Nice and easy 17 miles this morning while my wife's car got her brakes replaced. Still cloudy and cool but at least it didn't rain. The forecast for the RnR Half is cool and wet. They just sent me the list of elites...looks more impressive than last year...with the exception of Paul not being on the list. The real bummer is they gutted the local money. Only the top WA finisher gets cash: $500 and that will be Mr. Drew Polley barring something very unforeseen.
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Patrick Rizzo
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Schaumburg / IL
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Patrick was 2nd here last year and went on to claim tenth at the Chicago Marathon in the fall of 2009. Lives and trains in Boulder, Colorado. His PR is 1.05.34 was set on this course last year. 10th place at last years Chicago Marathon.
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Andrew Letherby
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Australia
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2.11.42 PR for the marathon which set in Berlin, 2005. His 63.17 PR for the half was achieved last year in Japan. Andrew has represented Australia at World Championship and Commonwealth Games, claiming the bronze medal in 2002 in Manchester.
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Luke Humphrey
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Sidney / MI
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Part of Brooks Hansons Distance Project. His half marathon PR is 64.05. Luke finished third at the half marathon in Arizona earlier this year
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Drew Polley
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Port Orchard / WA
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Part of Brooks Hansons Distance Project. Washington State University. NCAA Qualifier in Cross Country. All-West Region in Cross Country. 3 time Pac-10 All-Academic first team selection. Finished fourth last year in his debut half and then 1st American in San Antonio in his debut full. PR for the half is 66.44.
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Uli Steidl
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Shoreline / WA
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Uli became a US citizen in February this year. He has represented his native Germany at the World Championship in Osaka. His marathon PR is 2.13.56. Won the Seattle Marathon on 8 occasions 1999-2006
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Sage Canaday
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Sheridan / OR
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Part of Brooks Hansons Distance Project. 2-time NCAA DI All-Northeast Region, Individual NCAA qualifier from Cornell University. Sage was the youngest qualifier for the Olympic Trials with a marathon time. His PR is 2.21.23.
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Chad Johnson
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Chetek / WI
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Part of Brooks Hansons Distance Project. Chad won the Disney Half marathon in January and went on to finish 19th at Boston Marathon earlier this year. His PR for the half marathon is 64.01
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Sean Sundwall*
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Snoqualmie, WA
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Sean finished 7th last year in the inaugural race.
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Joe Darda
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Seattle / WA
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Targeting 68 minutes for the half this year. Joe finished 9th in the full here last year.
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Ian Nurse
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Portland / OR
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Hoping to improve in his PR of 1.09.01 which he set in 2008 in his home town Portland.
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Travis Boyd *
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Seattle / WA
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Travis was fifth overall in the marathon last year.
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Destry Johnson *
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Puyallup / WA
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Destry was 8th last year at the inaugural race.
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