In It To...Finish It.

I signed up for the Humboldt Redwoods Half-Marathon http://www.redwoodsmarathon.org/registration/index.html scheduled for October 17, 2010. This gives me a nice long range goal to shoot for and I can't think of a more beautiful and inspirational place to run than through the redwoods. I am running a 5k in April and I might try and find a 1ok to run before the half to gain some experience with longer distances in a race environment.

Snowshoeing on the Foresthill Divide

S and I went up to Foresthill for a short snowshoeing trip. Just as we left China Wall it started to snow but tapered off until the very end of the trip, and then it really started to come down. The snow has started to melt which made navigating the "trail" a little tricky. It was pretty soft in places and we both post-holed several times. We cut the trip short, caught the Divide road, and made our way back to China Wall. Maybe next time we can get a longer outing with better weather.





Time: 1:15


Distance: 1.5 miles


Weather: Snow/Rain

Weekend with J and K...and training for a 5k

S and I had a busy weekend with the kids. J just learned to ride her bike without training wheels so she was very excited to go riding at any opportunity. We rode to our local park and made two separate rides on the bike trail (2 miles each ride). She did great and her confidence is increasing quickly. In addition to biking, we played at the park each day, hit golf balls at the driving range, and played street hockey in the driveway.

I started a running program last week and logged 25 miles. On April 11, I will attempt a 5k run at the Sacramento Zoo Zoom. I have always wanted to try and run a marathon so I guess I better start somewhere.

Delta Meadows

On Sunday, S and I took the kayaks down to the town of Locke to paddle Delta Meadows. Normally pretty desolate, a later than usual launch and a group paddle by BASK (Bay Area Sea Kayakers-http://www.bask.org/) made for a very busy launch ramp. After waiting for BASK to hit the water, we launched and headed down the slough parallel to the levy to avoid the flotilla of BASKers. Don't get me wrong, they are a great bunch, but we were looking for solitude.

It was overcast for most of the paddle, but the sun felt wonderful when the clouds would allow it to shine through. We ended up snaking through the tules, taking advantage of the flood tide, until they became too thick to navigate. Due to the lack of landing sites, we lunched while rafted up. A short paddle, but a great one at that...

Stats:
Distance-2.8 miles
Weather-overcast/partly sunny
Food-PB and honey sandwiches, apples, and a white chocolate Clif bar
Photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mclean/sets/72157623379214514/

New Blog

The plan is to use this blog for short trip reports, musings, etc., mostly related to our outdoor activities. I use Flickr for photo sharing and will link each report to the photos.