Great start down Seattle's 5th Ave, then into the "cattle chute" where we all packed onto the express lanes for the trip through the tunnel. It spread out inside, but the Garmin lost reception. It also stopped counting time, so there was some confusion at the end. We exited down a sharp turn and hill to the flat bottom of Lake Wash. Blvd. Great run north until the hills started, but they really weren't all bad. Began climbing away from the lake, then more flats, then a really sharp, steep hill (Galen) which gave way to Madison, a more gradual climb where we recovered our HRs. Down Madison to the Arboretum, then back up to the wonderfully wooded section which felt park-like. Exiting that, another left up and over I-5 to a relatively flat stretch back into downtown. A few more city streets with ups and downs over the last 2 miles, a surprising final gut-check incline and then into Memorial Stadium for a sprint across the soccer field to the end. Great fun to have run with Gib and way cool to finish stride for stride.

Make sure to cross the split mat so I can see if I had a negative split.

Grabbed a space blanket and water. Warmed up inside for a minute, then went out to cheer Jill's finish. Then back to the line to try and find her. Finally hooked up back inside and had some yummy warm chicken broth and rice, chocolate milk, bananas, etc.


mental. Might have gone a bit faster, but this was a great pace.


Great Race. It'll go on my list for whenever we're in Seattle for Thanksgiving. Weather couldn't have been better.