Kathi and I finished the Surf City Huntington Beach Half Marathon on Superbowl Sunday! It was a tad bit harder then the previous 3 that I've run... and may have to do with the fact that I didn't train very much! But Kathi and I up were up for a challenge ("intense training" as Kathi calls it.)
The marathon and half marathon had 19,000 runners and was sold out. We didn't sign up in times, so we... um... cheated and joined the pack at the start line. We'll know better next time.
Kathi did a
phenomenal job and will have no trouble doing her training Climb Against the Odds, a training and fundraising for the
Breast Cancer fund. The U-turn couldn't come fast enough...
All done!
No pain, no gain!
Tommy and I spent the morning at my Church before heading to the beach for the afternoon. He has been reading and we've been discussing the book, Why Men Hate Going To Church by David Murrow. It discusses and reveals why men are the largest unreached people group. Murrow, who lives in Alaska, references Saddleback Church and commends the motto of, "Give men high standards: ask something of them." I enjoyed taking Tommy to hear Pastor Warren speak on Radical Hope
and showing him around the campus.
Next stop? In-N-Out Burger. That's what a hamburger's all about. Not a bad birthday lunch. (Today is his actual birthday.)
We drove to Huntington Beach to walk on the sand, watch the sunset and check out one of Tommy's favorite of all favorite restaurants, Duke's. We also got to stop and visit with my friends, Rachel and Mickey, who live a few blocks from the sand. 
A view of the Huntington Beach Pier from inside Duke's.
Our last stop was dinner at Javier's in Crystal Cove. It's one of my favorite restaurants and their spinach enchiladas are incredible. We also tried their version of queso. Tommy's version es el mejor!
And ending the night with some birthday flan.
Tomorrow, we head up Pacific Coast Highway to enjoy the scenic route and get our ocean beauty fix. This weekend has been good stuff!
