West Side Run, March 22

Today was a PERFECT day for a long run, and thanks to Michael & David, we had a beautiful new route to run on. We had a great turn-out of JFT2ers for the Saturday run:

David
Michael H
Jason
Char
Elizabeth
Tina
Greg
Jessi HS
Jess M
Adam
Adam's friend

Anthony

The sound and the mountains were absolutely spectacular and the run across the Ballard locks and around Discovery Park and Magnolia was scenic and challenging. It was great to have such a good group of folks to run with, and a fabulous brunch at Chinook was had by all who joined us.

Huge thanks again to Michael & David for doing the coordination & mapping (especially thanks David for the printed maps!) I know I for one am looking forward to more adventurous and scenic runs around town as the season progresses.

Cheers,
Char

Mercer Island Run, March 9

Check out the photos from Chilly Hilly, the Saturday run, and the Icebreaker Time Trial. 

Wow!  What a turnout for Team JFT2 at the Mercer Island Rotary half Marathon and 5 and 10K race. Race reports are rolling in.  If you see a link by the name below, click it to read about the race.  It was a beautiful day for a run, and many Team JFT2 members executed perfectly, earning PRs in the process.   We had 23 racers, and took full advantage of the use of the Triumph Multisport tent.  The really nice looking, SLR pictures, were taken by team members Michael and Jason (click their names for more great photos)   Half Marathon Name Chip Time AG David Treadwell 1:26:09 6 Blake 1:30:24 15 Steven Duniho 1:33:46 19 Bruce Morgan 1:36:42 25 Michael Horntvedt 1:38:34 32 Heli Suokko  1:42:52 19 Kirsten Purdy  1:49:14 23 Melissa Leyva-Brown  1:49:51 26 Kris Hilliard  1:51:31 29 Jeff Hough  1:51:50 93 Kevin Christian  1:56:12 77 Sharon 2:00:16 56 Jennifer Steinbuch  2:02:18 82 Rachel O'Connor  2:03:56 75 Greg Taylor  2:11:30 104 Lori Hanson  2:16:21 57 10K   Tina Hall 47:37 4 Jill Fry  50:02 1 John Marquis  55:13 9 Jessica Montz  56:08 7 Anne Albert  1:00:49 5 Julie McNamara-Dahl  1:00:57 13     Team JFT2 (Just For Tony Today), showing off their Stay Strong blue wristbands, and running in honor of Tony Pedeferri.                           Way to go, Kris!                         Anne Albert (3577) and Julie McNamara-Dahl crossing the line.                                Tom Price, hanging out with us at the Triumph Multisport tent.                               Hello to you as well, Rachel.                                         Pre-race gathering, as the sun starts to warm up the day.                              Heli and Jill.                            Kirsten Purdy, setting a PR on the day.                                Kevin, getting some post-race carbs.                                    Greg, hanging loose in his first half marathon.                            Greg, Jill and the Treadwells.                            Over 2000 people lined up for the half marathon.                          Mark, acting casual.                                                          Sharon, focused for the finish.                                    Jennifer, hanging tough!                            Bruce, setting another PR.                                      Great race, Steve!                                                                    The "early birds" who made the 8am cut-off time for the team photo.  (We got 18 of the 23 runners here)                     Blast from the past... here's last year's team at the Mercer Half event.                       ... and here is the team in the 2006 Mercer Island Rotary run event!