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Chuckanut 50k & Bellingham, Washington

Posted on March 17, 2025

This weekend I ran the race. The Chuckanut 50k trail race in Bellingham, Washington. Bellingham is also where I attended college in the mid-1980s and this trip gave me a chance to look backwards a bit. I stopped by two houses I once lived in and ate at a couple of restaurants that I used to frequent as a college student. The race itself was really something else as the conditions were just so bad. Ankle deep mud, wind, sleet snow, and a bunch of trail runners all scampering along to the finish. Photos include evidence of participation and the places I once lived. Well I looked into a house I once lived inAround the time I first went on my ownWhen the roads…

Sunrise and ferns

Posted on March 9, 2025

Sunrise looking east yesterday from near the top of Mt. Baldy. My final long run before next week’s 50k race. Do I feel ready? Well, yes and no. But it will be a fun challenge regardless of the outcome. Plus heading back to my college town of Bellingham, Washington, will be nice, too. Looking east . . . Ferns from the fallen log. The green is lovely this time of year . . .

Early morning & score

Posted on February 17, 2025

Ran early Saturday – long run – about 14 miles. I’ll double that in a month . . . plus went to the opening weekend of Ducks baseball. Slushy trail up on the Ridgeline Trail just south of town. I fell for baseball after being in Europe for a number of months in 1992. When I returned to the states, I learned to keep score and have been doing so ever since. The chicken scratch tells a story of a game and is fun to do. This book goes back several years now and it’s fun to look back on it each time I take it to a game to keep score.

Running & Reading

Posted on January 30, 2025

It’s been cold lately. I’ve been running and reading lately, too. I go to Zenith Performance and Wellness once a month for physical therapy and see Jenn and she helps keep me running which I appreciate. This is John from one of my running groups. He’s 80 and keeps going and going and going. John hits around 40 miles per week and though he admits he is slower now, he’s still fun to run with and talk with, too. Zenith is downtown and handles a variety of types of PT for a range of folks. Classes, one-on-one support – you name it. Solidly a great group of therapists . . . A new book of poetry by one of my favorite writers, Joe Wilkins.