Northwest Running and Triathlon Calendar - June 2013

Lots of trail runs, lots of open water triathlons, lots of halves and fulls...

And strangely, quite a few weekday night runs! Apparently, the Solstice, i.e. longest day of the year, is a thing to run about these days. Who knew?

And if you're lucky enough to run the Kona Marathon...well, you're my role model.

Let's race!

-Green Text for Trail Runs
-Red Text for Marathons and Half Marathons
-Blue Text for Triathlons and Duathlons
-Orange Text for everything else, the normal 5k, 10k, etc

RACES FOR WEEK OF JUNE 17th TO JUNE 23rd

June 22nd / Trail Rail Run 50m, 50k, 30k and 10k / Mullan, ID

June 22nd / Wulfman's Continental Divide Trail 14k / Butte, MT

June 22nd / Bridle Trails Party in the Park 10k and 5k / Kirkland, WA

June 22nd / Angry Trout Trail Run 11m and 5.2m / York, MT

June 22nd / Silver City Endurance Runs 100k, 50k and 30k / Silver City, ID

June 22nd / To Bone and Back 40m and 5m / Idaho Falls, ID

June 22nd / Old Gabe Trail Run 50k and 25k / Bozeman, MT

June 23rd / Rattlesnake Ridge Run 50k, Half Marathon and 5m / North Bend, WA

June 23rd / Jug Mountain Ranch Trail Run 10m / Lake Fork, ID

June 22nd / See Jane Run Half Marathon and 5k / Boise, ID

June 22nd / Running for Risa Half Marathon, 10.4m, 10k and 5k / Gaston, OR

June 22nd / Bald Peak Half Marathon / Hillsboro, OR

June 22nd / Run Like the Wind Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and 5k / Ellensburg, WA

June 22nd / Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and Half Marathon / Seattle, WA

June 22nd / Grapes of Half Half Marathon / Eugene, OR

June 23rd / Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon and 5k / Vancouver, BC

June 23rd / Bellevue Ghost Marathon / Bellevue, WA

June 23rd / Kona Big Island Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and 5k / Kona, HI (Hey, why not?)

June 22nd / Three Lakes Triathlon Olympic and Sprint / Friday Harbor, WA

June 22nd / Padden Triathlon Sprint+ and Sprint / Bellingham, WA

June 22nd / TriMonroe Triathlon Sprint+ and Sprint / Monroe, WA

June 22nd / Deception Pass Challenge Triathlon Sprint / Oak Harbor, WA

June 23rd / Clackamas Cove Triathlon Olympic and Sprint / Oregon City, OR

June 23rd / TRI for Fun Triathlon Sprint / Black Butte Ranch, OR

June 23rd / Bozeman Tritons Triathlon Half-Iron and Sprint / Bozeman, MT

June 23rd / Ironman USA Coeur d'Alene Triathlon Iron / Coeur d'Alene, ID

June 18th / Longest Day Run 5k / Medford, OR (Tuesday Night Race!)

June 19th / IRC Father's Day 5k / Auburn, WA (Wednesday Night Race!)

June 21st / ORRC Summer Solstice Sundowner 5k / Oregon City, OR (Friday Night Race!)

June 21st / Dash and Bash Summer Solstice Run 5k / Springfield, OR (Friday Night Race!)

June 21st / WVRR Salem Summer Solstice Run 10k and 5k / Salem, OR (Friday Night Race!)

June 22nd / Bavarian Battle 5k / Leavenworth, WA

June 22nd / Kootenai River Run 10k and 5k / Bonners Ferry, ID

June 22nd / Ponderosa Park Run 7m and 4m / McCall, ID

June 22nd / Running of the Trolls 5.75m and 3m / Astoria, OR

June 22nd / Elkton Butterfly Run 10k and 5k / Elkton, OR

June 22nd / St. Andrews Legal Clinic's Race for Justice 5k / Portland, OR

June 22nd / Twilight Run 5k / Tigard, OR

June 22nd / TRCI Wellness Run 5k / Umatilla, OR

June 22nd / Pioneer Dam Run 10k and 5k / Brownsville, OR

June 22nd / Pink Buffalo Stampede 10k and 5k / Junction City, OR

June 22nd / Sternwheeler Days 10k and 5k / Cascade Locks, OR

June 22nd / Color Me Rad 5k / Boise, ID

June 22nd / Beach to Chowder 10k and 5k / Long Beach, WA

June 22nd / Camano Crab Dash 10k and 5k / Camano Island, WA

June 22nd / Libby Logger Days Fun Run 10k and 5k / Libby, MT

June 22nd / Deputy Saul Gallegos Memorial 10k and 5k / Manson, WA

June 22nd / Kingspoint Kolor Run 5k / Richland, WA

June 22nd / Meeker Days 5k / Puyallup, WA

June 22nd / Poulsbo Beer Run 4m / Poulsbo, WA

June 22nd / Tesoro March Point Run 10k and 5k / Anacortes, WA

June 22nd / Celebrate Family Fun Run 5k / Priest River, ID

June 23rd / Willow Creek 5k / Heppner, OR

June 23rd / Great Northern 5k / Kalispell, MT

June 23rd / Run with Pride 10k and 4k / Seattle, WA

June 23rd / Team Sparks Run to Fight Breast Cancer 5k / Portland, OR

June 23rd / Emotions in Motion 5k / Eugene, OR

Kona Ironman Triathlon World Championships - Underpants Run!

Yes, yes, I realize that we're only a couple days away from the biggest Triathlon event of the year: the Kona Ironman Triathlon World Championships.

