Prior to this event I participated in:
- Eugene Marathon on May 1, 2011 and ran my first sub-four hour marathon at 3:59:57 which at the time was my personal best by about 3 1/2 minutes over the 2009 Marine Corps Marathon.
- Vancouver Lake Half Marathon on January 23, 2011 and set a personal best at that distance of 1:39:52.
- Resolution Run in Battle Ground on a very frigid New Years Day and ran the 10k in 45:52 for a 7:23 pace per mile.
- Hot Buttered Run 12K on November 28, 2010 at Fort Vancouver in 56:02 and finished 3rd in my age group.
- Portland Marathon on October 10, 2010 in 4:04:07 on an absolutely awful day - rain, wind, cold, etc.
- Ironman Lake Stevens 70.3 (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride and 13.1 mile run) in 6:46:52 with a great swim, a good bike and a struggle of a run on a 90+ degree day!
The rest of this summer has a lot of different events as well including the Seattle to Portland 204 mile bike ride, the Hood to Coast relays (197 miles for 12 member team) and a full Ironman distance triathlon (140.6 miles). Get out and as the Vancouver USA Marathon motto goes: Live, Work, Run!
