Coeur d'Alene Marathon Results!

I know, I know, I don't give a shout-out to the Idaho folks much, so...

Hi Idaho! Hope you enjoyed your run!

Marathon Results here.

Half-Marathon Results here.

5k Results here.

Everything here (scroll down).

The Three Towers!

No, it's not a Lord of the Rings sequel, it's a race. A Wednesday night race! A Wednesday night race with no set course!

What the?!?

Yeah, I know...it sounds awesome!

Let's race!


RACES FOR WEEK OF JUNE 7th TO JUNE 13th

June 9th / 3 - The Three Towers Run / Olympia, WA

June 12th / Helvetia Half-Marathon and Drop Top 10k / Hillsboro, OR

June 12th / Kootenai River Run 10k and 5k / Bonners Ferry, ID

June 12th / Teton Dam Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10k and 5k / Rexburg, ID

June 12th / Steep Hill Chase 5k / Eugene, OR

June 12th / Run for Ohm 10k and 5k / Roseburg, OR

June 12th / Surf and Turf Duathlon / Springfield, OR

June 12th / Moses Lake Family Sprint Triathlon / Moses Lake, WA

June 12th / ARC in Motion 10k and 5k / Vancouver, WA

June 13th / Edge to Edge Marathon and Half-Marathon / Ucluelet, BC

June 13th / Oregon Mile / Eugene, OR

June 13th / Pine Hollow Sprint Triathlon / Wamic, OR

June 13th / Shore Run 10k and 5k / Seattle, WA

Kami Semick and Oregon Ready to Roll in South Africa

The U.S. is taking it's best and brightest Ultra stars down to South Africa and the Comrades Marathon.

Apparently, this Josh Cox guy is pretty fast and has a real chance to run some people down at Comrades. But let's face it - he's from California. How fast can he be really?

Now Kami Semick on the other hand, from right down the road in Bend, Oregon, is fast. No, I mean, fast-fast. And notice in the story how they talk about Comrades being tougher in the "Downhill" years? Well, I'm guessing no runner from Bend is going to be thrown by downhills. Semick has plenty of altitude around Bend to go down, up, back down...whatever she wants to do. I mean, Bend's at 3600' elevation, for Gord's sake!

Head right over to the Comrades site on Sunday and you can follow Kami as she kicks some and takes some.

Go Kami!


Thanks to Ultrarunning.com for the photo.

Step Into The Wayback Machine!

I was curious just how long I've been at this slight craziness they call running...so I did a little research:

First Race: 1989 - Bank to Bank 8k - The First Crossing
Well, I think it was 1989 anyway. I'm pretty sure that's when the new I-90 bridge opened up...and the runners were the first ones to cross it. No photo though.


First Race...with a photo: 1989 - Summer's Last Stride 4k
Yeah, a four klick race. Can you believe it? And I believe it had a screaming downhill, if I remember correctly. That race has long since been lost to the ages. Only a few months after the Bank to Bank. Damn fine tie-dye tank top; I wish I still had it. Another thing I wish I still had? The age of 22 - which I was when I ran this race.

First Triathlon: 1997 - I don't even remember the name of it.
As you can tell though, it was a Off-road, trail, mt. bike affair. I believe it was held in Winthrop, WA. And I believe the water in that lake we swam in was damn near freezing. Yes, that's the wife with me. And no, that shirt never came clean after that. I ended up throwing it away.

Twenty years later, and I haven't learned a thing. Still out there trying to beat times that no one even knows.

But me...

Rhody Run Results!

I ran this race a number of years ago...with a rubber glove on my right hand. Sort of a poor man's Michael Jackson.

See there was this knife...and this emergency room...and these stitches.

And the doctor told me to keep them dry for a bit - and it was pouring rain on race day.

So now you know.

Hope the 2010 version was dry, but I'm guessing it wasn't. Hope you enjoyed the race anyway.

Results are right here.

Schmooove Your Butt Off the Center Line!

So is there anything more evil than the pool lane hog?

Yeah, I know you can see me. I'm right here. Standing at the end of the lane. Staring at you.

Staring at you swimming down the middle of the lane. Trying to do your flip turns as fast as you can so you can pretend you don't see me standing here.

For the love of cheese! Is it that bad to share a lane?!? I'm not asking you to circle-swim...there are only two of us! Just freaking move over and stay on your side of the lane! I mean, in two years of swimming at Dixon, I've had to circle-swim maybe twice, so it's not like anyone here is sick and tired of fighting for lane space.

Next time...cannonball...right on your head.

Thirty-Four and Counting!

I've never, ever, never, never-ever, seen this many races in one weekend! What in the name of Davey Jones' Fish Sticks is going on here?!?

Marathons, Halves, Ultras, 10k's, 5k's, Tri's, Du's...if you can't find a race on this weekend, you ain't even halfway trying.

Let's race!

