Destination Run: San Diego - 18 April

I love exploring new cities or areas by taking off on a run with my phone and GPS.  That being said, I knew a run along the coast in San Diego was going to be my route.  The weather was, as predictable, beautiful and sunny.  In the afternoons it would peak around 75 and then in the evenings it would drop around 50-60, zero humidity.  The city is very chic and hipster-ish, but everyone was nice and we had no issues what-so-ever.  Would like to go back and spend some time outside of the downtown area to see how the common-folk live.

Crescent City Classic 10k - 4 April 2015

Overall Time: About an hour
Pace: Unknown
Age Group: Unknown
Overall: Unknown

Again, a sweet wife coaxed me into this race.  We didn't register like we did last year...too much of a
hassle for such a large crowd and such a mediocre after party.  We handed Samuel off to Grandma who walked the race, then we took off at a leisurely date-run pace.  I've learned that is the best way to do this race.  There are so many sights and beer-tasting opportunities while running through New Orleans that this one is best taken in stride...no pun intended.

The weather was tough.  Rainy and windy most of the race, very cold.  Fortunately, the baby was bundled and we were fine once we started moving.

Fat Boy 5k - 28 March 2015

Overall Time: 17:59
Pace: 5:49
Age Group: 1/58
Overall: 3/824

I was admittedly coaxed into running this race by my beautiful wife.  I had just returned from spending three weeks in Midland, TX for work and was not prepared for this race.  My every intent was to use my GPS to maintain a 7min pace.

After the first mile, I realized I was clearly moving faster than this 7min pace, but felt great.  I paced with the third place runner until 1.5 miles and decided to make a move.  This could've easily blown up in my face since I hadn't been training to run as fast as I was.

I ended up crossing the finish line in third place with a final time of 17:59.  Overall, not too bad.