Today in the City

The sun was shining today and hundreds of people were buzzing around Seattle. Angelika, one of the ladies that works in the wellness studio at my work passed by and we had a short conversation about how nice it is to be a part of the world in Seattle and learn from being in the City rather than just watching the news. As we parted ways, I pondered this fact some more. Since I started working in Seattle I have felt this way, but there was something about the change in weather today that made it fresh for me again. Right now, the Dalai Lama is holding a four day conference in Seattle and there are more people in the city than usual. I often people watch at the bus stop and no two conversations are the same. It was interesting hearing the Dalai Lama's name come up in conversations every couple of minutes today and how one powerful person could tie everyone of different backgrounds, cultures and walks of life together. I tried to imagine what the response would be if Jesus was speaking at the Seattle Center this week....Just some food for thought from my bus ride today.

Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 29 ft Location: Woodinville, WA Elev. Gain: -3 ft Date: 03/29/08 Up/Downhill: [+85/-88] Time: 11:10 AM Difficulty: 2.2 / 5.0   Weather: Overcast   39 F temp; 82% humidity   39 F heat index; winds SW 9 Performance Distance: 6.38 miles Goal: 9' 50 min/mi pace for 6 miles Time: 1:07:17 Speed: 5.7 mph Attained: 100% Pace: 10' 32 /mi Calories: 723 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)

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Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 940 ft Location: Issaquah, WA Elev. Gain: +6 ft Date: 03/22/08 Up/Downhill: [+757/-751] Time: 11:56 AM Difficulty: 2.7 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   51 F temp; 44% humidity   51 F heat index; winds NW 7 Performance Distance: 2.29 miles Time: 1:23:06 Speed: 1.6 mph Pace: 37' 30 /mi Calories: 277 Notes Briar's First Hike We started at the High Point Trailhead right off of I-90. From there, we took the Talus Rock trail path that headed Southeast. Its a pretty good ascent up the hill. There was alot of folks going up and down the first portion, most of them look like they were preparing for a big hike. Briar did a great job, but was pretty tired. For the first mile your climbing up over 1200 feet in Elevation. But once you get about 1.3 miles in, you hit some really beautiful rocks. Along the way there are some cool streams and a small waterfall that runs along a huge rock wall. The decsent was really nice and easy and it gave us a chance for Briar to walk without a leash. We got back in about an hour and half. It was alot of fun. Check out some of the pictures on my myspace. Map   Elevation (ft)

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St. Patty's Day Dash

Fun! and always interesting. Janelle and I did our Sunday three miler with over a thousand other race participants dressed in festive green. It was a great way to kick off the week and St. Patricks Day. We sealed the deal at O'Donalds on 128th. It's an Irish Brewery where we all had burger's washed down with a pint of Guiness. Very yummy, and now...I'm ready for a Sunday afternoon nap!

Ran with Jannelle Ibsen on the Burke Gillman trail to meet Jono at the dog park. This run's distance was about a half mile shorter than we thought, but we ran a little farther into Marymoore to make it 10 miles total. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 30 ft Location: Bothell, WA Elev. Gain: +17 ft Date: 03/15/08 Up/Downhill: [+246/-229] Time: 11:11 AM Difficulty: 2.7 / 5.0   Weather: Overcast   42 F temp; 82% humidity   42 F heat index; winds W 3 Performance Distance: 10.05 miles Goal: 11' 00 min/mi pace for 10 miles Time: 1:49:43 Speed: 5.5 mph Attained: 100% Pace: 10' 55 /mi Calories: 1146 Notes Stopped twice on run. Once when we had to cross the street for Marymoor and the second stop to check where we were at on the GPS. Then ran to 10 mile mark. All in all, felt pretty good and less tired than the 8-9 mile run a few weeks earlier Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 11' 00 +0' 05 5.5 -0.0 +3 ft 2 10' 10 -0' 45 5.9 +0.4 -3 ft 3 10' 32 -0' 23 5.7 +0.2 +3 ft 4 10' 40 -0' 15 5.6 +0.1 +9 ft 5 10' 58 +0' 03 5.5 -0.0 -3 ft 6 10' 38 -0' 17 5.6 +0.1 -7 ft 7 10' 26 -0' 29 5.8 +0.3 0 ft 8 10' 49 -0' 06 5.5 +0.0 +9 ft 9 11' 40 +0' 45 5.1 -0.4 -10 ft 10 11' 41 +0' 46 5.1 -0.4 +13 ft end 24' 23 +13' 28 2.5 -3.0 0 ft Versus average of 10' 55 min/mile

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Refreshing

Jono and I went to meet and visit some friends on the Oregon Coast this weekend. The time flew by, but being near the water was so refreshing. There is something about being near the Ocean that I miss and just about the only thing I miss about California. I had the opportunity to spend sometime alone with Briar running by the Ocean for a while. Just being there with the sound of the waves and te crisp air refresed my whole inner being. The views weren't bad either. The last day we spent some time watching a sunset on the water. What a great weekend it was. I had time to reflect, time to pray, time to share with others, time to share with Jonathan.

A little blue box and pretty silver necklace

Thank you for my Valentines Day gift Jonathan Santos. I love it! I love you.

Ladies, I never knew, but great things come in little blue boxes!