Flying Feather Four Miler

Stephanie and I ran this 4 mile race this morning. It was cold and very windy which is what you can ususally expect for a Thanksgiving day race. I would not reccommend this race as even though we did receive a nice finisher's medal and a bottle of wine, the course was too narrow for 2400 runners which created multiple bottlenecks. Also, the parking was a 3/4 mile from the start and finish of the race. There were many other logistical issues that could have been resolved with good planning that I won't get into because today is supposed to be a happy day. Next year I'll be going back to the good old Turkey Trot 5-miler to get my pumpkin pie.

I took this photo at Gab-Gab beach in Guam. I was excited to come across this huge cluster of Pacific anenomes hosting Tomato clownfish the size of my hand. I wonder what clownfish tastes like? That's something you just can't get at the grocery store. Clownfish sushi.....mmm.....sounds good.

Awesome Underwater Digital Camera

Stephanie bought me an Olympus Stylus 770SW for my birthday. It's 7.1 megapixels. It's shockproof to 5ft, crushproof to 220lbs, freeze-proof to 14F, and best of all it's completely waterproof down to 33ft!
It's hard to beleive this camera can take underwater pictures considering it looks like an ordianry digital camera. I messed with the settings a little bit and ended up with some incredible images worthy of National Geographic.

Haputo Beach - Guam

I had the chance to hike down to the illusive Haputo Beach in Guam. This place is likely one of the most secluded and beautiful spots in the world. What an opputunity to experience a place like this! A dangerous hike through the jungle rewards you with a breathtaking sliver of sand that extends for a quarter mile. Watch the video!

This is the actual route I took. Garmin's software allows you to export your run into Google Earth and save it as a jpeg image. Very cool. The white line is the path I ran.

Six and a half miles in Honolulu

I was in Honolulu for a day so I used my Garmin GPS watch to bust out a nice run from my hotel up towards Diamond head and back. Oh my God I think this run topped Boston! Unbelievable views of the ocean and of the towering cliffs of Diamond Head. As always, the air in Hawaii was "just right". It's runs like these that make me thank God I'm a runner.