WEST SEATTLE WEEKEND SCENE: Mid-winter marathon

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While out looking around this morning, we noticed runners with bibs, and found out it’s a a big day for dozens of hardy runners. They’re on the Tukwila to Alki Half-Marathon, which this year is offering a full-marathon round trip too. We stopped to talk with the crew at the turnaround near the Alki Bathhouse. No big banners or canopies – just a cone:

This is a volunteer-led, free run, from the same people behind the Green River Marathon. More than 60 runners signed up this year, about two-thirds of them for the half-marathon, the others for the full.

StopCuttingDownTrees January 29, 2022 (12:03 pm)

It’s mind-boggling that anyone can run those distances.

Reed January 29, 2022 (1:37 pm)

Not really. It takes dedication and hard work, but most humans are completely capable of it.
- StopCuttingDownTrees January 29, 2022 (2:03 pm)
  
  I’m a 250-pound weightlifter, so my 2-mile runs are marathons for me.
Dan January 29, 2022 (5:00 pm)

IDK I got a 50 miler tail race in 20 weeks it only has 7,400 feet of vert and 10k down hill trying to shoot for under 13 hours we see. I diffently need to do core work and find a squat rack . Also there are people that run Ultra marathons 50k ,50 miler, 100k , 100 miler and they got 200 milers now. It just putting in the work and being mentally strong because I done a few 100k and I almost had why am I doing this moments never wanted to quit .
- StopCuttingDownTrees January 29, 2022 (6:51 pm)
  
  I find front squats where you hold a barbell or two dumbbells at your upper chest to be the most effective. You can go deeper while staying more vertical and they don’t require a squat rack (plus they build great core strength).

Kimball January 29, 2022 (2:23 pm)

I have walked from Tukwila to West Seattle once when my car broke down and it actually didn’t take as long as i thought it would and I’m a person who isn’t in shape and overweight and short, sort of like a Teletubby or a Goodyear blimp.

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