Good Fellowship, Good Runs

Sunday, April 29, 2007

A Mass of Humanity

Well, it was a perfect day for running yesterday. Cloudy, cool, and not too many people on the Strand. Okay, not too many people for a few minutes. Then the Richstone Pier-to-Pier Walkathon began. As I was getting close to the Manhattan Beach Pier, I encountered hundreds of people wearing bib numbers coming at me. Some running, some walking. They pretty much filled up the path, so it made the run a bit more interesting. But it was a fun atmosphere with all the families and schools running/walking to raise money to prevent child abuse. On the way back to Hermosa Pier, we ended up getting off the Strand and going down the back streets so we could move at a decent pace. Oh, I forgot to mention the music. There were a couple of houses on the Strand where musicians were playing to serenade the runners, including a dixieland band. Very cool.

Saturday, April 14, 2007

The Hermosa Beach Centennial 5000


Well, it was a beautiful morning for a run. Unfortunately, a thousand other people thought the same thing. Today was the first annual Hermosa Beach Centennial 5000, a series of 5K races which started at the Hermosa Pier. Actually, it was a fun atmosphere as I showed up to meet the other runners, wondering how in the world I'd find them. I did eventually find one of the families and we went for a nice run south on the Strand, turning around at Redondo Beach pier. I'll have to keep this race in mind for next year.

One other thing. The family I ran with had a younger daughter who rode her bike, so that is an option for families whose kids might not want to run with us at Elijah's Running Club.

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

We're Off and Running!

We had a good turnout for our first run on 24 March. It was a beautiful morning as we ran on The Strand. Of course, having a Starbucks right around the corner for an after-run mocha doesn't hurt, either.

We'll be meeting this Saturday at 8, although I'll be out of town.