Enjoying German dinner and beer in the Chalet Edelweiss Restaurant & Bar (Swiss restaurant)Want to leave a comment? Just click on COMMENTS below.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Tobi visiting in LA
Enjoying German dinner and beer in the Chalet Edelweiss Restaurant & Bar (Swiss restaurant)Want to leave a comment? Just click on COMMENTS below.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
LA Chinatown Firecracker 10k
Today, we participated in the LA Chinatown Firecracker 10k with an awesome opening ceremony with lighting of 100,000 firecrackers, lion dance, etc. The course through the hills of Elysian Park was challenging and scenic with the summit of Angels Point providing spectacular 180 degrees of the city. With a time of 49.43 min (Pace: 8.01) I am more than happy (new personal record for a 10k). What a great day!
Time: 49.43 min (Pace: 8.01) - New PR
Place: 252 (of 1996)
Overall place by age group [35-39 Male]: 37 (of 166)
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Time: 49.43 min (Pace: 8.01) - New PR
Place: 252 (of 1996)
Overall place by age group [35-39 Male]: 37 (of 166)
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Sunday, February 07, 2010
The race under the sea level - Death Valley Trail Marathon
Though the day was a bit gray, there was still a lot of depth in the beauty surrounding the course. It was an unforgettable experience to run in Death Valley amidst the rain and with the snow covered sand next to the trail, considering that it is said to be one of the hottest, driest places on earth. In addition, the complete course was under the sea level (see elevation profile below).
1st Lap - 1:59:16 (Pace: 09:09/ 6.5 mph)
2nd Lap - 2:22:48 (Pace: 10:56/ 5.5 mph)
Total Official Time - 4:22:16 - New PR
Average Pace: 10:02
Average Speed: 6 mph = 9.66 kmh
Overall Place: 77/169
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1st Lap - 1:59:16 (Pace: 09:09/ 6.5 mph)
2nd Lap - 2:22:48 (Pace: 10:56/ 5.5 mph)
Total Official Time - 4:22:16 - New PR
Average Pace: 10:02
Average Speed: 6 mph = 9.66 kmh
Overall Place: 77/169
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Washington, D.C.
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Celebrating my birthday with co-workers at the "Jaegerhaus"
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Santa Monica Mountains 50K - my first Ultra-Marathon
Distance: 31.4 mi/ 50,5 kmElevation Gain: 5,490 feet/ 1.673 m
Place: 60 (out of 72 finishers and 108 participants)
Age Group: 15 M 30-39
Time: 8:03:11 hrs
Pace: 15:23
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Saturday, November 07, 2009
@ Felicia's wedding
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Long Beach Marathon
0:53:36 10K Split (Pace: 8:38)
1:57:32 Half-Marathon Split (Pace: 09:00)
2:53:48 18-Mile Split (Pace: 9:40)
5:00:22 Finish (Pace 11:28) :-O
Average Speed: 5.2 mph/ 8,4 kmh
Average Pace: 11.27 min/mile; 7,07 min/km
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Mount Whitney hike with Patrick
Total distance: 21.8 mi/ 35,1 km
Elevation: 14,505 ft/ 4.421 m
Elevation gain/loss: 6,175 ft/ 1,882 m
Time: 2 days (overnight) - 4.45 hrs first day from Whitney Portal to Trail Camp; 8.18 hrs second day from Trail Camp to Summit and back to Whitney Portal
Other: Highest summit in the contiguous United States
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
San Gorgonio Mountain - Overnight with bear encounter (with Aviva and Patrick)
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009
When the shit hits the fan ....
You may have heard the saying "When the shit hits the fan". Another one is "Bad luck comes in threes". Either one, we just had to learn what they mean ...
When I moved to the U.S. in September of 2006, I thought that it would be a lot harder to start my life here in a new country. It all went actually pretty smooth back then; I moved, rented an apartment, bought a car, found a job, ... Everything went really well. Now, almost three years later, when I least expected it, my girlfriend and I had to go through some pretty tough times and within only one month we had to deal with several not so minor incidents.
