“As the leaves and waters fall, I must rise to the occasion.“
May 2019 update: GREAT food, self-reflection, much needed change in direction.
March’s 50-mile fail was a HUGE disappointment/BIG mental drain. Turned that frown/upside down in Milan ITALY. Pasta, fresh fish. GREAT sauces. Trains, boats. Chocolate. Milano Marathon, super experience. Returned home INSPIRED.
Break from my gym (6-month contract hiatus). Running outdoors: ‘Every LOUISVILLE Street’. No doctors, no meds. Year from professionals. Positive vibe requirement.
Happy friends, yes. Negative Nellies, see ya 2020. I choose ME. The JOY is back.
Route 66 Challenge. Memorial Day time goal missed. And missed by a bunch. 300+ miles short. It’ll still happen. I’ll finish the next 2 months, over Colorado summer.
Positives? 1900 miles completed. FOUR 50K finishes, first Half 2019. One state shy from marathoning all 50 – AGAIN. Wild West FINISH: June 2nd in Deadwood, SOUTH DAKOTA!
Race ReCap: 4 marathons, 2 50Ks & our annual Bolder Boulder (of course). 5 different states & Milan ITALY.
Marathoning Streak: 66 months; EVERY month, FIVE+ years.
Mileage ReCap: ended May at 1913 miles (missed Memorial Day GOAL by 367 miles)
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- ended May at 1913 miles
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- my postcard journey
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- Mile 1913: Golden Valley, AZ
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- SNAPPING TURTLES in Bro’s yard (Arkansas River flooding)
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- Happy Mother’s Day ❤️
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- vows renewed in Vegas
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- NYC News Corp buddy
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- first MASTERS class 🎓
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- 🐶 🤣
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- 2 weeks from my Wild West, South Dakota FINISH – yikes!
Marathon Calendar:
- 06/02/2019 Deadwood Mickleson Trail Marathon (Deadwood, South Dakota)
- 06/15/2019 Big Horn Ultra (Dayton, Wyoming)
- 06/28/2019 Black Hills 50k (Sturgis, South Dakota)
- 07/04/2019 Foot Traffic Flat Marathon (Sauvie Island, Oregon)
- 07/05/2019 Cook Park Marathon (Tigard, Oregon)
- 07/06/2019 Burnt Creek Marathon (Vancouver, Washington)
- 07/07/2019 Stars and Stripes Marathon (Beaverton, Oregon)
- 07/13/2019 King Salmon Marathon (Cordova, Alaska)
- 08/18/2019 Overlander Sports Marathon (Yellowknife NT, CANADA)
- 08/24/2019 Reykjavik Marathon (Reykjavik, ICELAND)
2019 Bolder Boulder STRAVA ReCap
Memorial Day 2019
- Today we REMEMBER. Honoring those who Serve & Protect.
- Today we CELEBRATE our democracy/our freedom. USA – Land of the Free, Home of the Brave.
After last year’s FUN RUN experience, vowed I’d never miss another Bolder Boulder. Memorial Day Monday, a Colorado tradition. Unfortunately, no convincing my neighbor to run 2019’s 10k – HA! – but me, alarm set, run shorts ready, RTD Bus to the Start.
Ran my first Bolder Boulder 2001 (almost 20 years ago) – long before I Colorado rooted. I knew, this place, somehow, someday.
7:13am. With so much marathoning in my life schedule, didn’t bother uploading a qualifying wave time. It’s a 10k, a FUN RUN – with 41,000 of my Colorado besties. HUGE! Super organized. Amazed how seamless this event kicks. Well done, Boulder 🇺🇸
Tight first mile. Legs stiff after yesterday’s near 7 hour, 50K elevation climb in Vedauwoo. But miles 2, 3, 4, 5 – Front Range Flatirons surrounded – the JOY was there. sub-8:30/min pace. Picked off ‘EA’ & ‘E’ wave runners, worked my way thru the double D’s.
Won’t have to worry ‘bout qualifying next year. Yep, already registered: May 25, 2020. Mark your calendar. Better yet – come to Boulder & run America’s BIGGEST BEST 10k, the Bolder Boulder. LOVE this place, this race! Gotta/hafta/MUST RUN ❤️
BOLDERBoulder
May 27, 2019 in Boulder, CO
EB100 KEENAN HAGA 8:18 8:25 8:33 8:31 8:23 9:11 53:40
Number of finishers: 41,197
Number of females: 21,676
Number of males: 19,521
Average time: 1:21:52
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- we RUN, we REMEMBER
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- ‘EB’ Wave Start
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- 7:13 Mountain Time
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- course SUMMIT 5,391ft
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- CU Stadium FINISH
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- a Colorado tradition
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- LOVE this race ❤️
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- our Flatirons, whatta VIEW!
