big sur 10k fun run (10/25)-->accomplished! beach action and carmel!

yay, i did it! i ran 6.2 miles! geo, cal, maria, and i ran the whole time! my time was 65:53. i finished a little earlier than maria and geo. ;P cal blew us away by finishing in 45 mins. i can't believe i ran for that long. prior to the race, i thought i was going to walk part or all of it. unbelievably, through lots of prayer (every one minute) and mental blocking i kept my lil' feet running. during the race, i swore to myself i would never run again. but now, i feel like i could do another 10k in the near future. we shall see how my ankles hold up. what helped the most was the various bands playing at different points of the race: string trio, mariachi, and jazz.

this day was another perfect relaxing day. afterwards, we headed to pfeiffer beach which is a hidden state beach that had limited parking. luckily, we didn't have to wait long for a parking spot. this beach had lotso cool things to see: huge rock formations, tide pools w/ sea anemones and purple crabs, and purple sand! we spent a few hours there but didn't stay for the sunset. :( we left right before. ah wells...i s'pose i have a lifetime.

dinner time arrived and we headed north to carmel. we ate at lucy's which is a posh family restaurant/bar. it was OK. the rib eye was pretty tender/tasty. unfortunately my roast duck was hecka tough. even lil' wu didn't want to eat it! i finally chewed a piece of duck which left a nasty taste in my mouth till sunday morning shudder. 25 bux down the drain.

all in all, a very nice day and a huge accomplisment. i sure am proud of all the runners! turkey trot (5k/10k) anyone?

i think i have daylight savings lag. yesterday, i woke up at 6:30 am. today, i woke up at 7:30 am and became ravenously hungry at 11am. my bedtime has no effect on how early i wake up. weirdness. i guess don't mind waking up early and pondering what am i going to do with all this time?