The morning of Saturday, October 19th will be the
3rd running of the Lake Padden Trail Half Marathon in Bellingham,
Washington. The course is a delightful mix of single-track horse trails that
are steep, technical and challenging -to say the least - and the wide, fast, rolling
trail that circumnavigates the lake.
The Lake Padden Trail Half Marathon epitomizes what the community
of Bellingham is about: Good people coming together to do something good for
themselves all while helping the wellbeing of others. All of the race proceeds will
go to benefit Rebound of Whatcom County,
a local charity that brings hope and healing to kids and families whose
childhoods have been tainted by abuse, poverty and neglect.
Packet pick-up will be held at the Book Fare Café in Village Books in the
heart of downtown Fairhaven on Friday evening. I will be there at 5:30pm to
give a presentation on my two greatest passions: running and nutrition. So come
on over after work, get your race number, mingle with your fellow competitors
and join me on what it means to live a wholesome life through diet and
lifestyle.
Saturday evening after you clean up and get a nap, join us
for the post-race party at Poppe’s 360 Pub. They will be offering an extended
Happy Hour with food and drink specials from 4:00-8:00pm on their heated deck. If that is not enticing enough, live music
will be played by the bluegrass band, The Pine Hearts- hailing from Olympia, WA-
until 8:00pm.
Hurry! Registration closes on Wednesday, October 16th
at 11:59pm and there is NO day of race registration. If you are a sponsored
runner interested in competing, complimentary lodging will be offered to you at
the Lakeway Inn. Please contact me or race director Al Coyle at albert.coyle@yahoo.com.
For more information and to register or volunteer, visit the
Lake Padden Trail Half Web site or the Facebook page.
See you on the starting line!
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