the pre-race meal.

in my last two races, i've had a burger and fries the night before. and, i've had personal bests. i'm almost convinced there is something to this.

managed to get a 3rd place for my most recent effort ... and a nasty week-long cold .... tho, to put this in perspective, i regularly get 30th-40th place in the APS series of runs we have been doing ... so it's fair to say this doesn't represent melbourne's best runners. nonetheless, it's hardware, it's a PB and i'll take it.

don't let this picture fool you ... i was thrilled to get my trophy ... almost as thrilled as getting my 5th serving of home made apple crumble ...

... and i bet the guy on the left didn't ride 210k the day before ... but who's counting.

that san fran thing.

Was hanging out with all the cool kids at Pier 39 ... as you do in San Fran (actually, it's highly touristy so i'd give it a miss if i were you) ... you know, watching the seals ... thinking about swimming to the ROCK ...

... here is a photo of the sun setting over the golden gate ...


... or how about the curviest street in the world ... argh, i hate taking pictures of other people taking pictures ... but i did it anyways ...


... ahh ... UC-Berkeley ...