Hanging Out in Pasadena, California
By the way, a congratulatory shout out for Texas' top finisher in Sunday's NYC Half Marathon Presented by NIKE -- Chevron Houston Marathon Director of Race Development Steve Karpas, 41, of Bellaire.
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie won the event in a time of 59:24 - 19 seconds faster than Ryan Hall's performance at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon in January. Sunday's fastest American was 30-year-old Tucson, Arizona native Abdi Abdirahman, who came in second in 1:00:29.
Karpas finished in 1:26:07.
The NYC Half Marathon had 9,925 finishers -- just a few more than the Aramco Houston Half Marathon's 6,857 finishers in 2007.
So ... I've begun a project in Pasadena, California. I'll be here for at least the next three months and then it will be month-to-month after that. I'm staying at a Marriott Courtyard that is in what is known as Old Town Pasadena.
I got out this evening for an extended walk around the area - to sort of loosen up the soreness in my legs from yesterday's half marathon in Fort Davis.
There is a lot of interesting architecture here. Those that are into it would probably appreciate more. To me, I just see something and think to myself, "That's cool looking."
One of the most interesting structures is Pasadena's City Hall, which can be seen here on the city's web site.
Our client partner here, who picked me up at the airport, drove me by the headquarters for the Tournament of Roses Parade. It is an Italian Renaissance-style mansion, called the Tournament House, that was once owned by chewing-gum pioneer William Wrigley, Jr.
I've been told that I can run to the Rose Bowl Stadium, which had its first game in 1923 when USC defeated Penn State, 14-3. (Always good to know that we beat the Fighting Irish to something - even though it was a loss.)
Hmmm .... I just found out that they have a Rose Bowl Half Marathon! But it is on December 8 - the weekend of Sunmart (and I want to see Bill finish the 50K!)
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie won the event in a time of 59:24 - 19 seconds faster than Ryan Hall's performance at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon in January. Sunday's fastest American was 30-year-old Tucson, Arizona native Abdi Abdirahman, who came in second in 1:00:29.
Karpas finished in 1:26:07.
The NYC Half Marathon had 9,925 finishers -- just a few more than the Aramco Houston Half Marathon's 6,857 finishers in 2007.
So ... I've begun a project in Pasadena, California. I'll be here for at least the next three months and then it will be month-to-month after that. I'm staying at a Marriott Courtyard that is in what is known as Old Town Pasadena.
I got out this evening for an extended walk around the area - to sort of loosen up the soreness in my legs from yesterday's half marathon in Fort Davis.
There is a lot of interesting architecture here. Those that are into it would probably appreciate more. To me, I just see something and think to myself, "That's cool looking."
One of the most interesting structures is Pasadena's City Hall, which can be seen here on the city's web site.
Our client partner here, who picked me up at the airport, drove me by the headquarters for the Tournament of Roses Parade. It is an Italian Renaissance-style mansion, called the Tournament House, that was once owned by chewing-gum pioneer William Wrigley, Jr.
I've been told that I can run to the Rose Bowl Stadium, which had its first game in 1923 when USC defeated Penn State, 14-3. (Always good to know that we beat the Fighting Irish to something - even though it was a loss.)
Hmmm .... I just found out that they have a Rose Bowl Half Marathon! But it is on December 8 - the weekend of Sunmart (and I want to see Bill finish the 50K!)
posted by WalkSports.com | 1:31 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home