The R's Takes a Powder...

Summer break and all that - don't fret, just a little vacation.

Don't stop running! Just pretend I'm in the bathroom or something...be right back!

Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Results!

Or as I like to call it, "the good Seattle Marathon," as opposed to "the evil Seattle Marathon" that they run in November.

If you finished yesterday, congrats! Looks like there were about 27,000 in the Marathon and Half combined. Was the half 75% female again this year? If it was, congrats again to the guys!

Results here!

I Call It The "Floppy 5k"

Or the "Happiest Race in the World".

Or the "Bounciest Race You'll Ever Run".

Or the "Holy Crap! You Should NOT Be Running In a Nude Race! 5k".

Officially, it's called the Bare Buns Fun Run, just outside of Issaquah, WA. The 19h Annual, I might add. I've always wondered...but (butt?) I've never been brave enough to actually try it.

Hey, I've got an idea! You run it...and tell me all about it!

Oh, and send some photos.

Let's race.

RACES FOR WEEK OF JULY 5th TO JULY 11th

July 10th / Hagg Lake Olympic and Sprint Triathlon and Duathlon / Forest Grove, OR

July 10th / YMCA Spudman Olympic Triathlon / Boise, ID

July 10th / Caledonian Games 5k / Athena, OR

July 10th / Chuckanut Foot Race 7 mile run / Bellingham, WA

July 10th / Turkey Trot 8k / McMinnville, OR

July 10th / McCleary Bear Festival Run From the Bears 5k / McCleary, WA

July 10th / Mildred's Trail Dash 9k and 5k / Oakland, OR

July 10th / Run of the Mill 5k / Mill Creek, WA

July 10th / Liberty Lake Loop 4 mile run / Liberty Lake, WA

July 10th / Race for the Animals 10k and 5k / Portland, OR

July 10th / Smith Rock Sunrise Summer Classic Half-Marathon, 10k and 5k / Ridgefield, WA

July 10th / Grey Rock 50k, 25k and 12k Trail runs / Tampico, WA

July 10th / Two Rivers Olympic and Sprint Triathlon / Terrebonne, OR

July 10th / Clear Lake Sprint Triathlon / Clear Lake, WA

July 10th / Kent Cornucopia Days 5k / Kent, WA

July 10th / Ocean Shores Big Weekend Half-Iron, Olympic, and Sprint Tris, Half-Marathon, 10k and 5k Runs / Ocean Shores, WA

July 11th / Fueled by Wine Half-Marathon / Dundee, OR

July 11th / Jacey's Race 5k / Sandpoint, ID

July 11th / Spring Meadow Olympic and Sprint Triathlons / Helena, MT

July 11th / Go Girl 10k Trail Run / Portland, OR

July 11th / Langley Half-Marathon / Langley, WA

July 11th / Bare Buns Fun Run 5k / Issaquah, WA

July 11th / XTERRA Vashon Off-Road Triathlon / Vashon, WA


Yes, that's Nick Symmonds, superstar runner, in the photo. Wonder what he's doing all naked? Want to see more? Head over here where the R's talks all about it.

Ugliest, Most Terrifying Runner's Feet...Ever!

Yes, the Western States 100 is coming up this weekend, and just in case your stomach wasn't queasy and upside down already...well, take another look at those beautiful feet!

Why would anyone want to subject themselves to this? I'm not sure. I won't lie to you - I'm jealous of these Ultra Marathoners and hugely impressed by them...but at the same time, I'd never want to be them to actually do a 100 mile race!

So..go you ultra-crazy Ultra Marathoners! May I never, ever join you!


Vile photo by Luis Escobar from the Auburn Journal.

Team Sparkle!

Hey, check my new Advertisee! Team Sparkle!

I showed it to my daughter and she said, "I want one! Hot Pink!"

I know, there are lots of places to get running skirts, but how many of them sparkle?!?

And how many skirt makers advertise on the R's? Only the smart ones!

Go Team Sparkle!

On the Shelf...Again

You know, this getting old stuff really isn't all it's cracked up to be. So once again, I'm taking some time off from running to try to heal up this quad/groin...thing. Gonna take a full four weeks off this time. Hoping for the best.

By far, the most depressing thing is how unbelievably quickly I'm depressed when I'm not running! Don't get me wrong, I'm not turning on the gas range yet, it's more of a vague, anxious feeling. I so want to run, and it's killing me.

Of course that's what got me in trouble the last time. I only took a little over two weeks off. Felt better. Started running again. Was happy. Briefly.

Then the old pain started again. Sigh....

July 19th - I'm coming for you!

Ever run a race at midnight?

Well, here's your chance. The Firecracker 5000 is in Seattle, starting at 11:55pm on July 3rd, ending, well, shortly after midnight on July 4th. I've only run it once, years ago. Sort of odd to run a race in the middle of the night, but there's always a good crowd and it's festive. Something everyone should do at least once.

Let's race!

RACES FOR WEEK OF JUNE 28th TO JULY 4th

July 3rd / Firecracker 5000 / Seattle, WA (11:55 pm start!)

July 3rd / Liberty 5k / Rexburg, ID

July 3rd / Lostine River Run 10k and 5k / Lostine, OR

July 3rd / Five Mile Lake Women's Triathlon / Auburn, WA

Jult 3rd / Firecracker Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10 mile, 10k, 5k, Triathlon / Elma, Wa

July 3rd / Righteous Richland Sprint Triathlon / Richland, WA

July 3rd / Ridgefield 4th of July 10k and 5k / Ridgefield, WA

July 3rd / Two Rivers Olympic and Sprint Triathlon / Woodland, WA

July 3rd / Bigfoot 10k and 5k / Yacolt, WA

July 4th / Yankee Doodle Dash 10k and 5k / Everett, WA

July 4th / Foot Traffic Flat Marathon and Half-Marathon / Portland, OR

July 4th / Aquafina Butte to Butte 10k / Eugene, OR

July 4th / Spark Your Heart 5k / Bend, OR

Haile Gebselassie Runs 4:00 Pace on Treadmill

Hey, look at Haile!

He's hitting 4:00 pace on a treadmill. I know, it's like I'm looking into a mirror, right?

I don't think the treadmills at Dixon can even go at a 4:00 pace. They'd probably start kicking out smoke like Wile E. Coyote's Rocket Running Shoes at about 6:00 per mile.

Ah well, that's what I would look like.

Stinkin' cheap Dixon treadmills...

Me...and Every Single Race In Corvallis

I've got a crazy idea for 2011. Crazy like a fox!

Nah, I just like to say that. Really, it's just plain crazy. See, I'm thinking of running every single race that's held in Corvallis in 2011.

And triathlons.

Crazy right? Well, it wouldn't work in Seattle. Or Portland. It probably wouldn't even work in Eugene. Too many days with multiple races on the same day. But Corvallis? Yeah, it could work. I only see a few days that have more than one race. And Corvallis is a small town. If the races start at least an hour apart, I'm looking pretty good.

If I run into real trouble, I might just have to pick and choose one or the other on certain days, but that sort of takes the fun out of it. Because really, it's the "every" in saying "every single race" that makes it special.

There is one that scares me...a 50k ultra. Haven't decided if I'm going to try to weasel out of ultras yet. We'll see what kind of shape I'm in starting on Jan. 1, 2011.

So are you with me?

The R's Running Down Corvallis!

Oooh, I like it. Maybe I'll have shirts printed up...

Hey Seattle! Shore Run Results and Photos!

Looking for your Shore Run results? Or photos?

Or just thanking the Lord that the sun may finally be here for the summer?

Whatever...find your awesome 10k and 5k times right here.

Photos? Yeah, same place.