Cougar Mountain Holiday Hike

It was a wonderful day for a fabulous hike. Almost completely dry, just a few minutes of some light drizzle, not enough to get us wet. There were quite a few puddles and over flowing streams, but it made the two waterfalls we saw absolutley stunning.

There was the traditional decorated Christmas Tree along the way too. Great day overall.

Coal Creek Falls

Oh Christmas Tree

Far Country Falls

NorthWest Winter Hike

 The hike today at Squak Mtn was lovely, perfectly northwesty. Green, green, green with moss, fern, and evergreen trees. Top that all off with a few thousand feet of elevation ascent/descent and some drizzle, we were happy!!

And at the bottom, a few wildlife sightings in Seattle - black duck at Green Lake and a heron atop a dead tree in Magnuson Park. Both were way cool.

Seattle 1/2 Marathon

Thanksgiving Race weekend over!! Success complete.

Congratulations to our Seattle 1/2 Marathon Team Members:
Cris, Judy, Linda Max, Therese

The Seattle Ghost

A little chilly at the start, temps over freezing by the finish. Fun race, wonderful post race food, cool hoodies and even a medal that is really a bottle opener in disguise. Everyone in our group did awesome, finishing with smiles!!!

Our 1/2 marathon finishers:
Ann, Annemieke, Betty, Carolyn, Carrie, Cheryl, Eileen, Evy, Gale, Heidi, Jen, Joan, John, June, Pat, Penni, Rachel, Stacey, Susanna, Trina!!

Thank you to Cris for cheering us on!

Good luck to our 1/2 marathon runners tomorrow at the Seattle:
Cris, Judy, Linda, Max, Therese

Cold Start

Happy Finishers

Raced and Racing

Yesterday was the Inaugural USA San Diego Invitational Half Marathon.

Anna, Annemieke, Cheryl, Jamie and Tristan flew down to take part. We retrieved cool comfy jackets instead of a t-shirt. The weather was warm for us Seattle cool weather runners, but we all persevered. Jamie PR'd - awesome. Congratulations TEAM.

Next weekend we have many Ghost and Seattle Marathon 1/2ers. Good Luck to all.

Super Jock N Jill caps for the sun.

At the Expo with cool jackets

At the 6:00 am start

At the finish

more finish

Cool boats finish picture

More Workouts in Paradise

Well the rain and the wind have become the norm for us this winter. I think we all are a little spoiled by the dry weather last year. So time to don those rain jackets and get out!

Today was an amazing workout at Alki, the 13 mile runners and walkers were happy with the lack of rain, wind and the appearance of sun.

Race weekends are upon us. The San Diego Invitational 1/2 Marathon next weekend followed by the Seattle Ghost and Seattle Marathon the following week.

Autumn Weather

The trees are shedding their colorful leaves, then mix that with the rain we have been having gives us slippery streets and sidewalks. Pay attention as you bike, hike, run and walk around town. One of the biggest problems though is the leaves are covering up the nasty potholes in our lovely city. So stay attentive to where you put your feet and lift those legs up off the ground.

Runners and walkers are getting ready for the November races. There are many birthdays to celebrate, including one with a donut challenge (a.k.a. playing in the park).

Congratulations to the New York Marathon finishers!!!! Carrie, Helen, Jenn, Laura and Liz