RACES FOR WEEK OF JUNE 1st TO JUNE 7th

June 5th / Blue Lake Sprint Triathlon and Duathlon / Fairview, OR

June 5th / Issaquah Sprint Triathlon / Issaquah, WA

June 5th / Adoption Run 10k and 5k / Snohomish, WA

June 5th / Reardan Mule Days 10k and 5k / Reardan, WA

June 5th / Sun Valley Half-Marathon / Sun Valley, OR

June 5th / Dog Island 10k / Guemes Island, WA

June 5th / Race Beneath the Sun 5 mile / Bellingham, WA

June 5th / Rotary River Run 5k / Corvallis, OR

June 5th / Goldsborough Creek 7 mile / Shelton, WA

June 5th / I Topped the Rock 5k / Castle Rock, WA

June 5th / Edmonds Waterfront Festival 5k / Edmonds, WA

June 5th / Crossroads 5k / Vancouver, WA

June 5th / Miles of Mozart 5k / Eugene, OR

June 5th / Girls on the Run 5k / Corvallis, OR

June 5th / Timberline Marathon and 14.2 mile run / Government Camp, OR

June 5th / 3 Rivers Race Against Domestic Violence Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10k / La Grande, OR

June 5th / Flight for Sight Fun Run 10k and 5k / Everett, WA

June 5th / Starlight Run 5k / Portland, OR

June 5th / Duvall 10k and 5k / Duvall, WA

June 5th / Oregon's Run for the Roses 10k and 5k / Sherwood, OR

June 5th / Rainier to Ruston Rail-Trail Ultra 50 mile and 50k / South Prairie, WA

June 5th / Silver Falls Challenge 5k Trail Run / Silverton, OR

June 5th / Sisters Athletic Club Tri-a-Tri Sprint Triathlon / Sisters, OR

June 5th / Undy 5000 / Tacoma, WA

June 5th / Arlington Airport Run 10k and 5k / Arlington, WA

June 6th / TNT Hiawatha Trail Run 28.2 miles / Wallace, ID

June 6th / Gorilla Thrilla 12 mile and 3.5 mile / Eugene, OR

June 6th / UCC Pool, Pedal, Run for Athletics Sprint Triathlon / Roseburg, OR

June 6th / Hockinson 5k / Brush Prairie, WA

June 6th / Chum Run 5k / Langley, WA

June 6th / North Olympic Discovery Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10k and 5k / Sequim, WA

June 6th / San Juan Island Marathon and Half-Marathon / San Juan Island, WA

June 6th / Blue Lake Olympic Triathlon and Duathlon / Fairview, OR

June 6th / Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure 5k / Seattle, WA

Eugene Marathon T-Shirt Review!

The true home of Nike - Eugene - was calling...what would Nike come up with for a race shirt?

Well, it's not half-bad. The color is very good - sort of a charcoal gray, that goes with pretty much anything. The design is pretty cool, even if it is duck colors. The shirt has the date on it, which I always appreciate. And the back has a nice, limited set of sponsors. And one of them is Krusteaz!

It doesn't get any better than Krusteaz.

Sort of odd for a May race to give you a long sleeve shirt, but it's a very light dri-fit tech shirt, so I guess it's ok. Still, I'd take a short sleeve over long every single time. But that's me.

The medal? Meh. Sort of plain. Sort of boring. It does have Hayward Field on the back, so you've got to give it props there. Again with the duck colors, but you've got to expect that. I've never been much of a medal person anyway. I'll donate it to the Corvallis School District and hopefully it will make some kid happy.

Shirt: B+
Medal: C

Nordstrom Beat the Bridge 8k Results

This one was always fun to run, but they needed to make it a little harder. The bridge didn't even come into play for most of the runners.

Ah well, if you're looking for results:

Try here.

Sweet Fancy Moses! It's Almost Summer!

Here are the Memorial Day Weekend races, just for you. And for me, the unofficial start of the summer race season.

Ah, Summer...

Let's race!

RACES FOR WEEK OF MAY 24th TO MAY 31st

May 29th / YMCA Camels Back Duathlon / Boise, ID

May 29th / Cannon Beach Elementary School 10k and 5k / Cannon Beach, OR

May 29th / The Dash Race for the Kids 5k / Prosser, WA

May 29th / Stoller Vineyards 5k / Dayton, OR

May 29th / Ridgeline Ramble 20k and 10k / Eugene, OR

May 29th / Monroe Country Fun Run 10k and 5k / Monroe, OR

May 29th / Run for the Son 5k / Liberty Lake, WA

May 29th / Spring Festival 10k and 5k / Moses Lake, WA

May 29th / Mazama Fun Run 10k and 5k / Winthrop, WA

May 30th / Run for the Hills Trail 8k / Corvallis, OR

May 30th / Coeur d'Alene Marathon, Half-Marathon and 5k / Coeur d'Alene, ID

May 30th / Onion Man Olympic Triathlon / Walla Walla, WA

May 31st / Heart of the Valley Sprint Triathlon / Corvallis, OR

May 31st / Run 4 For Memorial 4m / Eugene, OR

May 31st / Spring Festival Sprint Triathlon / Moses Lake, OR