I have to update this more often!

Yesterday was the Vancouver USA Marathon and Half-Marathon. Ran a 3:45:36 for a new Personal Best by over 14 minutes! The course was great, the runners were fun to be with and so many friends were out there. Denise set a new personal best in the 13.1 at 2:08 too!

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!