Next race - May 9th

Just signed up for my next Ultramarathon. Redwood 50k, in Oakland, Ca.
May 9th. I had to, it's the best way to get myself to run and train. hahahaha

this, along with, the two triathlons in July, should move me forward. I think I will try and sign up for the SF marathon as well. Missed it last year. :D

A day at "The Wall"

A quick shot of me with Oakland, the bay, the bay bridge and SF in the background.
It was a little hazy out, but warm and scenic. I had heard from my buddy Ben that they would be coming up here, so I figured why not come up and meet them. It took them a little longer as some of the girls riding were taking their sweet time. haha


photos: #1 Kurt and I. #2Katia and Myself. #3 Ben, Myself and Katia

While sitting around waiting, I saw a bike coming up from the other direction, and noticed it was red, and it was a hypermotard......then I immediately saw the rider had on a bright yellow jacket....and I know only one person that is that nerdy...Kurt. hahahaha I stood up, looked, the bike pulls in, points at me, and sure the hell enough, it was Kurt, one of my riding buddies, who happened to be coming up this way to go home (the long way). haha

so he hung out and we chatted for a while.

Ben and Katia rolled up on their respective bikes, we snapped a few photos and hung out, talking bikes and shooting the shit. It was a great time. Jeff ,another buddy of ours, happened to roll up, and stopped also.

The wall is a well known local bike hangout/stop, up in the Oakland Hills. You'll usually find some bikes at this spot, especially when the weather is awesome.

this is an addendum to one of my previous posts yesterday about spending the day riding and at the wall, in Oakland.

Sunny weather these last few days has gotten people out from behind their computers and out riding. It's great.

The Wall, Oakland Hills, Ca. 3-20-10

So this past weekend was great. 3 days off, the weather was sunny and mid 60's to low 70's all weekend long. What better than to spend a few days exploring and getting outside. With a few runs over the weekend, I put in some miles and was happy about that. Saturday we rode out to "The Wall" in the Oakland Hills for some scenery and to run into a few friends.

Ran into Ben, Katia, Kurt and Jeff up there, as 2 of them were out riding and stopped in, and the other 2 were riding home from work, the long way. Good times, I enjoyed a nice chelada, great conversation, weather, and scenery. The ride home was spirited, as well as the jaunt across the bay bridge. :D as per usual.

A shot of the bike, right off the edge of "the wall", overlooking Oakland, the bay and SF.