I had a memorable run
yesterday as part of the Seafair activities kicking off here in Seattle
now that summer has finally arrived.  This year they changed the course
a bit and after starting adjacent to Huskie Stadium over by the
University of Washington, the route took us over the 520 floating
bridge.  It was nice to run across the bridge with some 5,000 of my
friends.  It was a beautiful day and lots of folks were out to cheer us
on.

It was also
memorable due to the price we had to pay for running across that
bridge.  The price was in the form of some of the most brutal hill
running I have done in a long time.  The person or persons that chose
the hill at mile 7 in Bellevue should be commended for their cruelty. 
This was closely rivaled by the near vertical rise just shy of mile
12.  Admittedly, I had not trained as much as I needed to for this race
so the hills really took their toll on me.

I
did not match my time from last year when I attacked this race with an
athletic vendetta and nailed a 1:55-ish finish time, but did manage to
finish with a respectable 2:10-ish.  All in all, a great way to spend a
beautiful sunny day in Seattle and also a great way to spend my
birthday.