We are in VB this weekend for a labor day vacation and for me to run my first official half marathon since all the canceled races were put on hold. While I have been training for the distance, I am feeling a little nervous about this race. We also visited some friends of mine whom I have not seen in a few years. I booked a room at one of the beachfront Marriotts...
I told myself last year that I didn’t really want to run the Long Beach Half Marathon again, but changed my mind and decided to go for the Beach Cities Challenge one last time before I go after my Rock N Roll Heavy Metal Challenge in 2020. This is the third year I have run this course and it was still most enjoyable. Here are a few photos from this race. In the...
I’ve been told the original Rock and Roll race was started in San Diego. Last September I purchased a spot for this year’s event. Not sure why I didn’t look at my calendar and realize a week earlier I would be doing the Laguna Hills event. We started at Balboa Park. It was cloudy for most of the race and I enjoyed the resulting temperature. The...
Last year I heard about a challenge for Orange County races and hoped to go for it this year. One of the required races is this annual beauty in Laguna Hills. One thing I should have realized from the name of the city is that this Half Marathon would include a bunch of hills. The race started at the old mall near “the 5” (Californian Jargon for Interstate...
I’ve been wanting to run a race in SD for a few years so last year as I was planning out my 2019 I found this little gem. At 45$ it was one of the more affordable options. It also happened on a Saturday so it was much easier to schedule. At the start, I enjoyed a nice sunrise, but it was really cold outside. The course followed the outline of Mission Bay and...
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...
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...
This is one of my favorite races. While last year started with rain, this year had the potential to be the perfect running weather. This would be my 3rd time on this course and apparently, this has classified me as a legacy runner. It was a beautiful morning with perfect temperatures. I decided to take it easy this race as I had finally healed from last race’s...
It was a rainy Sunday Morning. I was fresh off a long trip and in no way wanted to run my 21st half marathon. But there was something interesting in this race. Each runner would get to run through a large wooden building that has stood since World War 2. The wood part was the biggest surprise for me. From the outside, I thought these massive hangers were either...