What’s the Grizzly Double? Great question! It’s a pair of half marathons held by Vacation Races within a week of each other – Grand Teton Half Marathon and Yellowstone Half Marathon. I heard about these races from some of my friends in the High Heel Running Group (a fantastic trail running group for women in…
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Sun Mountain 100K Race Report
Read moreRunning from sunrise to sunset – Rainshadow Running’s Sun Mountain 100K was quite an experience! This was a new distance for me, so I had a few… okay… A LOT of anxieties about it. Due to the very fine coaching of Jess Mullen, I knew intellectually that my body was ready. I really was feeling stronger than ever.…
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Chuckanut 50K Race Report – 2017
Read moreThis year’s Chuckanut 50K was quite the experience and a real contrast to last year’s race! This year heavily featured mud, rain, and a dash of hail. While that may sound pretty miserable, I still had a lot of fun! Unfortunately, due to the (rather incessant) rain, I wasn’t able to take many photos. The…
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Fort Ebey Kettles Trail Marathon Race Report
Read moreWhile I’ve been to Whidbey Island before to hike, this was my first time running up there and it was great. It was a well organized race with a very well-marked trail (always important in the maze of state park trails). It had a low-key, minimalist vibe that is one of the many reasons I…
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My Better Half Virtual Run 2017
Read moreLast year we ran the My Better Half Marathon Virtual run and it was really fun! I’m a bit of a sucker for self-run races and being able to sleep in on ‘race day’ to run it whenever it works best for you. We decided to do the virtual run again this year! Also, Orca Running…
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Capitol Peak Mega Fatass 26K Race(ish) Report
Read moreTraining has been going well, and I’m getting challenged in new ways, which is awesome! I’m very excited to see where training will take me this year. Part of my training today was to run a local fatass race – the Capitol Peak Mega Fatass. Besides the fantastic name, fatass races are great because they’re…
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Deception Pass 25K Race Report
Read moreDeception Pass 25K/50K is a VERY popular Rainshadow Running race, and it seems to be the gateway drug for runners in the Seattle area to try their hand (feet?) at trail running. It’s just an hour and a half away from Seattle, and a very runnable course. I’ll admit I haven’t done it before because November/December is generally…
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Hoka Highland Fling Race Report (53 miles)
Read moreFirstly, apologies on the delayed race report – even though the race was just over 2 weeks ago. Post race we were thoroughly enjoying our vacation around Scotland (with plenty of whisky for, ah, recovery purposes), so we didn’t have the time to write it up (or the ability to get the photos from the…
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Chuckanut 50K Race Report – 2016
Read moreWow, what a day! First, we got incredibly lucky with the weather, and I’m so grateful. Historically, Chuckanut trail conditions are wet, cold, very muddy, and sometimes even snow-covered. So a dry, overcast day with a low of 40 and high of 57 was pure perfection! Overall, this race is one of the most organized…
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My Better Half Marathon Virtual Run
Read moreSome weeks ago I saw an ad for a race on Valentine’s Day: My Better Half. I don’t typically do many themed fun runs, but this one intrigued me because you sign up with a partner (lover, gal pal, bromance, etc) and you get medals that fit together and awwwww! We were all geared to…
