Jack and Jill Marathon
North Bend, WA
July 24, 2024
4:54:39 – 643/815 Overall - 6/8 in 70+
Jodi and I flew to Seattle Thursday night in order to run the Jack and Jill Marathon near there in North Bend area. I ran the full in 4:55:39 for my 187th marathon overall (still at 44 states done at least twice) and Jodi ran the half. The weather was so cool compared to Fresno where we've been running in 80 degree weather. It was 57 at the start and got up to about 70 but most of the course was in the shade because of all of the wonderful trees. The course is a rails-to-trails path with mostly packed dirt and and a gradual downhill most of the way.
The gradual downhill was great for
running faster, but it took its toll on my calves and quads which have been
much more sore than after a normal marathon. I was pleased that I did my
run/walk of 4min run/:30 seconds walk most of the way. When I was running, I
easily ran around 10:20 often going closer to 10:00 without much effort. I was
still running those paces even in the last miles and just did a bit more
walking then.
On Friday Jodi and had gone to the
Space Needle area and where we ran into running friend from Fresno, Rhonda and
her husband; small world! We took the short monorail ride to downtown and got
to eat lunch at Pike's Market where we had Piroshkies, a stuffed pastry from
Russia. My Russian roommate at Westmont, Peter Trozan introduced me to them
when his mom made them for us over 55 years ago. After that, Jodi and I got our
bibs in Snoqualmie and had pasta dinner with Anita Lee and her brother, Alan.
We had our "PR ice-cream", too.
Jodi had to be at the half bus
pickup at 4 am Saturday so she left very early; Anita, Alan, and I drove to a
different location a bit later for the full. Both races started at 6AM. The
full starts with a 2.5 mile run through a pitch-black tunnel so everyone wears
a headlamp; you can see the collection of lamps that they brought to the finish
area for pickup in one of the pics Jodi took after she finished the half.
The course is beautiful with lots of
trees and views of rivers and valleys as you run over some bridges. Five years
ago in 2019 I got a BQ time and Jodi and I ran Boston together in 2021. But
this year, I was happy to run comfortably fast and enjoy the race. I was 643/815
and 6/8 in 70+.
On Sunday we went to church with Mark and Ginny Duncan and then went over to their home in Izzaquah just outside Seattle for lunch, chatting, outdoor activities and later, pizza. We were also joined by their 3 youngsters and Johnny and Diane Bishop and their two very young ones. If you’re family, you might enjoy seeing their pictures at the end of the Shutterfly album.
Photos: https://photos.shutterfly.com/album/1806120368964377
This was Marathon #187; 44 states+DC on 2nd go-round; All 10 Canadian provinces.
Next marathon: Erie, PA Sep. 8, 2024
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