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the balboa fun zone

it will no longer be my nephew’s favorite place on the peninsula. it was bought in december 2005 for $14 million, by the newport harbor nautical museum. kids’ favorites are the caroussel, which will be removed and relocated, and the ferris wheel, the only ride that will remain in the fun zone. but my nephew’s […] Read more

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weekend runs

yesterday was 8.6 miles at el moro canyon with jessica. we met at 7:30 and started on time. another guy from the group (octrailrunners) also showed up. he’s new to the group and we were glad to have him there. i don’t know if we started too fast or what, or if i was just […] Read more

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tuesday’s urban challenge

i needed to run some errands this afternoon. so i decided to… RUN some errands! i had four stops to make: library, post office, atm, and grocery store. about 5 miles to cover. the challenge: get everything done in less than 75 minutes. i figured roughly 50 minutes of running and a maximum of 25 […] Read more

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a rainy afternoon of non-running fun

i’m having a blast in new york even though the running has been minimal. i’ll ramp back up when i am back in california. right now i’m focusing on having a good time with my family […] Read more

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like aunt like nephew

we spent part of the afternoon at eisenhower park, and i (of course) used the opportunity to go running. it was a short run, but the park was very pleasant. on my last lap ryan followed me on his bicycle, as we were on a quest for (yet another) ice cream truck. when i was […] Read more

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