7/28 our town is having a centenial celibration and is hosting a 5K. I don't know what it's called yet.

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Oh Tet, you sure are a funny guy with your subliminal messaging and descriptions of Portland v. Bellingham. The St. John's Bridge incline is only half a mile long. A welcome respite from the flat and boring industrial district. Whereas Bellingham, remembering that I lived near there for two years, is flat for the first six miles, then it's ALL hills afterwards. I think full disclosure is required.

My first marathon will be my home marathon. I believe that's the right thing to do.

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tammy -

You got that right about the Torchlight Run with 300,000 bored Seafair specators waiting for the parade to start (many since as early as 6am) cheering on each and every runner.

However, how about this one?

7/22 tetsujin - Swedish Hospital SummeRun 100K, . . . I mean 10K, Seattle.

I once spent some time there where it starts at the Swedish Hospital up on Capitol Hill and includes a one mile descent down towards Montlake and the UW and then back up again down near Broadway.

Incidentally, except when goddesses are involved, I'm a support-your-local-athletics fan too and do the Seattle Marathon no matter what (but really glad that goddesses and dromey and maybe jura along with peripatetic MM Karl will be able to join locals lynden, dove, mariposai and me in Bellingham).

Since you lived in Seattle before, we'll give you local credit too any time you can jump in the hot tub with us up here, . . . I mean join us at the Pink Door, . . . I mean come up for a run, . . . I mean all three, . . . and that goes for all boomers from everywhere, anytime.

ps - have you ever been in the hot tub on the slopes of Mt. Baker?

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My running life was so short lived when I lived up there and there are just so many great races! I lived there for almost 10 yrs and it was only during the last year or so there that I discovered running. I felt like so many years were wasted {sigh} I have not heard of that Swedish run - but based on your description, I know the route. I lived near the U Village (70th and Sandpoint to be exact), and Swedish is where I had my son, so that route is familiar as I made many doctor visits to and from that area.

No, never visited the hottub at Mt. Baker. I'm not a skiier - so never have even been to Mt. Baker.

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Ah, Tetsujin, you are a charmer! I have decided to keep things very simple this fall. Unfortunately, that also means I won't be at the 20 mile aid station for others -- which was a total blast last year.

Ilene.... I won't be running the Disney Half....I don't know who told you I was????? Maybe I did ...but I never signed up for it.

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and I'm thinking it may be a good cherry picking race even if I'm still injured..... look at the results for the 5K



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