Ran a couple miles with Jane - above the beach.
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Monday, July 7, 2014
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Couple of workout blog entries...
- Cycling 4 to 6 times last 2 months...
- Tennis 5 times in last 2 months
- Badminton for 6 times.... last month
- Work out at treadmill ... 5 times... last month
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Last Day of Summer - Bouldering up Little Cottonwood Canyon
Question: What does one do on the last day of Summer? Answer: Go climb a rock!
Tom makes his moves – this was a warmup for him.
Brendan and Tom in tandem.
Brendan makes his moves on a Gate Boulder.
Nicole's love rocks. Um... no, she loves rock. (Get the pun?)
Nicole makes her moves.
Blow!
There was a bug on her hand and she blew him a kiss.
The gang rushes the rock! Sravanthi, Amit and Brendan.
Sravanthi makes her moves.
Summitting Everybody's Boulder.
Tom and Marty attentively coaching the kids.
Marty on one of the Gate Boulders.
Tom makes his moves – this was a warmup for him.
Brendan and Tom in tandem.
Brendan makes his moves on a Gate Boulder.
Nicole's love rocks. Um... no, she loves rock. (Get the pun?)
Nicole makes her moves.
Blow!
There was a bug on her hand and she blew him a kiss.
The gang rushes the rock! Sravanthi, Amit and Brendan.
Sravanthi makes her moves.
Summitting Everybody's Boulder.
Tom and Marty attentively coaching the kids.
Marty on one of the Gate Boulders.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Ran 5 miles
Ran down to the Jordan River, ran along the river, then back up to the canal and home. High humidity - dehydrated a bit, but it was great.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Bouldering in the Wasatch
Went bouldering after work today – traversing the rock face close to the ground. Great workout.
The Wasatch Mountains seen from Big Cottonwood Canyon – just love those beautiful ragged crags.
One day I shall scale faces such as this, perhaps.
Note the variations in types of rock.
Flowers growing in the rock wall – gotta love it! I got a bit carried away with getting this shot and went about 25 feet up before I knew it – oops! No worries.
The Wasatch Mountains seen from Big Cottonwood Canyon – just love those beautiful ragged crags.
One day I shall scale faces such as this, perhaps.
Note the variations in types of rock.
Flowers growing in the rock wall – gotta love it! I got a bit carried away with getting this shot and went about 25 feet up before I knew it – oops! No worries.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Rock Climbing - 3 x climbs
Went rock climbing with Tom again. (He loves teaching.) He brought Laura along as an assistant coach.
What I appreciate about these guys is a fanaticsm for safety. Like, they check everything every time and follow the climbing protocols all the time. Pros!
So, I can tell you that at the top of every climb I was bathed in sweat – definitely counts as exercise!
This time I learned something about how to lead climb (first one up the rock), clipping into anchors in the rock as you go. Tom hooked up a "top rope" so us novices could always have a rope securing us all the way in case we fell. No falls this time. Then we learned about how you take down the top tope when you are done.
The mountains are incredibly beautiful! If my camera battery hadn't died I would have had more pics to share here. Next time.
I seem to be getting a better sense of things, seeing the rock better, where my foot will slip and where it will stick. I might have been bitten, I think.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Ran up in the Wasatch Mountains - high altitude
Trail run from Alta, Wasatch Mountains |
Someone told me it was over 8,000 feet – which possibly explains why I was so short of breath and had to walk so much! It is the time of the wildflowers – quite jaw-droppingly gorgeous. I also saw my first real, live chipmunk and marmot. The marmots were fat with lustrous coats like a mink – no doubt due to the vast abundance of bugs and flowres to chow on; but they were skittish and I did not get a picture of them.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Played tennis for 2 hours in oak park( Yesterday)
Played tennis for 2 hours in Woodland hills( Yesterday)
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Ran a trail to a lake in the Wasatch Mountains
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Trail Run to Dog Lake
Trail Run to Dog Lake |
Ran a difficult, snow-bound trail up in the Wasatch mountains a few weeks ago. It was worth it!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Jogging 1.5mi on Canwood street.
Nanda & Kaushik were joined me with a scooter. We went to Sreenivas house.. It was fun.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
5 work out sessions at gym last week(1 hour each)
5 work out sessions at gym last week(45 hour each)
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Where the Dande Lions Roar!
Doing shorter, sharper runs this week in preparation for the race on Sunday. (My sister-in-law is flying me out to Florida to do the run part in her triathlon relay.)
I found this canal not far from where I am living in Salt Lake City. It is fairly flat and away from traffic so it is good for some speed workouts. I thought the beds of dandelions along the shore were delightful. There are also quail, wild geese and various other species of bird life - quite wonderful!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Ran 6 miles on the beach
If a stranger came up to you and asked for your camera, what would you do? Better yet, you are in a foreign country and a local wants your camera. Would you give it to him? Well, I keep doing that – asking people for their cameras – and I have yet to be refused. Today included a group of young Japanese girls on Santa Monica beach. You should have seen the poses they struck and they were delighted with the pictures I took of them with their camera. I guess I'm just a photographer and when I don't have my own camera handy I get someone else's!
