In 2010, I decided I’d run the Las Vegas Rock and Roll Marathon (December 2010), partly to see if I could, partly as a “f*#% you” to my Crohn’s disease (the race benefits the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America). As I’m obsessed with creating tangible artifacts for stuff I do, I made this page as a record of my training, which started some time in March, but didn’t get serious until around September, after I finished a half-marathon and decided to do the full in December.

I logged my runs at mapmyrun.com. To make this page I wrote a C# program that (1) crawled my run log at mapmyrun to download all the .kml files, (2) rendered all the .kml files by sending them off to Bing maps, and (3) generated the table below, full of run stats and pretty map thumbnails.

Most of my training was in the Redmond/Bellevue area, with long runs usually going across the I-90 bridge to Seattle. To my great surprise, despite freezing temperatures and the like, I looked forward to every long run and had a blast throughout the whole training period and marathon, other than perhaps the last 45 minutes of the race itself, when I felt like my arms were going to fall off.

Date

Time Taken

Distance (miles)

Burnage (kcal)

Route

Location

Pretty Picture

Mar 16, 2010

00:40:00

4.33

511

North Mercer Island loop from QFC

Mercer Island, WA

Mar 19, 2010

00:37:00

4.33

537

140th and 148th from MS Building 99

Redmond, WA

Mar 21, 2010

00:52:00

5.95

694

6 miles from the Bellevue library

Bellevue, WA

Apr 06, 2010

00:30:00

3.58

435

3.58 miles from Microsoft Building 99

Redmond, WA

Apr 11, 2010

01:10:00

8.22

958

8 miles from Hyatt Peachtree

Atlanta, GA

Apr 13, 2010

00:48:00

5.22

613

5 miles from hyatt regency atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Apr 15, 2010

00:40:00

4.44

511

4.5 miles from Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Apr 24, 2010

00:57:00

6.09

728

6 miles from Redmond Town Center

Redmond, WA

Apr 27, 2010

00:53:00

6.06

708

6 miles from Microsoft Bldg 99, through main campus trail

Redmond, WA

May 04, 2010

00:32:00

3.58

427

3.58 miles from Microsoft Building 99

Redmond, WA

May 08, 2010

00:55:00

6.48

798

6.5 miles around 140th

Bellevue, WA

May 15, 2010

00:56:00

6.64

813

6.6 miles in Bellevue, through Medina and Clyde Hill

Bellevue, WA

May 19, 2010

00:36:30

4.33

511

140th and 148th from MS Building 99

Redmond, WA

May 22, 2010

01:07:00

7.07

937

Northup/20th out to 130th, Back up 24th

Bellevue, WA

May 26, 2010

00:34:00

4

476

4 miles from a random 7-11 in Portland and back to my hotel

Portland, OR

May 30, 2010

01:09:00

8.32

965

8 miles from Marymoor on Samm River Trail

Redmond, WA

Jun 05, 2010

01:12:00

8.47

1007

Start near Idylwood Park, run around Marymoor Park, 8.5 miles

Bellevue, WA

Jun 19, 2010

01:25:00

8.83

1085

8.8 miles from Bellevue across to Mercer Island

Bellevue, WA

Jun 27, 2010

01:21:30

8.83

1015

8.8 miles from Bellevue across to Mercer Island

Bellevue, WA

Jul 05, 2010

01:33:00

10.57

1030.575

10.5 Miles, QFC in Bellevue to Mercer Island and back

Bellevue, WA

Jul 08, 2010

01:00:00

5.94

697

Gates to Dish to Tennis Stadium (then stairs @ stadium)

Stanford, CA

Jul 09, 2010

01:41:00

10.5

1222

10 miles from hotel to Google

Mountain View, CA

Jul 13, 2010

00:47:00

5.77

665

5.75 miles from MS bldg 99

Redmond, WA

Jul 15, 2010

00:45:00

5.56

637

5.5 miles from home

Bellevue, WA

Jul 17, 2010

01:34:00

10.57

1223

10.6 miles from home

Bellevue, WA

Jul 21, 2010

00:47:30

5.77

664

5.75 miles from MS bldg 99

Redmond, WA

Jul 23, 2010

00:47:30

5.56

665

5.5 miles from home

Bellevue, WA

Jul 25, 2010

01:40:00

11.35

1301

11 miles in Bellevue

Bellevue, WA

Jul 28, 2010

00:48:00

5.56

625

5.5 miles from home

Bellevue, WA

Aug 01, 2010

01:42:00

11.47

1315

11.5 miles in Bellevue

Bellevue, WA

Aug 09, 2010

00:38:30

4.53

441.675

around 8th and 24th (on 156th)

Bellevue, WA

Aug 09, 2010

00:47:00

5.77

562.575

5.75 miles from MS bldg 99

Redmond, WA

Aug 12, 2010

00:48:00

5.56

542.1

5.5 miles from home

Bellevue, WA

Aug 15, 2010

01:39:00

11.41

1112.475

11.5m from Redmond Town Center

Redmond, WA

Aug 18, 2010

00:47:25

5.58

544.05

5.58 miles from MS bldg 99 around Bridle Trails area

Bellevue, WA

Aug 20, 2010

00:47:00

5.56

542.1

5.5 miles from home

Bellevue, WA

Aug 22, 2010

01:36:23

11.34

1105.65

11.35 miles in Bellevue

Bellevue, WA

Aug 24, 2010

01:02:00

6.57

640.575

6.5 miles around 8th, 140th, and 24th

Bellevue, WA

Aug 29, 2010

01:54:00

11.11

1083.225

11 miles from Bellevue through Factoria

Bellevue, WA

Sep 02, 2010

00:46:45

5.5

536.25

5.5 miles from MS bldg 99

Redmond, WA

Sep 06, 2010

01:44:58

13.1

1523

Super Jock and Jill Half Marathon 2009

Woodinville, WA

Sep 09, 2010

00:46:00

5.57

650

Bldg 99 to Bright Horizons (5.5mi)

