i mentored in the morning for the Westside LA marathon team. it was an easy, slow 10 mile mile run. picked up breakfast from Huckleberry after. if you live in LA, you must go here because they probably have the best pastry chef / gourmet brunch food all served in a deli format at affordable prices. took a nap and then woke up to go biking with kyle, erin, and dash. we biked for a mile and then i realized that i had left my helmet on the bench outside my apartment. apparently, i was so concerned with clipping in and out, that i forgot to put it on. i ended up going back to get it by myself while everyone else soldiered on. although it's a lot more fun to bike with people, i enjoyed by solo bike ride around 3:30 pm. it was an easy bike ride for about 2 hours from brentwood to venice and back. i was working on trying to clip in/clip out, getting used to changing gears and dealing with cars and people. and the best thing was that i only had one fall when i was trying to dodge someone on the bike path along the beach. i was too close to where the sand meets the cement and i skidded to the right. the guy did help me up, but i was not happy with him at all. check out my first battle wound from the fall below. i'm not sure if you readers have biked before, but there is a reason why bike paths are labeled bike paths. they are for bikes only!!! anyhow, enough venting. i guess it's a hopeless thought to think people will actually move out of the way in the future. it was really nice biking as the the sun was setting at the beach. on the way back, it got dark quite fast and i had to slow down to make sure cars could see me.
one thing i want to mention is that Chris Wilno's, my coach from last season's marathon team, wife just learned that her cancer had come back. she had been in remission for a while and everything was looking positive until just recently. they will fight through it. a lot of times i will be training, and usually on my hard days, i'll remind myself that my pain and suffering is "nothing" compared to the mental and physical hardships that any cancer, AIDS, or people with terminal illnesses have to endure daily. it definitely humbles you and makes you want to push harder. i'm not a doctor or a researcher, so i can't save lives directly. however, i know i can train, raise awareness and money about these illnesses, and indirectly find a cure someday. I wish Chris and his wife, Crea, the best, and I am sure they will beat cancer!!!
go team!
pics below of my first fall, my new bike and my silver shoes.
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