It was a lovely run in the sun. Yes, there is snow on the mountains, but the beach was warm. Go figure!
Got a blister under my big toe from running barefoot on the sand. Actually, I must be getting in shape (and thus running faster) if I generated enough friction for a blister! :) Only the left foot, don't know why. It was worth it.
Love the beach. Love the ocean. Love running.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Ran a mile in 6:25
This is discouraging. Last week I ran the 2 miles to the track and then timed a mile at 6:23, which was slower than a previous attempt. I put it down to being tired.
So this week I drove to the track, warmed up at the track and then ran 6:25 - slower than last week! And I still felt tired. Of course it was pouring with rain.
Sigh!
So this week I drove to the track, warmed up at the track and then ran 6:25 - slower than last week! And I still felt tired. Of course it was pouring with rain.
Sigh!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Ran 5 miles on Zuma Beach
It was chilly but warm enough to run barefoot. The water was as cold as winter. But the surfers and the dolphins seemed to at home in the rolling blue ocean. It was low tide and I was able to run all the way north to the rock promontory. There is a tunnel through the rocks to little private beaches. I touched the sea anemones and felt their stingers tug at my finger.
On the way back I took some pictures of a couple with their baby and dog - using their camera. Fabulous pictures in the morning sun gold and blue.
At the southern end rock climbers were already up the cliff. I helped a kid tie a rope - it seems nobody had ever taught him how to tie a knot.
I felt good running back to the car. The swim was breathtaking but my body was so warm from the running that the cold was confrontable, even refreshing. Caught a couple of waves. Only in Southern California!
On the way back I took some pictures of a couple with their baby and dog - using their camera. Fabulous pictures in the morning sun gold and blue.
At the southern end rock climbers were already up the cliff. I helped a kid tie a rope - it seems nobody had ever taught him how to tie a knot.
I felt good running back to the car. The swim was breathtaking but my body was so warm from the running that the cold was confrontable, even refreshing. Caught a couple of waves. Only in Southern California!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Ran a mile in 6:23
Also ran about 2 miles to the track, including the 3/4 mile uphill on Mulholland. Beautiful tartan track at Calabasas High. Not a great time for the mile. I was tired!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Ran about 5 miles
Ran the other way down Mulholland, paved, towards Valley Circle. It was cold but sunny. Felt good. I am gaining stamina.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Ran to Lookout Point before dawn
A very bright moon lighted the way. The whole valley was a Christmas tree of lights twinkling in the dark.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Ran 4 miles, to Lookout Point
Well, we call it Lookout Point because you can see the whole Valley from there. It was warm like summer! Like So Cal! Felt strong -- consistent training is paying off.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Played tennis over the weekend
It was nice.Intially it was cold and windy.Later it was really good.
But I had to stop since my ankle sprain.
But I had to stop since my ankle sprain.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Walked/ran 5 miles
Jane and I walked along Mulholland Drive and then cut across the wild land on a trail, descending to a park in the valley. Then I ran home and picked her up with the car on the way to grocery shopping at Trader Joe's where they gave us yummy free coffee and quinoa vegetarian & bean sample dish. Life is good!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Deedee and Jake
Ran about 4 miles along the Mulholland trail this morning. Met Deedee and Jake. Deedee says she runs because of Jake, because Jake is a black Labrador Retriever and they get chubby because they eat anything and everything.
Deedee told of how she grew up in Culver City and would ride horseback with her friends to a ranch in the area of DeSoto Avenue, spend the night and ride home the next day.
She also spoke of a Wild Bill's ranch near Calabasas. This would be Wild Bill of the Wild Bill Show of course. And Bill's speciality was training cutting horses, as in the control of one's herd.
I told her she should write a blog.
Deedee told of how she grew up in Culver City and would ride horseback with her friends to a ranch in the area of DeSoto Avenue, spend the night and ride home the next day.
She also spoke of a Wild Bill's ranch near Calabasas. This would be Wild Bill of the Wild Bill Show of course. And Bill's speciality was training cutting horses, as in the control of one's herd.
I told her she should write a blog.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Six Miles on the Trails
Monday, December 8, 2008
Ran 6 miles in the Santa Monicas
It was a long run for me - need to get in shape! But it was perfect weather and I could see forever - so pretty!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Ran 4 Miles on the Beach, Swam
Santa Monica Bay sunrise was very beautiful this morning. Long, slow swells rolled in to the shore and beyond the breakers the water was smooth with little bubbles floating in the reflections of dawn's pinks and blues.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Time for the gloves?
