This evening the weather was gorgeous with temps in the 70’s and clear blue skies. I took advantage of the perfect conditions and walked a section of the East Lake Sammamish Trail with my mom and dog Pepe. This 11 mile soft-surface pathway stretches from Issaquah to Redmond and is another example of a great…
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Sammamish
I’m in my hometown of Sammamish, WA for a week and a half. Naturally, the weather is cool and rainy. A steady rain fell all day today and temps struggled to get to 50 degrees. Fortunately, I am brining some of the California sunshine as a hot ridge of high pressure is expected to build…
Quicksilver 25K Trail Race!
I ran the Quicksilver 25k this morning at Almaden Quicksilver Park in the hills south of San Jose this morning. The weather and conditions were fantastic and I enjoyed the course, especially the 6 miles of lovely single track winding up, down, and around the hillside. I found a nice rhythm and felt good throughout…
Graduation Weekend Photos
Here are a few photos from graduation weekend with my family! Immediately after the graduation ceremony with sister, mom, and neice. Nice shade under the redwoods at Huddart Park. Enjoying Richard’s Road Trail at Huddart Park. Lots of fun on the slide with sapta! I loved slides this much too =)
Monte Bello – Skyline Loop
I finally got out to run at Monte Bello Open Space Preserve (OSP) on the east side of Skyline Ridge. I have been wanting to run these trails for quite some time and it was nice to finally explore the area – it did not dissapoint! Looking at the maps, an aesthetic 16.5 mile super…
Law School Graduation!
Today was the graduation ceremony from Stanford Law School! It was a great ceremony and reception with memorable speeches from the faculty member, Professor Bankman, and student rep, Onye. Lunch with the family was also great at Macaroni Grill. We topped it all off by watching some great distance running events at the Payton Jordan…
Wrapping Up
I now have my cap and gown for graduation on Sunday and a nice frame for my diploma, but I also have two boxes worth of review books for the bar review course. Graduation will be sweet, but I will really only feel done after I take and pass the California Bar. I am still…
Big Basin Redwoods 25k!
Wow! As anticipated, Big Basin Redwoods was an amazing place for a trail run – ancient redwoods, spectacular waterfalls, challenging singletrack – another great event by Pacific Coast Trail Runs (PCTR)! Running the 25k distance, I knew the course would be hilly, technical, and rugged (i.e. tough) so I figured 2 hours was a nice…
Big Basin Redwoods Tomorrow
Tomorrow I head out to Big Basin State Park to run amongst old growth Redwoods and see the famous Berry Falls. I’ll be running the 25k at this event put on Pacific Coast Trail Runs (PCTR). It’s a challenging course with rough trails and lots of elevation gain (3,090 ft). It’s warm and sunny here…
Last Class!
Today I had my class in law school… ever! I also turned in the two long papers and assignments for other classes, thereby completing all requirements. The last three years have gone by so fast. It seems so recent that I opened the acceptance letter from Stanford and ran around the house in joy. Now,…
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