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- mark your CALENDAR 😊
Memorial Day 2019
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- black bean SALSA – YUM!
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- bring on SUMMER 🌞
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- holiday HIKE
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- phantom Thad (only seen in pictures, fake cat?)
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- wounded Warrior
Bolder Boulder 2019
2019 EB100 KEENAN HAGA 53:40
2018 FB501 KEENAN HAGA 1:14:29.24
2014 DA255 K R HAGA 48:26
2013 DA218 K R HAGA 51:24
2009 H721 Keenan Haga 53:51
2007 JC370 Keenan Haga 57:34
2002 CA217 Keenan Haga 51:28
2001 CC373 K R HAGA 49:38
Wisconsin, state 48.
Chose Sunday’s race [after] passing an Expo booth in Twin Cities (last October). Trees, great hometown support & one of our country’s top 3 accents – LOVE it, LOVE them, sign me up!
Saturday mid-day flight. Easy hour-half to Minneapolis. Rental car pick-up. Another hour-half to Eau Claire. Interstate & farmland. Easy, peasy. Bib gather, early dinner, downtown digs at the Lismore. Sleeps have come a long way since Antarctica snow-tenting my first 2019 run.
Sunday morning SUNSHINE. Rain forecast all week. Held off 3 hours, providing welcome overcast skies. National Anthem, thanks to the Toutant family (race organizers), and a long loud MOO. Unique to Eau Claire, unique to Wisconsin? Either way, unique to ME. My first pre-race cattle call. LOL>
No huge time goal, 4:45 in my head. Chest cold all but gone. Lung capacity stronger, week following Missouri’s 50K (near 7 hour) finish. Smiles and green trees today. Soaking in the season.
No intention of starting out fast, just digged the 4:15 pacer guys’ shtick. Corny 2nd grader jokes & random running trivia. Helped tick off the miles. Goal to hold on thru the Half; didn’t drop pace ‘til marker 15. Fastest marathon by a US President? George W. Bush, sub-4 marathoner. Who knew?
Light rain miles 21, 22. Precip energized, provided relief. Walked/jogged/slogged last 5 miles. WHOLE LOT BETTER than week prior. Finished, finished with a smile. Well-organized event, 8,000 runners strong. AMAZING community support. HAPPY my 50 state-journey took me thru Eau Claire.
Shuttle to parking, much appreciated UWEC university-shower. Kicked back an hour. Convenience store bottle of Cola, bag of salty lime-flavoured chips. No judgment. Did the body good.
5 hours ‘til my Southwest flight home. Driving app set, destination: Pepin, Wisconsin.
Afternoon ‘long the Mississippi, visiting my Little House family – Ma Pa Mary & Laura, the Ingalls ❤️
Eau Claire Marathon
K R Haga Residence: Louisville, CO
Finish 4:50:37, 20M 3:25:32, 13.1M 2:05:36, 6.2M 58:33
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- Sunday SUNSHINE
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- Nat’l Anthem & a loud MOO 🐮
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- marathon HALF
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- FREE race photos 🙂
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- the Badger State
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- Chippewa River
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- COMMUNITY support
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- ‘Little House’ of Wisconsin
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- run state 48
Cinco-Seis de Mayo
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- SOUP please 😜
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- marathon travel holiday
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- Boulder VERDE
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- ‘Seis’ de Mayo 🌶️🌮
Eau Claire Marathon FINISH
About the Eau Claire Marathon
When our family first learned that The Eau Claire Marathon had been canceled, we were disappointed because we had enjoyed participating in the past. In an instant, conversation turned to the exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference in many lives.
To me, running has always been about the journey: A journey that leads people to a healthier lifestyle, that endorses the fact that dedication and discipline yield results, that demonstrates that you don’t have to win the race to have a personal victory, and a journey that should remind us all of the power of encouragement, particularly when directed at another person. So you see to us, it has become more than just a race!
My daughter Emi and I share a passion for making the race a success. We believe through the coalition of others we can make the Eau Claire Marathon a very special event with many meaningful and significant contributions for years to come. Simply put, we want to provide a beautiful, high-quality, well-run, fun venue that will attract runners at all levels and, in turn, will provide revenues to be directed toward various charities and causes.
Since 2014, we have donated to over 120 Charities.
Myself, my daughter Emi, my wife Kerry, and our other children and their spouses are all dedicated to keeping the Eau Claire Marathon a healthy and vibrant event for many years to come!
After the tragic passing of Emi’s mother in law, Cheri Uelmen, in a bike crash in September 2014, we added Cheri Uelmen’s Fantastically Fun Kid’s Run on Saturday Night! Cheri was a very important part of our family, and we know that this race will keep her spirit alive.
– Pat Toutant and family
