title likely on the line. I began this week by infiltrating enemy territory. … Continue reading →

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2019 Overlake Labor Day Half-Marathon and 5K: Classy event brings out 1,150+ runners on a holiday

Posted on September 7, 2019 by

Post-Labor Day greetings! It’s amazing how fast 2019 is zipping by us. Labor Day is a good day to meet a friend and do a road race together. The weather is warm but not too hot, and you can get … 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

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 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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