Monday, December 31, 2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Friends from NorCal
Our friends from Sunnyvale California just left. Thanks for visiting us Bernard, Ellen, Rachel(14), Jeremy(12), and Nicole(7). Great to spend time with you guys for the last 2 days. We need Rachel's help to take Kelly fashion shopping :)
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Meal building...
They said it was very HOT during the summer and bone chilling during the winter. Also, extremely dusty and windy throughout most of the year.
Visiting Manzanar
War relocation center during world war 2 for the Japanese in America. Many were already American citizens.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Tired skiers after 3 days of skiing.
Very pretty street with snow and ice. What an awesome Christmas scenery.
Ice on the window panes pointing upwards
Strong constant winds form ice structures upwards. Interesting.
Top of Mammoth! Merry Christmas!!!
Unfortunately, the cafe was closed due to Christmas so we didn't have lunch at the top.
Howling winds at the top
Weather after lunchtime changed suddenly. Howling winds and light snow. Only expert skiers allowed. We watched from inside :)
Day 3 at Mammoth
Going up to the top of Mammoth mountain at 11,000 feet. Partly cloudy morning. Good skiing conditions.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Taking a much needed lunch break
Coincidentally, we ran into other parents we know from Irvine Chinese school!
Day 1, Mammoth skiing
Heavy snowfall and COLD. But we all had many layers on so it didn't bother us. Heavy snow and winds all day. This is us going down a beginners run.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Here at June Lake, CA!
We left Irvine this morning at 9:30am, went to Fontana to drop off Skippy, and then we headed north on I-15 to the 395 freeway. Little bit of traffic on the 15 but it was reasonable. We stopped north of Adelanto to get some lunch, gas, and a restroom break.
Passing through Bishop, CA, we were expecting heavy snow (meaning putting on snowchains) per the weather reports. About 15 miles past Bishop, we finally had to stop and put on the snowchains. The California Highway Patrol was mandating it. After that point, the snow really started coming down. Everything was white. Visibility was reduced to about 1/4 mile. Driving speeds were reduced to about 35 mph. The car ride became a little rough due to the snowchains. By the time we got to Mammoth Lakes, it was 4:30pm. So much for my hopes of renting some skis early this afternoon. We decided to continue north to June Lake before it really gets dark. We arrived in June Lake around 5pm. COLD and constant snowfall! I felt like I was driving a snowmobile than driving our family van. Our van was slipping and sliding through the streets a bit. Thank heavens we made it here safely. Thank heavens for the snowchains..... Local weather is reporting another day of heavy snowfall tomorrow :-(
Friday, December 21, 2012
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
Woodbridge Marching Band at Disney (short video 1:21)
Grace and Lee took this short video at Disneyland. Just the beginning of Woodbridge Marching Band.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Blue Belt for Jody!
Congratulations to Jody for achieving the next higher belt level in Kung Fu. She was at Orange Belt status. 3 more levels to Black! Good Job!
Love, Mom & Dad
Love, Mom & Dad
Post Marathon reports....
Kathy wrote:
Finished my fifth Honolulu Marathon under 8
hours! (Stacie finished in 6:47 and Russel came in at 5:31). Not
a record time for me, but considering that my training was limited to a
Sunday run here and there it's a wonder I finished at all. The good news
is that I can walk normally today and don't have any major aches and
blisters.
We left Hale Koa at 3:15 in the morning and got to the
starting line around 4 am. Russel went off to meet his friends and Stacie
and I watched the fireworks and everyone take off. The weather conditions
were ideal with a nice breeze that blew away the haze and humidity that was
here during the previous week. One of the highlights of the run was
turning by Kahala Mall and seeing M&B with a ice cold can of coca-cola and
the most delicious salted oranges and a refreshing spray of Sato-hap!
Jerry wrote:
My Tucson marathon experience got off to an interesting start. While at the airport Saturday morning around 9am, US Airways announced at 9:30am that our flight was delayed.... or soon to be cancelled. The next flight out would be 12:40pm. With this delay, my friends and I would not be able to get to Tucson before 5pm Arizona time to pickup our running packets. Fortunately, my friend Ken was able to call the event director (Pam Reed, ultramarathon winner of Badwater 100+ miles run in the extreme heat of Death Valley) and explain our situation. She asked that we send them our IDs via our cell phones and have one of our other friends who was already there pick up our gear. Fortunately, that worked out!
As for the marathon(Sunday), I could not have asked for better weather conditions. Weather was about 50 degrees at the start. No usual wind. Beautiful sunny skies. Most of the course is a gradual downhill so it was fast. The only challenging point was around mile 10 where we took a detour through the BioSphere project. It was 4 miles of up and down rolling hills. I slowed my pace through there but still felt like I just ran 4 miles directly uphill. Through mile 17, I was on pace to a new goal of 3:05. I was averaging around 7 min/mile pace and it felt good. Around mile 20, I felt my right thigh started tightening up. I tried to stay relaxed and just slowed my pace a little. Around mile 23, my thigh cramp had really locked up my leg. I had to stop and try to walk it off. No success. Every step got harder and harder. Other runners started passing me and one of my running friends passed me (He finished 3:13). I struggled the remaining 3 miles just to get to the finish. I nearly fell apart. Crossed the line at 3:15:56. Missed the new Boston Qualifier by 56 secs :( I was just glad that I finished in one piece. Didn't PR either..... Another marathon, another day... Despite the hard run, I would recommend running Tucson again. Awesome course, beautiful scenery, great race logistics, and small crowd (less than 2000 runners).
As of this morning, both my legs are in PAIN, especially my right thigh. Can't walk easily up or down the stairs. Physically and emotionally drained... Looking forward to some downtime the remainder of the month to spend with family :-)
Monday, December 10, 2012
Marathon Weekend Results!!
Sunday, December 9, 2012 was an exciting and busy marathon day for our family and friends! See results below. Congrats to all, especially the first timers, Stacie and Laurel(?).
Click on image to expand the results above.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Tucson marathon!
Me, Manju, Alson, and Dan(taking the picture). I ran a disappointing 3:15:56 time. Missed my 3:05 goal due to leg cramps. My friends all ran lifetime PRs on this beautiful day on an awesome course!
Friday, December 7, 2012
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