Check out some previews:

Here.

And here.

And here.

And here.

But the more important story is the continuing growth of the greatest race of all-time: the Kona Underpants Run!

The story behind the Underpants Run.

How to prepare for the Underpants Run.

And, of course, photos of last year's Underpants Run!

And the 2012 Run!

Photo by Kurt Hoy.

Toughest Ultra in the World?

If it's not the HURT 100, than I'm not sure what it is.

Since we're down to two, yes two, races in all of the Northwest this week, perhaps we should plan a road trip. Since it's winter, perhaps we should go to Hawaii. Since we're insane, perhaps we should run the HURT 100.

No, this isn't my heart rate after a speed workout, this is the elevation profile of the HURT 100.

Here's a more detailed version, but remember, this is only 20 miles. Then the course starts over. And you get to do it four more times!

The photo at the top is of awesome runner, triathlete, and blogger, Frayed Laces, otherwise known as FL, running the HURT 100 last year. Check out her account of the race here. Yes, she's a stud. So to speak.

I doubt that you can get in this year, as it looks to be sold out, but remember this for next year, when we're back in the doldrums of January. Instead of boring training runs through the rain and wind, you could be killing yourself in Hawaii!

Yay!

Let's race!

RACES FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 9th TO JANUARY 15th

January 14th / MLK Weekend Runs 15k, 10k and 5k / Seattle, WA

January 15th / Cascade Half Marathon and 10k / Turner, OR

December Destination Marathons!

Looking for a December marathon? Preferably in a warmer climate? The R's is here for you.

First up, The CIM. Otherwise known as the California International Marathon. December 4th. Super-flat course in Sacramento, CA and well known as a great course to try to qualify for Boston. Usually dry and mild weather. Road trip!

Same date, just across the desert, we've got the Las Vegas Marathon. At night. On the strip. Cool.

Then on the next weekend, December 11th, 2500 miles away, we've got the Honolulu Marathon. Ah, Hawaii. How can you go wrong? This one can be muggy, but it starts early, 5:00am early, to get you out and back before it heats up too much. And it's Hawaii, how much are you going to complain, really?

If you're really looking to escape the cool Northwest weather, there's always the Panama City International Marathon on Dec. 4th. Yeah, not Florida...Panama! Trust me, you won't be cold...the average temps, year-round, are highs of around 90F, with 80% humidity. Woot!

And you thought you wouldn't get a hot, dry run until next July...

And 84 Days After the Mac 50...

...the toenail finally fell off.

It's now floating in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Maui. Unless some lucky tourist found it and took it home as a souvenir. Let me tell you, that baby is better than a stinking seashell any day of the week!

Let's race!

RACES FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 29th TO SEPTEMBER 5th (Labor Day!)

September 3rd / Stumptown Long-Course Triathlon and Duathlon / Fairview, OR

September 3rd / Umpqua Ultimate Olympic and Sprint Triathlon / Sutherlin, OR

September 3rd / Sole 2 Soul Half Marathon, 10k and 5k / Delco, ID

September 3rd / Garden City Olympic Triathlon / Missoula, MT

September 3rd / Sunriver 5k for a Cause 5k / Sunriver, OR

September 3rd / Bonney Lake Labor of Love Olympic and Sprint Triathlon / Bonney Lake, WA

September 3rd / Over the Narrows 10m / Gig Harbor, WA

September 3rd / North Bend Multicross Sprint Triathlon / North Bend, WA

September 3rd / Titanium Man Olympic Triathlon / Richland, WA

September 3rd / Parkland Pace or Race 5k / Tacoma, WA

September 3rd / Lake Padden 10.35m Run / Bellingham, WA

September 3rd / Harbor Days 6m / Olympia, WA

September 3rd / Run the Dam Loop 1/3 Marathon and 5k / Cottage Grove, OR

September 3rd / Pocatello Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and 5k / Pocatello, ID

September 3rd / Soaring Eagle Park 50k, Marathon, 15k and 8k / Sammamish, WA

September 3rd / PCT Bunker to Bonneville 50k Trail Run / Bonneville Hot Springs, WA

September 4th / Port Townsend Trail Run 4m / Port Townsend, WA

September 4th / Steve Braun Memorial Sprint Triathlon / Orcas Island, WA

September 4th / Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon / Carlton, OR

September 4th / Eugene Women's Half Marathon / Eugene, OR

September 4th / Sunriver Marathon for a Cause Marathon and Half Marathon / Sunriver, OR

September 4th / Stumptown Olympic Triathlon and Duathlon and Sprint Triathlon / Fairview, OR

September 5th / Labor Day 5k / Tigard, OR

September 5th / Labor Day Half Marathon and 4m / Woodinville, WA

September 5th / Little Cross Trail 5k / Pasco, WA

September 5th / ORRC Wildwood Trail Trial 10k / Portland, OR

September 5th / Sagebrush Skedaddle 10k / Redmond, OR

Back in the Northwest

In body, if not in spirit....we'll get back to the old NW running in just a bit. But for now, I'm going to relive a couple of Hawaii runs.

First, on the Big Island, running down Ali'i Drive in Kona. If you want to run hills on the Big Island, it's not hard, just turn inland and you go up fast. Personally, I said "no thanks" and stayed by the water. Hey, what's better than running where you can see the waves, right?



Next, we've got Maui and the Ka'anapali Beach Boardwalk. A lot of people to dodge, but a sweet ride right along the shore. You've got to love it when the Garmin shows an elevation of negative six feet. Ah Hawaii...

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