A Weekend at Paradise

What a wonderful weekend we had. On Saturday 9 of us hiked 8.4 miles with 2450 feet of elevation gain at Rampart Ridge and looped back on the Wonderland Trail. Then on Sunday 12 of us rode from Ashford to Paradise, 24 miles with 3800 feet elevation gain. Janice was our awesome sag! Thank you!! 7 team members did both the hike and the bike.

the start

the sag

view on the ride up

we all made it to the top!

IRONMAN ANN

Well she did it again. Ann finished IronMan number three. This year was IM Canada at Whistler and she had an awesome race. Congratulations Ann, we are really proud of you and all your hard work and determination. You are an inspiration to us all!!!

If you don't know what the ironman distances are, here you go:
Swim- 2.4 miles
Bike - 112 miles (and this year nearly 6000 feet of elevation gain!!)
Run - 26.2 miles

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Team!!!

Busy Weeks

Last week right through the weekend was fun! Bike rides, hikes and races filled our time!!

Congratulations to our Karens

Karen D sprinted the Iron Girl Tri and placed an awesome 5th in her age group and a whopping 50th overall. WOW!
Karen W raced the Emerald City 1 mile swim and was in the top 30% overall and more than twice as fast as the people coming in later.

Good Luck to ANN
Ironman Canada at Whistler coming up this weekend - 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run! 

Woodland Park Hike

And Rose Garden as a bonus

Carkeek Hills

And View Points

New addition to the Family

Still Summer, but is that Fall in the Air?

The Fall Run/Walk group for the Seattle 1/2 Marathon and other fall races has begun! That means, in 4 short months we will be in the middle of winter and the start of the holiday season. Not to fear, the summer is still going strong!!

Bike groups are winding down, but we had an awesome ride to the Sultan Bakery for treats last Saturday. There are still a few more bike rides and hikes left in our legs for a few more months.

Congratulations to our RAW riders: Ride Around Washington was hot this year: 439 miles over a week (6 days riding) with plenty of climbing and lots of fun! Carla, Dave, Linda, Mary Sue, Molly and Sandy did real good!!

Next up RSVP!! Ride Seattle to Vancouver and Party!! 200 miles in 2 days.

RAW finish!!

Ready to go!

Where's Niki?

Work out Views!

Happy Birthday!

Washington Trails Day

Yesterday was Washington Trails Day and we hiked to the Kendall Katwalk on the PCT to celebrate. Our 12 mile hike with 3000 feet of elevation gain was rewarded with awesome views, great company and wonderful weather.

Other news: Cheryl had an interesting 1/2 marathon last weekend in Anacortes. Ann swam, rode and ran at an Ironman Training Camp to see the course for the Whistler IM in 3 weeks. Party time to celebrate with Niki and Maureen. The Wednesday hiking group discovered the Frink Park trails and lovely gardens in the Mt Baker area. Sandra ran the Medicine Moon Run 10km and had a great time, she left it all on the road too!! RAW (Ride Around Washington) is happening now, good luck to Carla, Dave, Linda, Lloyd, Mary Sue, Molly and Sandy!!!!

Coming up: The NEW Sunday run group starts next weekend. Paradise Hike and Bike in a few weeks.

PIKA

Mt Rainier

The Party