I am not sure what I was thinking last November as I filled half this year with 6+ races. It has only been 2 weeks since my last big run and now I am doing another one. In a month…off to San Diego for another! I’ll give you this. This race was perfect for running. The weather was great, the course was fun and interesting, and the temperatures behaved...
Here we go with another run. I did this event last year and wanted to do it again. Once again, it was a rainy Saturday which had me a little nervous about running. So at 7AM the next day I lined up and lucked out with partly cloudy skies. It was a little bit cold, but I’ve survived worse. The first mile always features a nice run through the historic military...
Just a short post today. Wanted to share that I got to see the Endeavor space shuttle at the California Science Center near USC. I was vaguely reminded of my 12-year-old-self’s family vacation to Cape Canaveral, FL.
Enjoy…
Here is a time lapse of the 2012 arrival of the shuttle and its tour of LA.
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“Do you want to go to San Diego in a few weeks for a 5k?”, my girlfriend asked. At first, I didn’t want to. Here I am, Mr. Half Marathon par excellence, a 5k is the distance I use for my short training runs during the week. But, I swallowed my pride and looked up the event. Turns out there was a 10k distance too. Now we’re talking! (By the...
My sweetheart had once told me a story of a common road trip her family would take every so often. There is a town a few hours north of Los Angeles called Solvang. It is one of the largest Danish-themed towns in the USA. After hearing her stories, I wanted to see it for myself. So we took off one fine Saturday Morning and headed north. After a few hours of...
For the 3rd year in a row, I am working to earn my surfboard medal. This is usually my first race of the year and serves to keep me accountable through December and January. This race is a nice flat course that mostly follows the Pacific Coast Highway. The Saturday before this year’s race was rather scary with lots of rain and colder temperatures. However, race...
Every time I have driven or ridden the train to and from Oceanside or San Diego, the town of San Juan Capistrano has caught my attention. There is a 240-year-old Spanish mission at this location that I have wanted to visit. I recommend this as a must-see for history and architecture fans. The grounds and gardens were wonderful. The old foundation of the stone...
On a rainy day in late January, I decided to finally take a trip to visit Hollywood. My mom and uncle were visiting me this weekend so I wanted to show them something fun about this part of the country. I am a little embarrassed to say that after living here for 3 years I had never been to this famous place. I’ll admit, however, the warnings about it being...
I’ve never much fancied myself to be a sports person. Usually, what happens is if I happen to be trapped somewhere and a game is on, I’ll get sucked into it until the game is over. Then, I return to my blissful ignorance. A few years ago I took an old friend to an Anaheim Angels vs Cleveland Indians game as a gift. I had not been to a stadium for about 20...
In a few days I, the girlfriend, and a few others will rein in the new year with a concert at the Exchange LA dance club. We are going to go rave to Jeffery Stutoious (formerly of Dash Berlin). I am a little reticent about going as I don’t like “clubbing”. However, I am forcing myself to go and to get out of my comfort zone. It’s going to be a...