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March 21, 2005
belated update
so cal running:
monday:
ran in del mar with the girls. we ran about 6 miles in torrey pines park. it's a beautiful location right on the bluffs of southern california. every view was spectacular. everyone felt great...after being couped up in the car for close to 9 hours!
tuesday:
am: ran around the UCSD campus. ran via the eucalyptus patch with the girls. ran about 4 miles.
pm: ran about 4 miles in the anza borrego desert. we ran the palm oasis trail. this is a short hike/run that takes you to a wonderful little oasis in the middle of the desert. there's a great waterfall, a wonderful palm tree grove all contrasted against the dry, harsh desert background. once we ot to the waterfall...we went under the waterfall to cool off, hung out in the little pools of water, had our lunch and just relaxed!
wednesday:
our group headed over to penasquitos canyon to run. local runners claim this is one of the best local areas to run. our timing ws defnitely off. after a week of hard rains...the trail that we entered on...was flooded. we ran out for about 24 minutes or so...but the trail was very hard to follow (we had to jump over huge puddles, run via rocky rocky areas and do a lot of back tracking...b/c we lost the trail quite a bit!). i think on a good day/season this canyon is probably a great place to run...we just found the entire run frustrating. we ran for about 5+ miles probably...
pm: ran in balboa park.. 3-4 miles. showed the group where the xc national high school meets are held. we ran here right around sunset. the sky was beautiful and the temperature was perfect. many of the girls considered this their favorite run!
thursday:
ran along the carpinteria bluffs in the santa barbara area. these trails and views were unbelievable. we ran about 30 minutes. below we could see seals and a wonderful coastline.
friday:
no running for me...but the girls ran along East Beach, by the SB zoo and around the downtown area of Santa Barbara. Today was a long drive back up to the bay area.
Posted by liz at March 21, 2005 01:21 PM