Ran 5 miles just after sunrise. It was cold in the beginning, but it was perfect at the end.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Ran about 5 miles on Zuma Beach
Ran the length of Zuma beach yesterday. And that means I had to run back too, so to the ends and back. It felt like 5 miles or more, but it was soft sand and I was running barefoot so it might have been only 4.
Took a refreshing swim at the end.
The beach was packed and I've never seen so many lifeguards on duty, plus they had a lifeguard boat out in the water. The sun was shining and the water was a delicious blue-green. So nice!
Rock climbers were doing the cliffs at the lower end. One man was even doing it barefoot! But they were all using ropes.
(Sorry, did not take any pictures!)
Took a refreshing swim at the end.
The beach was packed and I've never seen so many lifeguards on duty, plus they had a lifeguard boat out in the water. The sun was shining and the water was a delicious blue-green. So nice!
Rock climbers were doing the cliffs at the lower end. One man was even doing it barefoot! But they were all using ropes.
(Sorry, did not take any pictures!)
Monday, August 25, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Ravi, you got to come on hikes
Hi Ravi,
We hike on Sundays most of the time and we miss you. Besides hiking, it is fun connecting with each other.
Hoping to see you on one of the hikes,
Jayesh
We hike on Sundays most of the time and we miss you. Besides hiking, it is fun connecting with each other.
Hoping to see you on one of the hikes,
Jayesh
Ran 9 miles on Mulholland
Not so much walking this week - getting better. Last week was tough! But Malibu Creek 25 kilometer race is coming 23rd so I have to get in shape!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Ran 4 Miles on Mulholland
Slow, but it was good to get out and exercise. There was a thin haze resting over the Valley and Sierras looked blue.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Played tennis for 2 hours( 6.30AM to 8.30 AM saturday morning)
Thanks Jayesh!!! for posting .. Wonderful pictures.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Ran 6 miles to the underground reservoir
Ran this morning. It was nice and not too hot, but I did not have any energy.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Wow!
Congratulations Ravi. Sreenivas told me about this hike!!! I was so tired doing 2500-2700 feet Yosemite hike last time!
Nice picture of Yosemite falls and tempted me to share my pictures of the same. I love Yosemite
http://www.eyefetch.com/profile-images.aspx?user=profitfromprices&gallery=4939
and here is my favorite picture- Yosemite Fall from top- looking down from the top of it!!!
Nice picture of Yosemite falls and tempted me to share my pictures of the same. I love Yosemite
http://www.eyefetch.com/profile-images.aspx?user=profitfromprices&gallery=4939
and here is my favorite picture- Yosemite Fall from top- looking down from the top of it!!!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Ran 3 Miles
Went out on Mulholland trail. It was tiring at first, but then I warmed up and got into the swing of it. Overcast and cool - wonderful.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Running through the Sagebrush
Summer thinks its time has come already but Spring persists in her burst of wildflowers.
I ran about 5 or 6 miles along dirt Mulholland and the trails this morning. It was very hot. The yellow mustard blooms have passed their peak and the sagebrush is now taking the crown of blossoming glory. So many butterflies...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Ran 5 miles on Dirt Mulholland
The wildflowers were breathtaking! Too bad I didn't have my camera.
Ran 3 miles in the starlight last week. It was late when I got home but I had to run. No moon. I ran up Mulholland. I took a side road in the darkness thinking it would take me back to the suburbs but it was a dead end. It was interesting running through the thick trees where even the starlight was blotted out. Could not see a thing. More than once I heard rustling in the bushes. More than once I looked over my shoulder. Fun!
How do you run on an uneven dirt road in the dark without a light? You have to sense the road and just know where to step.
Ran 3 miles in the starlight last week. It was late when I got home but I had to run. No moon. I ran up Mulholland. I took a side road in the darkness thinking it would take me back to the suburbs but it was a dead end. It was interesting running through the thick trees where even the starlight was blotted out. Could not see a thing. More than once I heard rustling in the bushes. More than once I looked over my shoulder. Fun!
How do you run on an uneven dirt road in the dark without a light? You have to sense the road and just know where to step.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Ran 5 miles on Dirt Mulholland
...and walked on the beach in the evening. It was cold and windy. There were three kite-surfers skimming the waves - thrilling to watch. The ocean... good for the soul.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Ran at the beach this morning
And swam in the Pacific ocean!
Takes your breath away!
So beautiful!
So... cold!
Takes your breath away!
So beautiful!
So... cold!
Friday, February 8, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Ran 5 miles on Mulholland
Working day and night for days and nights with only a break to eat, sleep and shower (maybe) can be hard. At the start of the run I felt sluggish, felt bad. After a few miles I started feeling better and started looking at the great views and the snow on the mountains and breathed the crisp air. So good!
Monday, February 4, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
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