Public relations, dad, triathlete, ultrarunner, technology enthusiast, reside in Bay Area
Nick (a regular in the comments section) and I used to work together many moons ago and we are still buds. I coached him last year through two marathons, one of which we rantogether and this year he stepped it up to triathlons. I am smelling Ironman in his future.
Anyway this is Nick after running 6 today. Tomorrow his wife Jen goes for the big one: Chicago Marathon.
Here's my main man Scott Hurwitz, live from the great state of Connecticut. I'm particularly proud of Scooter because he's made an incredible effort to get in shape this year. He literally astonished us during our boys weekend in June. He dropped a ton of weight and replaced it with muscle. If I'm not mistaken Scooter put up five solid miles today which just stokes me. Way to go Scoot.
What a show the Little Girl put on today. I ran this trail HARD and every time I turned aroundthere she was, right behind me, smiling and chit chatting. We ran four miles, excluding the 600 Dipsea Steps and according to my Garmin she ran the last mile at 8:30. Pretty crazy, especially for a seven year old.
Today's day one of the Howard Solomon Thyroid Cancer run. So get out there and make sure to send a picture or two that you're comfortable with me posting. Today we are going to do a family trail run and tomorrow I plan to do something solo.
There's many things I love about Chicago. The people. The lakefront. The architecture. The Midwest sensibility. But sadly, for me personally it's all kind of negated by the weather, which was a major factor in our decision to move to California. Anyway, without belaboring the point (because on could go on at length about Chicago weather) the attached picture, which I took from my office window, pretty much sums it up. Too darn early for such crappy weather - not to mention it might snow on Monday!
One of my favorite aspects of living in California is the horticulture. I love the wildflowers in the spring; the overgrown chapparal on the trails; the year round smell of lavender. But what I really love most is my own two fruit trees. The first is my lemon tree. It yields a couple dozen meyer lemons three or four times a year. It isn't the greatest yielding lemon tree in the world (I've seen trees with literally hundreds of lemons) but it's the centerpiece of our small backyard. I enjoy it so much that I recently bought another - a satsuma tree which yields clementines. This one is a baby and while it struggled at first it has recently started to really take off. According to our gardner it should bear fruit this spring. I'm thinking about a third one too and am considering apricot or maybe even pear.
I had a long, long day in LA so too tired for much of a post -so - beer review time. Tonight's beer is Blind Pig, an American IPA from Sonoma County. Beer Advocate gives this one a straight up "A" based on 589 reviews, which I think speaks for itself. It's very hoppy and citrus-y and is very drinkeable. If you're ever able to find this one on the shelf (though I believe distribution is limited) - be sure to give it a shot.
I'm too exhausted to post anything of substance so instead you'll have to bear with some photos from the past few days. In no particular order we have a few pictures of the kids tearing it up on their bikes; the Little Boy pitching during his Fall baseball league (he pitched surprisingly well) and an amazing heirloom tomato/mozzarella salad that the wife whipped up tonight. The tomatoes are in season here in California and man oh man are they good.
My training for the Quad Dipsea (28 miles with almost 10000 feet of climbing) has begun in earnest. Yesterday I ran the Dipsea Steps three times (brutal) and then the Cascade Trail. About an hour an a half total.
Today I ran from Tennessee Valley up the Marincello Trail (1.3 miles of straight climbing) all the way down to the Bobcat Trail (where I saw - go figure - a Bobcat) to Rodeo Valley. About 2 hours in total with just a ton of climbing. Must have been 80 degrees today so pretty hot as well.Today marks the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish Ne lw Year. I wanted to mark the occasion by wishing all of my friends - Jewish and non-Jewish alike - peace, prosperity, happiness and health in this coming New Year.
