My first 20 miles (32 km) run - ever!

Location: Culver City - Ballona Creek bike path - Marina del Rey - Playa del Rey - Manhattan Beach - and back
Total Distance: 20.04 miles (32.25 km)
Total Time: 3.56 hrs
Avg Pace: 11.46 min/mile (7.19 min/km)
Avg Speed: 5.09 mph (8.20 km/h)
Avg Heart Rate: 153
Other: 43 days left till New York City Marathon!

Camping on Catalina Island

with Erin, Josh, Cynthia, Patrick and Aviva

Hi All,

As some of you know, I organize a trip to Catalina Island in September. I made reservations for a group campsite on the Little Harbor Campground for up to 12 people on Saturday, September 13. Little harbor is located about seven miles south-east of Two Harbors and 16 miles north-west of Avalon (see map of Catalina Island). It calls itself "Paradise along a sandy beach" and it was rated "one of the best campgrounds in the west" by Sunset Magazine. Little Harbor is a sandy, beachfront campground with picnic tables, BBQs and fire rings. We have campsite 16a - which is located next to the ocean and close to showers (cold water only!), chemical toilets and fresh water (see map of campground).

Currently, we are three people - so there is room for another nine. If you are interested, please let me know asap. I will pay for the campsite, so there are no costs for you. However, please only sign up if you are 100% committed, since space is limited and you might keep others from going if you sign up, but don't show up afterwards.

We plan on taking the Catalina Express from San Pedro to Two Harbors on Saturday morning (7:00 am) and will return on Sunday afternoon (2:15 pm). The fares for a round-trip ticket are $66.50 (please make your own reservations online or by calling 1-800-481-3470). From Two Harbors we can take the "Safari Bus", which links Two Harbors with Avalon, including a stop at Little Harbor. Tickets are $11 and advanced reservations are required (by calling 310-510-2800).

Once the camp is set up, there are many options for activities and recreation. We plan on going on a hike to explore the Island, but if hiking is not your thing, there should also be enough to do around the campground, e.g. swimming, fishing, snorkeling or kayaking (snorkel gear and kayaks can be rented from Wet Spot Rentals by advance reservation (310-510-2229)). In the evening, we plan on having a nice BBQ together. Patrick volunteered to take care of the organization of this and will send out a separate email soon.

Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. I hope this sounds like fun and I will see you there!

Björn




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My first triathon - LA Triathlon 2008

Swim: 1.5K (.9 miles)---Venice Beach
Cycle: 40 kilometers/24.8 miles---Hollywood and surrounding areas
Run: 10 Kilometers (6.2 miles)---Downtown Los Angeles



714 Bjorn Kampmann

SWIM: 35:17 min
T1: 8:55 min
BIKE: 1:26:40 hrs (17.2 mph = 27.68 km/h)
T2: 4:00 min
RUN: 53:21 min (8:36 min/mile or 6.97 mph = 11.21 km/h)
TOTAL: 3:08:11 hrs

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Tchaikovsky and Fireworks at Hollywood Bowl (and my 2nd anniversary in the US!)

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Aviva's second Ironman (Plymouth, MA)

Swim 2.4 miles - bike 112 miles - run 26.2 miles!!!
(3.86 km - 180 km - 42 km)



15 hrs 34 minutes 28 seconds - Congratulations!

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