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SeaWheeze Half Marathon Race Recap-Part 2

Click to read Part 1! Downtown Vancouver Sightseeing Vancouver proper (the city) is approximately 44 square miles (slightly smaller than the District of Columbia).Getting around town was easy-metro (they are in the process of implementing their Compass Card system-think Smart or Metro Card), bus (only coins), taxi cabs (they take credit cards), and walking.  Here are some of my sightseeing highlights (I will address more in Part 3): GranviIle Island Public Market is north of downtown and offers visitors walking…

SeaWheeze Half Marathon Race Recap-Part 1

I LOVE to travel, so when I was finalizing my race schedule I knew I wanted to add a destination race, the question where to? This past August, I ran the second lululemon SeaWheeze Half Marathon in Vancouver, B.C.  It was a (long) weekend filled with sightseeing, yoga, friends, food, and running of course!  It also helped that lulu was the title sponsor (ummm..cool swag anyone?) My friend and I signed up in early February and the race of 10,000…