Category Archives: St. Patrick’s Day Dash

2024 Kirkland Shamrock 5K Run: Sea of green (and a few Ducks fans!) at Juanita Beach Park

Posted on March 20, 2024 by monteenbysk

St. Patrick’s Day holiday runs are almost always fun and festive. I remember doing one such run years ago when a woman running just ahead of me suddenly stopped 500 feet short of the finish line to move to the … Continue reading →

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2023 Alexander’s Hope Valentine’s Day Dash 5K: Tougher course but still a fun run

Posted on February 13, 2023 by monteenbysk

Alexander’s Hope, a Kirkland-based nonprofit organization that promotes awareness of organ donation, put on another well-organized 5K race in its hometown on Saturday, February 11. On a chilly but dry day, the fourth annual Alexander’s Hope Valentine’s Day Dash 5K … Continue reading →

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Hilly Christmas 5K in Kirkland is my 250th race

Posted on December 11, 2022 by monteenbysk

It only took me 21 years and three months, but I finally completed my 250th road race on Sunday (December 11). That’s 250 road races without a DNF (did not finish), which is a big deal to me with all … Continue reading →

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2020 Chilly Hilly: A brotherly ride with a bit of sun

Posted on February 27, 2020 by monteenbysk

Hardcore bicycle riders, for some odd reason, seem attracted to rides featuring tough hills and rotten weather. That’s got to be the reason why rides such as the 7 Hills of Kirkland, the Stinky Spoke, and the Worst Day of … 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 monteenbysk

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

Posted on February 9, 2019 by monteenbysk

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

Posted on December 1, 2018 by monteenbysk

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

Posted on August 4, 2018 by monteenbysk

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 Emerald City Bike Ride: First ride back is last ride on Seattle’s viaduct

Posted on April 14, 2018 by monteenbysk

The weather gods were in a foul mood for my first post-surgery bicycling event on April 8, as rain and wind made for a wet, chilly Emerald City Bike Ride. But I got the chance to ride one last time (traffic-free) … Continue reading →

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2017 Hot Chocolate 15K: Event organizers are doing something right

Posted on March 11, 2017 by monteenbysk

I always like new challenges, things I haven’t done before. So on this year’s list was running the Hot Chocolate 15K in downtown Seattle. I ran the Hot Chocolate 5K for the first time last year, but had never done … Continue reading →

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