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Why do we go the distance? Is it a cult? An addiction? Some kind of penance? Do we have something to prove? The answers to these questions are nearly as individual as the runners themselves. Marshall Ulrich. from his book  Running on Empty

This slideshow requires JavaScript. I’d begun running on and off in my early twenties, interested in staying in shape while I was in school. Starting out was hard. I wasn’t fast, and it took a while for my body to get used to it. I stuck with it, running some 5k’s along the way here and there. When I hit thirty, I got interested in running longer distance. I was drawn to it because it was a great physical outlet, mental challenge, and because you could measure your progress so tangibly. I remember running up hilly trail inside of a canyon, then looking down and enjoying the view. Definitely some earned gratification.I’ve had the good fortune to run a number of events, including some as long as 50k – something I’d not imagined doing back when I was starting. I love knowing that I’m really racing against myself out there – my own dreams, more than against the other runners. When you run by yourself, it’s a nice quiet time to think. When you run with others, you’re sharing stories and creating new ones.It’s a great way to feed both body and soul.

My path to fifty states Running  for a reason, through the Valley of Fire Sharing my story with some very good cross-country runners The 9.5 mile 10k run Looking back on 2009 – running to heal <!– This Marathon is for Maniacs : our story from the front page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Remembering our friend Peter Ostertag Ben and I make the Sydney Sunday Telegraph running the 2004 Sydney Half Marathon. –>

Complete list of results since 1995

Training calendars : 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Race Journals

2018 Black Warrior 50k, Danville AL

2015 Spring Run for Fun @ Redmond Watershed by NW Trail Runs, Redmond WA

2014 Deception Pass 50k, Oak Harbor WA

2014 Xterra World Championship Trail Run, Kualoa Ranch HI

2014 Wattle Waddle Marathon, Seattle WA

2014 Defiance 50k, Point Defiance Park WA

2014 Baker Lake 50k, Concrete WA

2014 Beat the Blerch Marathon, Carnation WA

2014 Tunnel Lite Marathon, Hyak-North Bend WA

2014 White River 50 Mile Endurance Run, Crystal Mountain WA

2014 Evergreen Trail Runs Taylor Mountain 50k, Issaquah WA

2014 Redmond Watershed 12 hour, Redmond WA

2014 Chuckanut 50k, Fairhaven WA

2014 Dizzy Daze 12 hour, Seattle WA

2014 Spring Run for Fun @ Redmond Watershed by NW Trail Runs, Redmond WA

2014 Evergreen Trail Runs Lord Hill 50k, Snohomish WA

2014 Bridle Trails Winter Festival 50k, Bellevue WA

2013 Deception Pass 50k, Oak Harbor WA

2013 Seattle Ghost Marathon, Seattle WA

2013 Wattle Waddle Marathon, Seattle WA

2013 Evergreen Trail Runs Fort Steilacoom 50k, Lakewood WA

2013 Two Bear Marathon, Whitefish MT

August 2013 Evergreen Trail Runs Grand Ridge Marathon, Issaquah WA

2013 Evergreen Trail Runs Taylor Mountain Marathon, Issaquah WA

2013 Green River Marathon, Kent-Seattle WA

2013 Redmond Watershed 12 Hour, Redmond WA

2013 Bataan Memorial Death March, White Sands Missile Range NM

2013 Spring Run for Fun @ Redmond Watershed by NW Trail Runs, Redmond WA

2013 Lost Dutchman Marathon, Apache Junction AZ

2013 Bridle Trails Winter Running Festival 50k, Bellevue WA

2012 Wattle Waddle Marathon, Seattle WA

2012 Evergreen Trail Runs Grand Ridge 50k, Issaquah WA

2012 Evergreen Trail Runs Fort Steilacoom Marathon

2012 Northwest Trail Runs Middle Fork 50k, North Bend WA

2012 Pike’s Peak Marathon, Manitou Springs CO

2012 Evergreen Trail Runs Lord Hill 50k, Snohomish WA

2012 Evergreen Trail Runs Taylor Mountain 50K, Issaquah WA

2012 Green River Marathon, Kent-Seattle WA

2012 Born to Run Soaring Eagle Marathon presented by Evergreen Trail Runs, Sammamish WA

2012 Redmond Watershed 12 Hour, Redmond WA

2012 Chuckanut 50k, Bellingham WA

2012 Houston Marathon, Houston TX

2011 Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia PA

2011 Bellingham Bay Marathon, Bellingham WA

2011 Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon, Hyak-North Bend WA

2011 Northwest Trail Series Marathon, Soaring Eagle Park

2011 Northwest Trail Series Marathon, Redmond Watershed

2011 First Call to Run Marathon

2010 Last Chance Marathon

2010 Valley of Fire Marathon

2010 Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon

2010 Lake Youngs Ultra Run

2010 First Call to Run Marathon

2009 Seattle Marathon

2009 PACE Race 10k

2009 Columbus Day Marathon

2009 Roots Rock Run 50k

2009 Pacific Crest Trail FA (31 miles)

2009 Foot Traffic Flat Marathon

2009 Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon

2009 Green River Marathon

2009 Call of the Wild Marathon

2009 Tacoma City Marathon

2009 Northwest Trail Series : Squak Mountain Half Marathon

2009 Yakima River Canyon Marathon

2009 Nookachamps Half Marathon

2008 Seattle Half Marathon

2008 Bridle Trails 30k Trail Run

2008 Green River Marathon

2008 Capital City Marathon

2008 Free State Trail Marathon

2008 Nookachamps Half Marathon

2007 Marine Corps Marathon

2006 Top of Utah Marathon

2006 Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon

2006 Sunflower Iron Event and Relay

2006 Yakima River Canyon Marathon

2006 Mardi Gras Marathon

2006 Nookachamps Half Marathon

2006 Western Washington FA 25k

2005 Seattle Marathon

2005 Virginia Mason Team Medicine Half Marathon

2005 Pacific Crest Half Marathon

2005 Coeur d’Alene Marathon

2005 Nookachamps Half Marathon

2004 Portland Marathon

2003 Grandma’s Marathon

2003 Whidbey Island Wings of Gold Marathon

2002 New York City Marathon

1998 Mayor’s Midnight Sun Marathon (Anchorage AK)