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30 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | APRIL 2014 Seattle Marathon Seattle's oldest marathon is also its hilliest and wettest. Every year since 1970, runners have gathered on the last weekend of November—also known as the coldest weekend of our second-rainiest month. The course provides no solace for the rain- soaked. The final six miles require a climb from Lake Washington, around the north face of Capitol Hill, and up to Seattle Center. Seattle Marathon finishers in 1970: 31. Seattle Marathon finishers in 2013: 2,125. RAMROD: Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day The WAC Golf Club schedule takes members to the best courses in Western Washington. "We take care of the coordination, you just show up and play," Athletic Programs Manager Darin Barr says. Members chose three holes as the best on their 2014 schedule. Golf Trophy Lake, No. 18 With two ponds, a creek, three bunkers, and a steep hillside guarding the approach to the green, what makes this par 5 so beautiful is also what makes it so hard. "You've got to know your club distance," WAC Golf Club member Greg Owens says. "I usually hit a 5-wood. At least I'm still standing." "PEOPLE MAY SKIP A WEEKEND, BUT EVERYONE GETS GEARED UP FOR THE TOURNAMENT [AT TROPHY LAKE]." —Greg Owens "[RIDING RAMROD] IS JUST BEAUTIFUL—THE MOUNTAINS, THE TREES, THE STREAMS, THE DEER; BEFORE I'D ONLY SEEN THE ASPHALT." — Jack Anderson J O N AT H A N S C H M I D T