Tag Archives: Snoqualmie Valley

2019 Seattle Bike-n-Brews: A little ride before the Big Move

Posted on May 8, 2019 by monteenbysk

The 2019 version of the Seattle Bike-n-Brews last Sunday (May 5) was only 32 miles long, cut five miles short from what was planned due to construction work on a section of the Interurban Trail. It was also as flat … Continue reading →

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2019 Beat the Bunny 5K: The bunny rides me to the finish line

Posted on April 20, 2019 by monteenbysk

April is usually the month that I celebrate my Seahawk pride by running the Seahawks 12K Run in the team’s hometown of Renton. But that popular race is on hiatus in 2019. The event website promises “an exciting new event … Continue reading →

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2017 Flying Wheels Summer Century: Got through 100 miles with a little help from my friends

Posted on June 17, 2017 by monteenbysk

The heat of my bicycling season took place over the last six weeks, and it culminated last Saturday (June 10) with the Flying Wheels Summer Century. The century is bicycling’s version of the marathon (though not quite as hard on the body, … Continue reading →

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7 Hills of Kirkland Metric Century 2016: These hills had me pleading no mas

Posted on June 3, 2016 by monteenbysk

This ride was my annual lesson in how I don’t do enough hill training … and how I am no longer 25. I rode the 7 Hills of Kirkland Metric Century on Memorial Day, my fourth time doing this  event and my … Continue reading →

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Tour de Peaks 2015: Finally seeing more women bicycling!

Posted on July 22, 2015 by monteenbysk

The Tour de Peaks ride through the Snoqualmie Valley was again held just a week after STP (Seattle-to-Portland), and so elite riders appeared to again have skipped it. The turnout on Saturday, July 18, was noticeably low. It is likely that sweltering temperatures in the … Continue reading →

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2015 Snoqualmie Valley 10K Run: Tough going head-to-head with Rock ‘n’ Roll event

Posted on June 19, 2015 by monteenbysk

Runners from all 50 states and 22 countries descended on Seattle last weekend for the 7th annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Marathon and Half-Marathon. In all, 17,267 runners participated in those two races plus an 8K run that was added this … Continue reading →

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2015 Flying Wheels Summer Century: Back makes it through, butt almost doesn’t

Posted on June 4, 2015 by monteenbysk

Five days after completing a 60-mile ride with several tough hills, I endured the Flying Wheels Summer Century (100-mile route) on Saturday (May 30) — mercifully avoiding any major drama. My second of two back-to-back, backbreaking rides in one week actually went … Continue reading →

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Tour de Peaks 2014: A training ride for RSVP

Posted on July 25, 2014 by monteenbysk

The Carnation food stop at the turnaround point It’s the fourth straight year that I’ve done the Tour de Peaks bicycle ride through the Snoqualmie Valley. Since it was my first organized ride ever in 2011 and my first century ever in 2012, … Continue reading →

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2014 Snoqualmie Valley 10K: My Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle alternative

Posted on June 28, 2014 by monteenbysk

I toyed with the idea of doing the Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Marathon this year, and walking about half of it. The closer I got to the June 21 date, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half-Marathon seemed more realistic. But, alas, I’d spent … Continue reading →

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Tour de Peaks 2013: Embarrassing spill spices up routine blog post

Posted on August 14, 2013 by monteenbysk

I wasn’t breaking any speed records, but my Century No. 2 was going along nicely Sunday when I unintentionally found a way to come up with something interesting for this post. To begin this saga, I am learning that bicycle … Continue reading →

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