Heckling Steve Scott

One of the best things (and there are many, many good things) about SDTC's rock and roll marathon training program is that, even though the herd runs year round, nothing results in good blog-fodder like a SDTC Saturday morning long run.

Notable moments from Saturday morning included:

• Betty heckling motivational speaker, and renown middle distance runner, Steve Scott, when he told us about hitting the wall at mile 21 and having to slow to a 9:30 to 10:00 pace, and then the moment of silence that followed as people turned to see "who said that?"
• Realizing that day-glo-neon-lime-green is the incorrect choice if the goal is to blend in with the crowd when heckling Steve Scott (e.g. bummer dude...SLOWING to a 10:00 pace MUST BE JUST AWFUL! which I guess is true if you're used to running a 5:00 pace, but when motivating, you should remember your audience...)

It's a lousy picture, taken into the sun, but can you spot Betty and Mik in the photo? Yeah...we blend....

• Hearing other runners echo Betty's comments....clearly we were not the only ones thinking this. 
• Running on the coast out of Carlsbad State Beach. I LOVE this run. It's quite a drive to Carlsbad from La Mesa and every year on the way there, I wonder "why am I driving this far to run?" and every year, when I get there, I remember why.

I never get tired of this...

...or this (taken after the run)

• Running 6:25 miles in about an 1:03 (10:07 ave pace). Next week is the Super Run 10K. If I can do that next week, it'll be a 10K PR. 
• Collecting some more rocks for Elsie, who has a new grandbaby (CONGRATS!) and a cold, so she didn't run on Saturday...you'll have to ask her what she and PK do with the rocks, but I hear it involves warming them and a massage.

Mik said, "this one fits in the palm of my hand!" 

Just before this we were lying down on the rocks to see if we could get a good massage in... a surfer walking by was both very confused and quite entertained

• Putting our legs in the very, very, very, effing cold ocean...it's just like an ice-bath...right?

Kat and Betty go first 

Betty and Kat may look like they are smiling, but really they were just gritting their teeth 

Accidental shot...but here's the view beach from the ocean.

• Having breakfast at Honey's in Encinitas...a tradition. I completely don't get how it works, but we always manage to get a table there.
• Learning that an effective way to remember a password is make it an insult to a person who is bugging you. That way you get to type it in repeatedly, but not actually say it... GENIUS!

Mik, Kat and I registered for the Rock and Roll 1/2 Marathon yesterday morning, so that'll be my next 1/2 Mary. My primary goal is to train for this one (really train) and to continue getting faster and stronger, and most importantly, to stay healthy and uninjured (imagine that!) 

Have a super week everyone!