As my year comes to a close I am getting to enjoy home more and more. I’ve made sure to get out and do a lot of running along the trails. In addition, I’ve also spent some time kayaking the Newport Bay. Here are some highlights… Why do I do all this? First, I love the outdoors when the weather is this nice. Second, I want to eat junk food. But I...
I wanted to get a good workout in. I’m so proud that I have been tracking what I eat and finished a strong workout a day, sometimes twice. I’ve got a few nice 20-30 mile bicycle routes that result in some nice hill climbs and usually some nice sunsets. At mile 27 I slid on some loose sand on the trail and fell…hard. I was cruising about 10mph and...
With all my travel and running I feel like I really neglect my bicycle. I decided to enjoy the holiday weekend with a ride down to Newport Beach. It is a nice journey along the San Diego Creek trail followed by a ferry boat ride across the channel. After I made this 9 mile trek, I stopped for lunch in the Fun Zone! Next, I headed a few blocks over to the Beach. It is...
I’ve been home for a week and have finally gotten around to work on my surfing hobby. This journey represents getting over many of my fears as well as pushing my physical and mental health to better levels. I took my first surf lesson nearly 5 years ago…it was free…basically a few friends took me to Pacific Beach in San Diego, gave me a board, a...
Sunday – Full Marathon I ran my first full marathon in June of 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska of all places. 26.2 miles is a distance to be respected whether you are running, hiking, walking, or in some cases a painful variation of crawl/limp. History (and some legends) tell us that the first marathon was run by the Greek Soldier, Pheidippies from a...
Friday – 10k Another run through Epcot… I really wasn’t all that worried about 6.2 miles…that has been my “short” run for the last month. The real challenge here is that it rained for an hour before and during most of this race. The 3am wake-up was perfect for this one. During the previous day they handed out Mylar (space) blankets...