Kind of without thinking about it, we have a half-marathon this weekend. Originally, this was meant to be a “recovery race”. Meaning, we expected to have finished our first 50k and we wanted to put something on our calendar so …
Category: Running
Trail Report: Carkeek Lollipop.
It’s easy to get caught up in the grandeur of the Cascade Mountains here. But one of the cool things about Seattle is trail(ish) running options within the city limits, nestled right in the midst of popular neighborhoods. They might …
Race Report! The Cougar Mountain 20 Miler.
We were supposed to have run the 50 km race but, as you might know from prior posts, we were injured for a long time and unable to train for the long distance. So, reluctantly but necessarily, we dropped back …
“Race” Preview: Cougar Mountain Trail Series, 19.5 Miler.
Tomorrow we tackle our first endurance race in almost a year, and our longest trail race to date. If you’ve been here before, you probably know that we were originally training for the 50K distance. But with injuries this summer, …
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Trip Report: Dorothy, Bear, Deer & Snoqualmie Lakes.
This trail run doesn’t really have a name. It rises from the Lake Dorothy trailhead, in the Mount Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest. Heading out from Seattle, you go north up to highway 522 east, then 2 east, and then …
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Deep Frustration.
I mentioned during the Carkeek race report that my hip was bugging me. Well it turned in to a full-blown hip injury and as I write I haven’t run in almost three weeks. For a while I gutted through. But eventually …
Forced Recovery.
At first it’s easy to ignore. To explain away. There’s surely some innocuous reason for that twinge or that pain. Just keep going. But it doesn’t really get better. Maybe the pain is just there at the start. Maybe the …
Race Report: Carkeek Warmer Trail 10k.
Because Seattle has such a huge outdoors community, there are lots of opportunities for small races and intimate groups doing amazing and fun things. Last night, Melissa and I participated in one such event, hosted by Northwest Trail Runs. It’s …
Last Week’s Recap (July 3-8).
Last Week’s Posts Race Report: Chuckanut Foot Race. Our Toughest Competitor. Last Week’s Workouts Melissa This was a recovery week for me, in terms of weekly running distance. I also didn’t gte any bike commuting in last week. It was a …
Boundary Conditions 