Last night marked the return of the much-loved, heavily relied-upon, painful-for-most (this time of year, anyway), but truly THE staple of all Bellingham racers’ training diet: The Weekly Wednesday Night 3.5-mile Race on Lake Whatcom, out of Bloedel Donovan Park. The weather was invitingly warm, calm and clear for this time of year in the [...]

In Bellingham, if you find yourself wearing a goofy, green costume while running elbow-to-elbow in a half-mile-long river of cheering runners, or jumping into arctic-cold Lake Padden in nothing but your swimsuit in mid-winter while surrounded by 100′s of other ridiculously enthusiastic people doing the exact same thing — chances are, City of Bellingham Parks [...]

A year and a half ago, when we were shopping for our current Sudden Valley home, we visited house after house. Then, we found ‘THE ONE’. The first time I sat on the perfectly staged couch in the living and looked out into the 100′s of acres of protected forest across the street that backs [...]

Bellingham SUP if hosting free Stand Up Paddle Demos and Clinics every Sunday in March, starting tomorrow! For more information check out: http://www.bellinghamsup.com/ You can follow the local Whatcom County and Bellingham SUP chat at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/whatcomsup/ See you on the water!!! Heather, Brandon and Hayden

Stand-out athlete and firefighter, Beau Whitehead, stormed the SUP scene this past year gaining recognition as both a top racer and ambassador for the sport. As a fitness & adventure ‘way-of-lifer’, he is continuously entertaining us with surf and SUP videos and educating us with stroke and fitness tips. He recently made this video featuring [...]

It’s a day of celebration!!! Hayden Storm reaches the big “oh-two” today! We threw a party for him and his posse of friends yesterday at his favorite indoor-playground, Bellingham Bay Gymnastics acrobatic and aerial adventure land! Check out some of the highlights in the photos below. Happy, Happy Birthday Hayden Storm! We love you!!! In [...]

Trailhead Athletics Every May, 400+ teams compete in what we fondly call the Bellingham Olympics. The 7-leg Ski to Sea Relay draws over 3200 athletes, racing in 7 different legs: cross-country ski, downhill ski, run, road ride, canoe, mountain bike, and kayak. Brandon and I have done it every year since we moved to Bellingham, [...]

At last month’s NW Ergomania – the NW Indoor Rowing Championships sponsored by Concept 2 – I had the benefit of warming up under the watchful eye of way-of-life rower Dale McKinnon. She knew I was new to the sport and that I’d had exactly zero formal instruction on technique. So after a couple minutes [...]

2010 San Juan Orca Challenge Fundrasing Kayak Race ALL HUMAN POWERED CRAFT WELCOMEDate: Saturday, Sept. 11thStart: 10amLocation: Start/Finish at Washington Park, Anacortes (camping available)Distance: Approx. 15.5 miles / 25 KmCourse: Start WA Park, continue down & around Deception Island and return. Strong rip current potential. Experienced paddlers only.Course Description: This year’s race will start in [...]

Having been an “erg rower” for about 6 weeks now, I just did my first live competition. It was the NW Ergomania Indoor Rowing Championships, where I raced in the 2000 and 1000 meter events. Dale McKinnon and I traveled to Seattle University for the event. In the gymnasium, there were a total of 40 [...]

According to our great friends, the Burnett’s, we have GOT to take Hayden to Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park. Camping right on a long sandy beach in the middle of one of the world’s most beautiful natural playgrounds sounded good to me! So, I did a little reading. The Burnett girls on a [...]

Our friend Kathleen Petereit, who lives on Vancouver Island, thought we might like to check out the Juan De Fuca Trail as a family adventure…. The Juan De Fuca Marina Trail, a part of the Juan De Fuca Provincial Park, follows 47 kilometers of wilderness trails and beaches on the southwest shore of Vancouver Island. [...]