Training on the Road & Disneyland

Lucky for me there are people all over the country that love to run trails! While in California for work and a family vacation 5 special ladies picked me up at 6:15 Saturday (4/28) morning to join the OC Trail Runners for an excellent morning running in California's Chino Hills (near Anaheim).


Everyone was out for different distances; the starting group of nearly 20 runners had a lot of energy and it was obvious everyone was happy to be there. We did a 7 mile loop, then a couple of us went out for an additional 10 mile loop and then Michelle and I did an out and back to make it a 20 mile morning. Follow it up with a stop at Starbucks sitting on the patio in the sun - what a great morning!

Disneyland! (why I was in Anaheim)

Okay, family moment. My parents have been married for 35 years! To celebrate our family met up at "the happiest place on earth" and spent the weekend in Disneyland and California Adventure. Like most things I do, must be a personality thing, I found myself wanting to see and do it all and in some instances multiple times. California Adventure has some great attractions, my favorite (I nearly lost my voice from screaming) being the Tower of Terror - a 13 story elevator drop. The California Screamin' Rollcoaster is a blast as well.

The nostaligic part of me loved walking around Disneyland. Having family in California I grew up going to see Mickey & Minnie nearly every summer. The unforgettable catching tunes of the parades, the storybook rides and the multiple Mountains (Space, Thunder, Matterhorn, etc) put that silly smile on my face and kept us busy for three days.

Clicking on this photo should take you to a set of pictures from the whole weekend, running and Disney.

Happy 35 years Ma & Pa - that is inspiration!