For those of you who have yet to register but are still considering running the Seattle Marathon (11/30), take note that Wednesday (10/15) is the last day to register at the $90 price, then it jumps to $100...

If you're cheap (like me) you may want to consider signing up at your favorite local running store as opposed to online in order to avoid the ( Read more... )

My first Seattle race was the Dawg Dash 10K this morning and I saw a guy running barefoot (I was too chicken to race a 10K barefoot so I wore my Vibram's). The race was otherwise uneventful; I ran a 59:00 which is okay for me given training and hills. They ran out of water at the finish just as I got there, but the Chipotle chips and salsa were ( Read more... )

For those who have been feeling like their long runs just haven't been cutting it, the 2008 edition of the Carkeek 12 Hour has just been announced..

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Soooo... This place has been pretty quite as of late... but now it's fall again so let's get posting, huh?

What are you training for?
Who's running what?
Anything to report from summer?

Here's my '08 (so far)... since running my first marathon in Nov. '07 (Seattle!) , I've run four more marathons, two 50Ks, and two 50 Milers (all in '08). My last race ( Read more... )

Excuse this interruption for commerce . . . yes, it's one of those "Buy My Stuff . . . Please" posts ( Read more... )

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Hi all,

Just in case you missed it, the newest "Rock 'n' Roll" brand marathon has been announced, it'll be the SeaFair Marathon in Seattle on 6/27/09... as part of their promotion of the event, they are offering half price registration, for both the marathon and the half, today until midnight (Pacific Time). After midnight prices soar to $95 for the ( Read more... )

Whoo! My first race of the year. :) This was my inaugural race and I intend on running it every year. This year marks the third one. :D ( Read more... )

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I ran my first 50 Miler this weekend, the Mt Si 50 Mile!  I finished in 9 hours 22 minutes and change. If you'd like to read my (poorly written) race report, it can be found HERE. Congrats to all of you who raced this past weekend!

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