“I had a good half marathon,” I replied to the friends and coworkers — and neighbors and anyone else who knew I was running the Vancouver Marathon — when they asked how my race went. The thing is, while this was my slowest marathon (with a time of 4:32, and yes, that means four hours… Continue reading Vancouver Marathon 2024: A perfect set-up for a great half marathon
Do you want the start of the story? Or, just the start of this race recap? I know this is not related to travel but you're going to get both. I also started writing this a few days after my May race and now 6+ months later, I've finished my thoughts ... or, at least… Continue reading Vancouver Half 2023: The comeback race I’ve been waiting for
I'm a runner who is trying to remember what it's like to be an uninjured runner again. For me, that meant signing up for a race, setting a race goal, training for the race — and then running the race. I chose the Seawheeze Half-Marathon in Vancouver, Canada. I was more worried about getting to… Continue reading The trip where everything just worked out
I kept refreshing Google maps on my phone. We would be cutting it very close. We were driving from Sea-Tac Airport to the Vancouver Convention Center, a 160-mile drive, in Friday afternoon rush hour. I know, not the best idea. But, Bryce's flight from a work trip had him landing at Sea-Tac just before 3… Continue reading In the nick of time
Going to Vancouver, BC for a day trip isn't that outrageous of an activity for me. It's only about a three-hour drive from Seattle, depending on traffic and the wait time at the US-Canada border, of course. My husband and I decided to go up to Vancouver on the Fourth of July because we had… Continue reading Canada for the Fourth!
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