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2024 Top Pot Doughnut Dash 5K: The doughnuts and coffee make this event worth it

Posted on April 24, 2024 by monteenbysk

Yum, that glazed doughnut at the finish line tasted awesome. The coffee wasn’t bad, either. I can see why this race is so popular. I got an email several weeks ago promoting the 2024 Top Pot Doughnut Dash 5K at … Continue reading →

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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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2024 Alexander’s Hope Valentine’s Day Dash 5K: Fun race, but there’s a reason I wasn’t smiling

Posted on February 15, 2024 by monteenbysk

It’s 2024, and I’m glad to still be running, no matter how well I handle the aging process. I ran my first road race of the year on Saturday, February 10, the day before the Super Bowl. It was my … Continue reading →

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2023 12Ks of Christmas 12K: Road race No. 260 a demanding one, but I endure

Posted on December 12, 2023 by monteenbysk

Keep going, legs, keep going! That’s what I kept telling myself as I slogged to the finish of the 12Ks of Christmas 12K run on Sunday, December 10. The 7.45-mile jaunt through Kirkland was my 10th and final run of … Continue reading →

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2023 Captain Jack’s Treasure Run 5K: First race in my new age group

Posted on October 31, 2023 by monteenbysk

Well, I had a birthday more than a week ago, and it was a big one. Seven-oh. As in 70. Yikes! But I got a really nice big-screen TV from my wife as a present, so it wasn’t all bad … Continue reading →

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2023 Run of Hope Seattle 5K: Fundraiser for child cancer research packs Seward Park

Posted on September 27, 2023 by monteenbysk

In many posts for this blog, I have obsessed about the Sammamish River Trail in east King County as a venue for races, bike rides, and training. But I am just as enamored with Seattle’s Seward Park, located on the … Continue reading →

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2023 Woodinville Wine Ride: Fast, easy ride with a friend; good beer at the end

Posted on September 13, 2023 by monteenbysk

On a pleasant sunny Sunday, I joined as many as 1,000 other bicyclists in riding the Cascade Bicycle Club’s Woodinville Wine Ride on September 10. I did it for the exercise and camaraderie, not the wine. Some may argue that … Continue reading →

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2023 Retro Run 5K: New race in Redmond for ’80s decade fans

Posted on August 6, 2023 by monteenbysk

The good news is that I finished first in my age group in the first-ever Retro Run 5K, held Sunday, Aug. 6, on the Sammamish River Trail in Redmond. The bad news is there were no other participants in my … Continue reading →

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2023 Woodridge Fourth of July 5K: Finally did this race in my own neighborhood

Posted on July 4, 2023 by monteenbysk

My neighborhood in Bellevue, Wash., Woodridge Hill, celebrates the Fourth of July each year with events that include a 5K run/walk, a kiddie parade, music and food in the park, and a “slip-and-slide” downhill water slide. The festival has been … Continue reading →

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2023 Bellevue Lake to Lake Bike Ride: Wet and wild

Posted on June 12, 2023 by monteenbysk

The weather in my hometown of Bellevue, Wash., has been generally warm and dry, even downright hot, in recent weeks. So, it was a surprise to me that my first organized bicycle ride of the year, the Lake to Lake … Continue reading →

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