Training Log Archive: AliC

C • Fascinating location 6

Threw myself out of bed, into running clothes and out the door. Ran past the freight port where 4 refrigerated grocery-store trucks presumably contained the days worth of fresh groceries for the island.

Went ziplining first thing in the morning, so my long run ended up being midday in the baking sun. Ran up to the ridge again and then way around on East End Rd. Very few people, most at the top of the trail from the Botanic Garden.

Then more conference!

Easy morning joggeroo pre-conference along the coast. Found where I will go zip-lining tomorrow morning...

Woo, survived first conference day, including giving my invited talk on Secular Evolution. What in the world might that be? Astronomers use the word secular to mean 'slow and steady' - so ways that galaxies evolve that take a significant time (so in our books, a significant portion of the age of the Universe).

Anyways, after meeting, went out for an evening run. The trail I wanted to take was closed off because it goes through the botanic garden (what type of botanic garden to you have on a desert island?) so found another one and ran up it. Very pretty views, only one couple hiking down.

Day off. Woke up early and flew from ROC -> LAX. AirBnB-ing in Long Beach for the night before a ferry to Catalina Island for a conference. Exercise for the day involved walking ~4 miles since I didn't rent a car and am using public transport and LA was meant for cars...