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The 9th Annual

Yakima River
Canyon
Marathon


Saturday
April 4, 2009
8:00 am

Ellensburg to 
Selah, WA

Sponsored by
the Yakima 
Hard Core
Runners Club

A marathon that you really should consider for the whole weekend's experience is the Yakima River Canyon.  It simply beats any other marathon experience PERIOD.  At the end of the carbo loading dinner the night before, everyone know everyone.  Getting on the buses and on the beautiful course the next morning it's old home week with new friends.  At the afternoon baked potato salad bar awards dinner it is simply a hoot.  I always stay two nights.

If not ready for a marathon, who cares?  There are many, many slow runners and walkers and they are as well embraced, perhaps more so, than the front runners.

You'll rub elbows with many wide-eyed first timers and many knurly veterans that will astound middle of the packers, back of the packers, all equals at the end of the day.

Well, that's my take, other locals and those who travel across the country each year and don't need another WA State feel the same.  COOL!

Thanks....Jim Boyd, Seattle WA

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