Category Archives: Vancouver Marathon

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

Posted on November 23, 2019 by monteenbysk

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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2017 Fiesta 5K Ole Run: Sidestepped all the potholes!

Posted on May 11, 2017 by monteenbysk

The city of Seattle was planning in late April or May to conduct what it calls a “Pothole Palooza” — a 10-day public works campaign to patch all the potholes and re-pave crumbled streets reported throughout the city. It appears that … Continue reading →

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2014 Seattle to Vancouver (B.C.) Ride: Memorable ride to a cool city

Posted on August 26, 2014 by monteenbysk

There we were, a bunch of adrenalin-filled bicyclists from the Seattle area, zipping through a crowded pedestrian promenade along English Bay and False Creek in downtown Vancouver, B.C. In the last few miles of the Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and … Continue reading →

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Is an ankle implant in my future?

Posted on April 29, 2011 by monteenbysk

Wow, just the sound of that is daunting. An ankle implant (also known as “ankle replacement”). I didn’t even know they existed until earlier this week. But there I was, at my long-awaited meeting with a podiatrist on April 26, … Continue reading →

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