Snow, Snow, Snow
02/21/2021
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The Better Together Virtual Run
by David M. Andersonxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For those of us who go out in it by choice, snow in the Puget Sound area is a special treat. For me this year’s snowstorm was a chance for a challenging and fun variation on racing, since it arrived just in time for the Better Together virtual half marathon.
I already knew it was going to be a challenge on my warm-up jog to the Eastrail in Bellevue. It is up and down a couple of hills, but I’m quite used to that.
This time, blazing a nearly fresh trail took some effort, even at a slow pace. Once I reached the trail, which is quite flat, I started my race, heading north. I had to judge the pace entirely by feel, as if I were on a technical trail. The Eastrail is normally not that at all; it’s essentially a flat gravel road.
It soon became the Cross Kirkland Corridor, offered a brief view of Lake Washington and Seattle faintly through the falling snow, ran through the Google campus, and crossed some very quiet streets. Snow was packed down a bit on much of the trail by previous pedestrians, skiers, and snowshoers, but there was plenty of high-stepping and stabilizing.
By the turn-around point, I was getting tired, and by the end my legs were quite spent, so I knew that I had run an honest race.
On the jog home I was reduced to walking up every incline. How much did the snow slow me down? The week before I had run the Elwha River Bridge virtual half in 1:45:12, a good time by my standards. When I stopped my watch at the end of the Better Together run, it showed 2:16:02.
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Jerry’s notes: Melanie Hingston did the Better Together 5k in snowshoes. She is the first Silver Strider to run a Derby or Grand Prix race in snowshoes. Way to go Melanie! I’ll bet she had shin splints the next day.
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Better Together Results:
MEN
Men 5k
M55-59
Allen Walker 30:48
M60-64
Ken Peper 23:12
Karl Johnson 28:26
Brett Langlois 40:08
M65-69
Steve Husko 26:55
M75-79
Steve Ramsdell 41:40
Bob Davies 44:29
M80-84
Larry Larsen 54:29
M85-89
Jerry Dietrich 44:57
Men 10k
M70-74
Ray Arrington 1:25:31
Men Half
M65-69
Dave Sherman 1:50:28
Ed Barney 1:59:47
David Anderson 2:16:02
M70-74
Nick Bailey 2:45:49
M75-79
Arne Hales 2:25:38
M80-84
Jim Dollar 5:31:22
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Women 5k
W55-59
Cherie Langlois 44:54
Linda Walker 59:11
W65-69
Charlea Sherman 31:42
Patty Husko 48:08
Melanie Hingston 75:26 (in snow shoes)
W70-74
Nanci Larsen 34:46
Karen Lichtenstein 31:11
W75-79
Gretchen Ramsdell 42:39
Diane Johnson 49:54
Betty Dietrich 60:49
W80-84
LouiseMihay 35:03
Molly Childs 62:14
Women 10k
W60-64
Tiare Bailey 1:08:21
Audrey Kirkwood 2:00:20
W65-69
Marsha Murray 1:42:02
W80-84
Edythe Hulet 1:45:57
Women Half
W70-74
Diane Martin 3:38:47
W75-79
Judy Fisher 2:13:09
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