Last weekend, Annika and Nikhil ran at the regional Junior Olympics qualifier in San Diego (Escondido). They both qualified for the team and their team placed 1st and 2nd so they are moving on to the nationals race in Reno in a couple of weeks. Here are some pictures from the event last Sunday. [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Regional Junior Olympics
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Cross Country, Running on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Junior Olympics Qualifiers
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Cross Country, olympics, Running on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nikhil and Annika both qualified for the Junior Olympics at the Southern California Association meet last Sunday. Here is little Annika running with the older Bantam group (ages 9-10). She held her own and beat out several scoring runners in the older age group. Her team placed first in the race. Look at her [...]
Camping Orange County Style
Posted in Boy Scouts, tagged Boy Scouts, Camping, Orange County on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend, I took the boys camping at the plush new Outdoor Educational Center. This is a new $30 million, 160 acre camping facility on Irvine Ranch land. The weather was nice but a bit chilly in the 40′s and 50′s at night. Here is Vikram in the morning. Here is Nikhil with some [...]
Dino Dash 5K 2009
Posted in Cross Country, tagged 5K, Dino Dash, Running on November 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Nikhil and Annika ran in the Tustin Dino Dash 5K. Nikhil crashed through the 20 minute barrier. This was Annika’s first time at the Dino Dash. There were about 2000 runners in the race. You can see Annika in the green shirt in the back of the picture. Here is Nikhil near the finish on [...]
Halloween Fun
Posted in Entertainment, Events, tagged Candy, Halloween on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The kids dressed up at school for Halloween before going out for the night. They have gone from being princesses, angels and cartoon characters to ghoulish vampires, ghosts and devils! Here is Annika with her friends. The best part was the haunted house in Serrano. Here they are counting and sorting their loot at the [...]
Mt. Sac Middle and Elementary School Races
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Cross Country, Running on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of weekends ago, Nikhil and Annika ran at the Mt. Sac races. This is the largest cross country meet in the US. Here is Annika finishing up her 2K race. She finished in the top 15 in a field of about 100. Nikhil’s race was a 3K and even more competitive with a [...]