Author Archives: Kari

Hawaii is one of our favorite places to visit, and we are there right now visiting brother Karl and wife and their new baby; and of course our buddy Bailey. Run in the morning in the botanical garden just a … Continued

A group of riding buddies and I went up to Augora Hills today to take on the Mulholland Challenge in the Mountains above Malibu. The group had some very fit riders, most of which are gearing up for the super … Continued

We started our Easter weekend on Saturday volunteering as Ushers at Anaheim Stadium for the Saddleback Church Easter service. We arrived early and met with other users under the big A sign in the Stadium parking lot and had a … Continued

Hey this last weekend I road tripped with 5 of my training buddies to St. George, Utah to train on the Ironman course for the upcoming race on May 1st. Two of the guys in the group are doing the race for … Continued

If you think that you can’t be pulled over for running you are sadly mistaken.  Today Sara and I had another first in our lives and that being pulled over by a (stationary) motorcycle Orange County Sheriff while we were … Continued

Today the skies opened up to blue and the sun came out, signaling it was time to get outside and have some fun. Our first go was the high school pool in Laguna Beach, but there was a water polo … Continued

It was a rainy Saturday in Southern Cal with Sara’s roommate from Milwaukee and her daughter Inga so we decided to get out of the house, first stop was coffee for Sarah and the bookstore while we waited for more … Continued

Sara’s roommate from Milwaukee, Sarah and her daughter Inga came to visit from the frozen tundra that is Wisconsin this time of year and they wanted beach and sun. Right from the plane Sara b-lined it for a beach to … Continued

Flat Stanley asked to go on my business trip to Chicago to experience what it is like to work for a marketing company and how could I turn him down. Luckily there was a free seat between me and another … Continued

It was an awesome SoCal morning on Valentine’s Day.  we went with our friends to do a running race near San Diego.  Flat Stanley tried to sign upto run with us, but they wouldn’t let him run because he couldn’t … Continued