A truly legendary run by 19000 people on the banks of the Mississippi River in Iowa. During a week-long jazz festival in honor of Bix Beiderbecke (sp?). Includes evening relay-team sprints down main street.
Looks pretty good. But you have to read this book to understand why. We may have to move the Blue Monkey Marathon to allow Monkey's to attend.
That's right folks, it's our very own marathon. The date's still up in the air, so if you have an opinion, send mail to foo. We're still planning on having it be free, with only 3 aid stations, with a picnic at the end, and along last year's route. Any EARLY opinions are welcome.
We are currently gathering a list of folks who want to run. If you do, please send mail to Mullet. The current list:
Mullet - 2 legs
Foo - 1 leg
Dozer - 3
More to follow
Previous event: click here.
Two monkeys are currently planning to do this one (Foo and Ben). It's a lovely long gentle downhill slope of 1% or less for the first 23 miles. Then it goes up a 300 ft hill and down more to the finish. That hill could be a killer.
A nice flat warm (relatively) run down at Wawawai. Count on wind -- bring your streamlined biking helmet. Here's a previous review. Also, if you've nothing else to do, and want to see some carnage, you can volunteer to help Cody, the new race director.
3.9 (one lap) or 7.8 (two laps) on horse trails, hills, rocks and sand traps in Hell's Gate State Park (hence the name of the race). Great run. I highly recommend it. Here's a previous review.
For a lack of any other nearby February Marathons.
Supposed to be really fun. And warm -- what a shock.
The Goofy Marathon is actually a combination of a half marathon one day (Donald Duck Medal), followed the next day by a marathon (Mickey Medal). Do 'em both and you get a Goofy Medal. Walt Disney World -- Take the family. Spend a week there.
This is a new (free?) race put on by our very own Dozer Blue Monkey. 2pm start at the Pullman trailhead of the Chipman Trail. It's free if you wear any of the following costumes (and any other Christmas costume we haven't thought of) It will cost an undisclosed amount :
Santa Claus
Mrs. Santa Claus
Hermie the Elf
Rudolf
Clarice
Yukon Cornelius
The Bumble
Donner
Mrs. Donner
Any of the other reindeer
Olive the Other Reindeer
Burl Ives Snowman
King Moonracer (the winged lion king of the Island of misfit toys)
Jelly Squirtgun
Swimming Bird
Square-wheeled Train
Spotted Elephant
Any of the Three Wisemen
Mary
Joseph
We'll skip on Baby Jesus this year
Any of the stable animals
The Star
The Little Drummer Boy
Nestor the long-eared Christmas Donkey
Mr. Heat Mizer
Mr. Freeze-Mizer
Bergermeister Meisterberger
Frosty The Snowman
Traffic Cop
Old Man Winter
The Grinch
Cindy Lou Who
Any of the Who's in Whoville
Max, the dog
Ralphie, from "A Christmas Story
George Bailey
Any other Bailey
Mr. Potter
A Christmas Tree
A present
Sorry, no web site. And maybe no race. The Colfax Women's X-Country coach, who usually puts this race on, has left for another position. I'll try to find out if this event is still being held.
It is! I just received a mailer from the race. Bad news. It's now early December, the route is on their cross country trail (grass and gravel, and snow and slush this year), and the prices went up. $17 preregistered (it's already too late), and $20 day of race, with no guarantee of a shirt. There doesn't seem to be a no-shirt option.
The Blue Monkey Marathon Team ran this last year. It was a lot of fun, but I don't think anybody's heading down there this year.
A nice easy cruise on the bike path along the Snake River, Clarkston side. Winner gets a turkey. Or maybe it's a random drawing. I think Roy got one last year.
Flat and 400ft elevation -- ah, just think of all the oxygen down there. Somewhat scenic along the shores of the Columbia River, for the most part, in and out of Richland, Pasco and Kennewick. Pretty lame web site, though.
Well, I went and it SUCKED! Here's the report.
I'm told it's very scenic, but a bit hilly. Should be raining, too. Sound's great.
I went. And it's not a bad marathon at all. Here's the review.
A nice easy cruise on the bike path along the Snake River, Clarkston side. Very flat.
Just about the best marathon in the west. 53 bands along the route. 8000 runners. The Blue Monkey Marathon Team (5 of us anyway) attended -- Dozer, Mullet, Foo, Spiffy, and JVS. See here.
3pm at Lena Whitmore Park, Moscow
12 mile trail run along the ridge of Moscow Mountain
500M Swim, 12 mile bike, 5k run (or so)
15 or 16 Monkeys were in Jersey, in 3 different groups. Check out the pictures.
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Roy Moxley Hosting
contact moshi(at)teambluemonkey.com
2 or 5 miles
208-285-1498
6-person relay
Stanley
60 miles
6-person relay
Asotin to Eastern Oregon
57 miles (2 5-mile legs, very hilly)
22 miles in the Methow Valley, 6-legs,
8ish miles
50000 people
8 miles up the Lewiston Spiral Hwy
2 monkeys last year...close and cheap!
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This is the super fun Blue Monkey Event. We don't hold back at all for this one.
The first year was fun...
the second year was REALLY fun...
this year is going to be a BLAST!!!
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This year we are going to have a Fast team like we did last year.
We are also going to have at least one "Fun" team.
(The fast team is fun too, but us slow guys have to make some excuse for not being fast!)
This year we are going to try something new...The Wheel of Death!
The Wheel of Death teams are 5 people teams and everyone on the
team runs 2 legs. The "Wheel" part (and likely the "Death" part also)
is that you don't know what legs you are going to run. We are going to
make a large Wheel of Fortune type wheel (except vertical instead of
horizontal) that we will put everyones names on. When one runner is
comming into an exchange, we spin the wheel...whatever name comes up,
that person runs, even if that person is currently running in!
FUN HUH!!??!!
The following is a first stab at the team distributions...we need more people obviously!
Entrant commitment -- (D)efinite/(P)robable/(W)ishful
Wheel of Death Teams...no order yet (not that it would matter):
- Foo (D)
- Mullet (D)
- Spiffy (D)
- Gangrenous (maybe speedy team) (D)
- Lame (maybe speedy team) (D)
- Big Wave (D)
- Fearn (D)
- Growler (D)
- Heaton (D)
- Bill Chambers (D)
Speedy Team:
- Paul Duffoe (D)
- Colin (D)
- Lance (D)
- Todd Williamson (D)
- Tamara (D)
- Andy Bosold (D)
- G Holton Quinn (D)
- Steve Finley (P)
- Some Guy Danny A knows (P)
- Wayne Bunce (W)
"Fun" Teams:
- Carie Saunders (D)
- Mohamed Moussamir (D)
- Kelly Wilson (D)
- Jeff Hawbaker (D)
- Ron Baiar (D)
- Bill Hawbaker (D)
- Chris Bingley (D)
- Tonya Bingley (D)
- Paul Langworthy (D)
- Phil Henderson (D)
- Gayle Nelms (P)
- Tim Tibbals (P)
- Mark Haakinson (W)
- Bruce Hall (W)
- Phil Gray (Wheel-of-death?) (P)
Vicious vertial (up and down) half marathon, Boise
no website
mail moshi(at)teambluemonkey.com
4 or 5 miles w/ a pretty good hill
St John, WA
5k-25k+ trail, scenic
There are 2-3 people signed up for this one already.
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26.2 - Troy to Pullman on the Trails
Here is a Map of the route.
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13.1 flat
16 or 27 miles on trails
5k, NIC CDA