Redmond, WA

Sep 10, 2010

00:50:00

5.56

638

5.5 miles from home

Bellevue, WA

Sep 13, 2010

01:23:38

9.84

959.4

~10mi, Bellevue QFC across to Mercer Island and back

Bellevue, WA

Sep 14, 2010

00:37:03

4.36

425.1

4 miles from home to bldg 99

Bellevue, WA

Sep 15, 2010

01:04:00

7.03

796

7 miles from home

Bellevue, WA

Sep 16, 2010

00:32:23

3.81

371.475

3.8 miles from MS Bldg 99 (156th to 20th)

Redmond, WA

Sep 20, 2010

02:07:30

14.2

1586

14 miles from MS bldg 99

Bellevue, WA

Sep 22, 2010

00:39:00

4.53

507

around 8th and 24th (on 156th)

Bellevue, WA

Sep 23, 2010

01:03:00

7.03

784

7 miles from home

Bellevue, WA

Sep 26, 2010

00:48:00

5.56

641

5.5 miles from home

Bellevue, WA

Sep 27, 2010

02:17:00

15.13

1695

15 miles from Grass Lawn Park

Redmond, WA

Sep 29, 2010

00:29:55

3.52

343.2

Around 156th and Bel Red from MS bldg 99 - 3.5mi

Redmond, WA

Sep 30, 2010

01:01:42

7.26

707.85

7 miles from MS bldg 99, up to Redmond Way

Redmond, WA

Oct 03, 2010

01:33:14

10.97

1069.575

11 miles from UIST hotel in NYC

New York, NY

Oct 05, 2010

00:44:47

5.27

513.825

Across Brooklyn Bridge from Wall St hotel

New York, NY

Oct 06, 2010

00:50:49

5.98

583.05

6 miles from Wall Street Hotel

New York, NY

Oct 09, 2010

02:58:00

19.07

2202

19 miles from Hidden Valley to Seattle

Bellevue, WA

Oct 13, 2010

00:50:34

5.95

580.125

Honda of Kirkland to bldg 99

Kirkland, WA

Oct 14, 2010

01:09:00

8.38

970

8 miles from bldg 99 to Honda of Kirkland

Redmond, WA

Oct 15, 2010

00:21:37

3.15

374

Microsoft Giving Campaign 5k

Redmond, WA

Oct 17, 2010

02:42:00

18.36

850

18 miles from Bellevue to Seattle

Bellevue, WA

Oct 19, 2010

00:46:45

5.5

536.25

5.5 miles from MS bldg 99

Redmond, WA

Oct 20, 2010

01:09:01

8.12

791.7

8 miles from 99 past home

Bellevue, WA

Oct 21, 2010

00:46:45

5.5

536.25

5.5 miles from MS bldg 99

Redmond, WA

Oct 24, 2010

01:51:51

13.16

1283.1

13 miles in Bellevue through the points

Bellevue, WA

Oct 26, 2010

00:36:30

5.5

657

5.5 miles from MS bldg 99

Redmond, WA

Oct 28, 2010

01:07:49

7.98

778.05

8 miles from bldg 99 into Redmond

Redmond, WA

Nov 02, 2010

01:57:00

13.6

1513

13 miles across the 90 bridge from the Bellevue P&R

Bellevue, WA

Nov 04, 2010

00:46:00

5.68

646

5.5 miles from Toyota of Bellevue

Bellevue, WA

Nov 05, 2010

00:31:00

3.81

436

3.8 miles from MS Bldg 99 (156th to 20th)

Redmond, WA

Nov 07, 2010

03:08:00

19.2

2325

19 miles from Hidden Valley into Seattle

Bellevue, WA

Nov 09, 2010

00:38:25

4.52

440.7

4.5 miles from MS bldg 99, around 140th

Redmond, WA

Nov 10, 2010

00:47:05

5.54

540.15

5.5 miles from MS bldg 99, around 132nd

Redmond, WA

Nov 12, 2010

00:42:30

5.47

645

5.5 miles from MS bldg 99, around 132nd and 140th

Redmond, WA

Nov 14, 2010

01:47:00

12.3

1383

12.3 miles in Bellevue to all 3 points

Bellevue, WA

Nov 16, 2010

00:41:30

5.04

583

5 miles from MS bldg 99, around 140th and the 520 path

Redmond, WA

Nov 21, 2010

03:07:00

20.53

2312

20.5 miles from Bellevue P&R to Seward Park

Bellevue, WA

Nov 23, 2010

00:40:07

4.72

460.2

4.7 miles in Florida

West Palm Beach, FL

Nov 28, 2010

01:10:00

7.99

905

8 miles from home

Bellevue, WA

Nov 30, 2010

00:24:00

2.93

337

3 miles from MS bldg 99

Redmond, WA

Dec 01, 2010

00:25:00

2.86

323

2.9 miles from MS bldg 99, no street crossings

Redmond, WA

Dec 05, 2010

03:55:00

26.18

2906

Las Vegas Rock and Roll Marathon 2010

Las Vegas, NV

Total

135:02:36

929.28

102409.87