Running on El Paseo
I was down in Palm Desert for a conference. It was about 93 degrees most of the time. I went for a run on El Paseo, past the swanky shops. I’ve been coming down to the desert for about 8 years now and they used to have stores that we don’t have in Seattle. Now we have just about everything up in Seattle, except 93 degrees in October! Gotta love the desert. I wouldn’t mind buying a place down here and renting it out. The prices are good right now.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 11/05/2008
- Time: 08:00:00
- Total Time: 00:26:00.00
- Average Heart rate: 164
- Max Heart rate: 172
- Calories: 250
- Distance: 3 miles
- Average Pace: 8:40.23/mile
Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a 
