Seattle Races
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fitgeeksHey everyone,
I just thought I'd let you all know about the upcoming 5-10k races in our neck of the woods.
* Foot Zone 5k: August 3rd. 6 inches of elevation gain. This is the flattest course you'll ever find.
* The Covey Run: August 16th. 5k and 10k versions. The course starts at the Red Hook brewery in Woodinville and winds past several wineries. A beautiful and fairly peaceful course. I may try to do the 10k on this one.
* Super Jock 'n Jill 1/2 Marathon and 4 mile run: September 1st. This is up in Woodinville, but unfortunately, I'm going to be out of town. A standard 5k is 3.1 miles, so this is a little longer than normal.
* Rotary Run: October 5th. 5k and 10k versions. This hilly run takes place up in Issaquah. It's the first 10k I ever ran, and the course is stunningly beautiful. Also, they give a good t-shirt.
* The Dawg Dash: October 12th. 5k and 10k versions. I try to do this run every year, although the course is somewhat tricky. It starts and ends in Husky Stadium and the first half of the 5k is pretty much straight up hill. The benefit is that the second half is straight down hill. Besides, you have the Husky Marching Band playing to root you on your way.
* 12k's of Christmas and the Jingle Bell Run: December 14th. Perhaps a little early to think about these two, but I figured we could put them in our calendar. The 12k's of Christmas will be less crowded, but the Jingle Bell Run is kind of traditional for me (and gets over 12k runners and walkers). Unfortunately, they're both on the same day this year. The JBR starts at Westlake Center and travels up and onto the express lanes of I-5, then back around to the start, while the 12k's of Christmas takes place on a somewhat hilly course in Kirkland.
My dad and I are thinking about doing all of these and I've already registered for the Redmond Town Center run. I know not everyone is up for these (and some people might be slacking off by giving birth or something), but if you're interested let me know and I'll coordinate the group. If you can with us on a Saturday run you're more than up for doing a 5k. And no pressure, but the Redmond Town Center race is an ideal starter race since it has a total elevation gain of 6 inches. You're not going to get much better than that.
I just thought I'd let you all know about the upcoming 5-10k races in our neck of the woods.
* Foot Zone 5k: August 3rd. 6 inches of elevation gain. This is the flattest course you'll ever find.
* The Covey Run: August 16th. 5k and 10k versions. The course starts at the Red Hook brewery in Woodinville and winds past several wineries. A beautiful and fairly peaceful course. I may try to do the 10k on this one.
* Super Jock 'n Jill 1/2 Marathon and 4 mile run: September 1st. This is up in Woodinville, but unfortunately, I'm going to be out of town. A standard 5k is 3.1 miles, so this is a little longer than normal.
* Rotary Run: October 5th. 5k and 10k versions. This hilly run takes place up in Issaquah. It's the first 10k I ever ran, and the course is stunningly beautiful. Also, they give a good t-shirt.
* The Dawg Dash: October 12th. 5k and 10k versions. I try to do this run every year, although the course is somewhat tricky. It starts and ends in Husky Stadium and the first half of the 5k is pretty much straight up hill. The benefit is that the second half is straight down hill. Besides, you have the Husky Marching Band playing to root you on your way.
* 12k's of Christmas and the Jingle Bell Run: December 14th. Perhaps a little early to think about these two, but I figured we could put them in our calendar. The 12k's of Christmas will be less crowded, but the Jingle Bell Run is kind of traditional for me (and gets over 12k runners and walkers). Unfortunately, they're both on the same day this year. The JBR starts at Westlake Center and travels up and onto the express lanes of I-5, then back around to the start, while the 12k's of Christmas takes place on a somewhat hilly course in Kirkland.
My dad and I are thinking about doing all of these and I've already registered for the Redmond Town Center run. I know not everyone is up for these (and some people might be slacking off by giving birth or something), but if you're interested let me know and I'll coordinate the group. If you can with us on a Saturday run you're more than up for doing a 5k. And no pressure, but the Redmond Town Center race is an ideal starter race since it has a total elevation gain of 6 inches. You're not going to get much better than that.
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