Climbing and Running
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SeaFair 2009
August 5, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Every year here in Seattle they have an event called SeaFair which is a multi-day affair culminating with the Blue Angels airshow and hydroplane races on Lake Washington. The big thing is to experience this on a boat, any boat, in the middle of the lake in what turns out to be a day-long party. [...]
It's the little things and they all matter
July 29, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
So I’m driving home from work, consumed as usual with pressing matters and the fact that the car says it’s 109f outside and traffic is brutal. I see a motorcylcle in my rearview mirror while I am listening to – and singing along – to – The Fray, with the top down and aircon on. [...]
Running and Thinking
May 30, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · 2 Comments
I realized somehow that it had been almost two weeks since my last post – how could that be? Where did the time go? If I were to write on two relevant topics it would be around getting into a routine, thinking time, and new company adaptation. I finally got in a long run today [...]
New PR at Kirkland Half-Marathon
May 10, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
The day started out fairly warm and sunny and waking up to views of Lake Washington, downtown Seattle and the brilliant Olympic snow-capped mountains standing sentinal sharply over the lake. Awake at 5:15 AM, I had the usual trepidation about what the race would bring. Not having trained really at all the last month (except [...]
First Run in the Seattle Rain and other tidbits
May 2, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Today, I had my first run since moving to Seattle a week ago. Started out from my flat on Lake Washington and ran around the lake to the town center in Kirkland and back around the lake for a total of about 7 miles. (the lake is something like 90+ miles all around, so I’m [...]
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