Long story short, after having lived on the west side of Los Angeles for about a year, we decided to move to Long Beach. We found a nice little house in walking distance to the beach that we wanted to rent. Two bedrooms, bathroom, living room, kitchen, washer & dryer and a little garden. We signed a lease agreement for a year and moved in on July 7th. Of course, we had to pay for the movers, truck, bought a refrigerator and some other stuff for our apartment. And as usual, we paid the first month's rent plus a deposit to our landlord.
Two weeks later we received a letter from a real estate company telling us that the house got sold (foreclosed) - even before we actually signed our lease agreement - and that there was a new owner of the house! Within a couple of weeks, we had to find a new place and move again (of course, our deposit was gone, since the old owner of the house filed for bankruptcy).
After looking at several other options, we decided to move back to our old place which we just had left a little while ago. For the second time in only one month, we had to pay for the movers, the truck, first month's rent plus a deposit ... And of course we had double the fun with packing and unpacking all of our stuff, turning on/off all the appliances, changing addresses on bills ... I am sure, you get the picture ...
Two weeks later, my car broke down. I had to have it towed and learned that it was the transmission. I figured that it wasn't worth fixing it, so I had to rent a car for a couple of days, find a new car and sell my old one.
Today, we are back in a nice apartment on the west side of Los Angeles, I have a new car and I am training again for Mount Whitney (9/29) and the Long Beach Marathon (10/11). It almost feels like all this never happened, but I will remember these 6 weeks in the summer of 2009 for a while. What I learned from this experience is that bad luck comes in threes. But also that there is always a solution for every problem and a way out. And last, but not least, that we can count on our family and friends. They were there for us when we needed them and helped to make this experience so much more bearable. We are very thankful for that.
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When I moved to the U.S. in September of 2006, I thought that it would be a lot harder to start my life here in a new country. It all went actually pretty smooth back then; I moved, rented an apartment, bought a car, found a job, ... Everything went really well. Now, almost three years later, when I least expected it, my girlfriend and I had to go through some pretty tough times and within only one month we had to deal with several not so minor incidents.
Long story short, after having lived on the west side of Los Angeles for about a year, we decided to move to Long Beach. We found a nice little house in walking distance to the beach that we wanted to rent. Two bedrooms, bathroom, living room, kitchen, washer & dryer and a little garden. We signed a lease agreement for a year and moved in on July 7th. Of course, we had to pay for the movers, truck, bought a refrigerator and some other stuff for our apartment. And as usual, we paid the first month's rent plus a deposit to our landlord.Two weeks later we received a letter from a real estate company telling us that the house got sold (foreclosed) - even before we actually signed our lease agreement - and that there was a new owner of the house! Within a couple of weeks, we had to find a new place and move again (of course, our deposit was gone, since the old owner of the house filed for bankruptcy).
After looking at several other options, we decided to move back to our old place which we just had left a little while ago. For the second time in only one month, we had to pay for the movers, the truck, first month's rent plus a deposit ... And of course we had double the fun with packing and unpacking all of our stuff, turning on/off all the appliances, changing addresses on bills ... I am sure, you get the picture ...
Two weeks later, my car broke down. I had to have it towed and learned that it was the transmission. I figured that it wasn't worth fixing it, so I had to rent a car for a couple of days, find a new car and sell my old one.Today, we are back in a nice apartment on the west side of Los Angeles, I have a new car and I am training again for Mount Whitney (9/29) and the Long Beach Marathon (10/11). It almost feels like all this never happened, but I will remember these 6 weeks in the summer of 2009 for a while. What I learned from this experience is that bad luck comes in threes. But also that there is always a solution for every problem and a way out. And last, but not least, that we can count on our family and friends. They were there for us when we needed them and helped to make this experience so much more bearable. We are very thankful for that.
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Point Mugu - Trail Run (10.7 mi) with rattlesnake encounter
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Monday, July 20, 2009
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