All Things Yummy

I participated in my first road race today doing the Wharf to Wharf, a 6 mile race from Santa Cruz Wharf to the Capitola Wharf. My goal was to be under an hour and I came in at 59:20! Yippeee! My split for the first mile was a bit over 12 minutes (I had to walk for the first 3~4 minutes since there were sooo many people on the road) and I managed to shave it down to 37 minutes by mile 4 but I started slowing down after that, doing 11 minute miles for the last two miles. I had a nasty cramp halfway through the mile 5 that I had to work through - I’ve never felt anything quite like it before. I couldn’t stand up straight nor breath fully. I guess my body isn’t quite used to the one hour of continuous exercise that I was putting it through.

I had started training for it couple of months ago but a foot injury stopped me from running… The new shoes that I got seemed to have done the job. My next goal is to shave a minute a mile off to be under 54~55 minutes which should be more than doable. What a way to started off a day! I’m sure I’ll feel it tomorrow, though.

Edit:  Adding a link to the MarathonFoto website picture of me where you can barely see me. :p

Kiwk-E-Mart came to Real Life and I visited the Mountain View location with my brother.  This has got to be the first time that I’ve ever waited in line to get into a 7-Eleven Kwik-E-Mart.  Unfortunately, they were out of KrustyO’s and Buzz Cola, although we got to have deliciously pink donuts with some Squishee’s.

Anyway, my brother’s visiting me here for couple of weeks - it should be a lot of fun to hang out with him again.

My last 6 Canada Day Celebration has involved the Solar Car - it’s somewhat odd to feel that the day’s not quite complete without having something so arbitrary around…  but I guess that’s just me.

The day was gorgeous and I spent the entire morning hiking the Purisima Creek with some friends.  It’s just amazing to see such seemingly pristine and amazingly beautiful outdoors so close to the bustling cities.  As I was hiking along the trail, I spent a lot of time looking down at my feet (there were some tricky spots to navigate) but whenever I lifted my head up, I was graced with yet another gorgeous view.  Maybe that’s what life is like - focusing too much on the next step makes us lose the sight of amazing world and opportunities all around us.  Lots of amazing shots in there, though these two of the redwood family ring are my favourite.  (And the butterfly!)

On a side note, my car finally broke the 60,000km mark!  Yay!