Running In Seattle Update 20151111

Only 20 days to the Seattle Marathon.  I took a stroll today, covering 10.65 miles, so I’m well on my way to experiencing sufficient training before the big event on November 29.  And I submitted my registration today, so I can’t back out now!  I had intended to walk only 9 miles for my practice run, but I’m really glad to have gotten in a longer distance — makes me that much closer to my training goal.

We have a brand new 5K run – the first annual Run Run Rudolph taking place on the University of Washington campus.  Donations benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

The 7th annual K9 Candy Cane 5K benefits the City of Renton Community Services, with donated canned dog food going to the Seattle/King County Humane Society.

Run Results:
Run Scared (5K & 4K-Walk, Seward Park in Seattle, Saturday October 31).
Calendar Additions:
K9 Candy Cane (5K, Community Center in Renton, Sunday December 6).
Run Run Rudolph (5K, University of Washington Campus, Sunday December 6).

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The Pacific Northwest Sports Weekend:

Seattle Beats Dallas. — The NFL Seattle Seahawks beat the Dallas Cowboys Sunday 23-22.  The Seahawks get to .500 while the Cowboys drop to 2-5.

Seattle Beats Dallas — The NASL Seattle Sounders beat FC Dallas Sunday 2-1.  The two sides play again next Sunday to determine who goes to the Western Conference Finals.

University of Washington Huskies rout Arizona Wildcats, beating them up by a final tally of 49-3.

Washington State University Cougars lose to Stanford Cardinal 28-30.  With the clock running and only 15 seconds for the Cougs to get on the field and attempt the game-winning field goal, the shot went wide right.  Other than the loss, it was the Cougs’ best game of the season!

Three wins, one loss.

Back to the calendar, an addition:  the 4th Annual Rogers Reindeer Run to benefit the Rogers High School Performing Arts Music program.

Run Results:
Halloween Run Magnuson Series (5K & 10K, Magnuson Park, Saturday October 31).
Calendar Addition:
Rogers Reindeer Run (5K & 10K, Heritage Rec Center in Puyallup, Saturday December 5).

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When I have a rough or busy week, I don’t get around to posting results or events as often as I should.

Last weekend was a rough one for our local professional sports teams.  That was so depressing that I couldn’t bring myself to do an update.  The Huskies and the Seahawks both lost.  The Cougars did come through with a win.  And tonight, how will the Huskies perform, as 16-point underdogs to Stanford Cardinal?

Day before yesterday, the Seahawks did come through with a Thursday Night Football win over the San Francisco 49ers.  The Hawk defense cashed in with 6 sacks.  But the Seahawks offense gave up 5 sacks of their own, so there’s still a LOT of work to do.

We had a nice time at last Sunday’s Dawg Dash.  Personally, I was able to successfully walk the 5K and had minimal after effects.  The results are posted here today.

Run Results:
Dawg Dash (5K & 10K, Husky Campus at University of Washington, Sunday October 18).

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Beat the Blerch — The Results are in. There were 3,562 finishers, beating last year’s inaugural 3,331 finishers.

Interestingly, the number of Marathon finishers were down from a year ago. I wonder if those who ran it in 2014 found it too challenging and decided to do something different this year. Half Marathon finishers were about the same, but the number of 10K participants increased by a whopping 30% to 1,800 finishers.

Could Beat The Blerch become a tradition in the Seattle area?

One running event that is already a 30-year tradition is Dawg Dash, happening this year on Sunday, October 18, at Husky Stadium. You can check the details at the Husky website.

Run Results:
Beat The Blerch (10K, 13mi & 26mi; Tolt MacDonald Park in Carnation, Saturday September 12 and Sunday September 13).

Calendar Addition:
Dawg Dash (5K & 10K, Husky Campus at University of Washington, Sunday October 18).

Running In Seattle Update 20140913 (September 13, 2014)

RUN RESULTS:
Women Of Wonder (10K & 5K, Green Lake Park in Seattle — near the Community Center, Sunday September 7).
CALENDAR ADDITIONS:
Dawg Dash (5K & 10K, Husky Campus at University of Washington, Sunday October 19).
Boogie Nights (5K & Dance, Green Lake Community Center, Saturday evening October 25).