This weekend, Annika and I ran in the LB Poly Bun Run. This is a three-mile race in Long Beach.
Here is Annika near the finish line.
Here are me and Annika after the race. I too ran (but she beat me).
Mom and Dad came down for Labor Day weekend.
Posts Tagged ‘Running’
Labor Day Weekend Race
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Bun Run, Cross Country, Labor Day, Long Beach Poly, Running on September 1, 2012| 1 Comment »
Cross Country Race Season
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Running on September 1, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The new cross country season has started. Annika had a couple of warmup races the last two weekends.
The first was the USATF Road Mile, held at the former El Toro Air Force Base. This is a 1 mile straight and flat race. Very interesting course on an old abandoned runway. No turns whatsoever.
Here are the girls goofing off during their warm ups.
Once she got started, it was all business. Here she is en route to a 6:15 mile. A little off her pace from the end of track last season but a good start for her first race.
Reno Winter Wonderland
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Cross Country, Junior Olympics, Reno, Running on December 13, 2009| 2 Comments »
This weekend, I took Annika and Nikhil up to Reno for the National Junior Olympics. Both had qualified at the Regionals in San Diego about 4 weeks ago.
We had a nice flight up to Reno from LAX. The weather unfortunately was not as nice. On Friday night before the race we had about a foot of snow. Just getting to the course in the foothills of Reno was difficult and the races were all delayed.
This is the morning view from our hotel room at Circus Circus.
Here are Annika and Nikhil on the morning before their race during the course walk. You can see a light snow falling.
This is Annika in the team tent before her race.
Annika’s race was first up. She ran in the older Bantam Girl’s group (ages 9-10). It had stopped snowing just long enough for her race but began snowing again soon afterward. Running on the snow required special cross country spikes (shoes) with 1/2″ spikes in them. She ran a great race and persevered the brutal conditions and finished 162 (out of 200+). Annika’s team of 8 won the prestigious National title! Quite an accomplishment.
Here is the rest of her team at the awards ceremony in the evening displaying their “gold”. Two of her team mates finished in the top 25 with three others in the top 50. Their lowest overall point score (kind of like golf) earned them the win.
Nikhil’s team raced under heavy snow conditions and even stiffer competition. His team placed 11th overall(Nikhil is the 3rd runner in the pic – green/red jersey). This was the best picture I could get with my puny litle camera!
Here is Nikhil with his buddies after the awards ceremony.
And one last picture of Annika and Nikhil.
Next year’s race will be in Alabama. We’ll be going again if they qualify!
Regional Junior Olympics
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Cross Country, Running on November 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »
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.
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 concentration!
Nikhil also did extremely well and will also move on the the regional qualifier in San Diego this weekend.
If their team makes it past the regionals, we will be going to Reno in December for the nationals.
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 his way to a 19:25 time.
Here is Annika after the run with Mom. Mom and Dad were down for the weekend to watch the race and visit the grandkids.
Here are Annika, Nikhil and their friend Colby. Annika got a 24:50 time and a second place medal for her age group.
The full results are posted here (overall 5K) and here (age division awards).
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 lot more hills that Mt. Sac is famous for.
Here is the starting line with well over 100 at the line.
This is the first of several long hills.
A great race experience with a truly competitive field!
Wildcats Meet in Irvine
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Cross Country, Running on October 14, 2009| 1 Comment »
Nikhil and Annika ran a 3K and 2K at the Wildcats meet at the Wild Animal Park in Irvine this past weekend.
Here are a couple of pictures.
Here she is with her 5th place medal finish among the sub-bantam girls. She got a 9:20 something time for the 2K improving by about a minute from her last race.
They both have races this coming weekend at Mt. Sac. Nikhil has a race in the Sweepstakes Varsity race on Friday afternoon and they both race on Sunday. We have a weekend of running and driving!
Corona Meet
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Cross Country, Running on October 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Last weekend, Nikhil and Annika ran at a meet in Corona – the first one of the season.
Nikhil ran a 3K race and finished in 12:25.
Annika ran her very first cross country race. It was a 2K that she ran in about 10 minutes and placed 10th.
Guy Poncy 5K 2009
Posted in Cross Country, tagged 5K, Cross Country, Running on August 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Cross Country season started and Annika and Nikhil ran their first 5K’s of the season at the Guy Poncy Memorial 5K held at Anaheim Stadium. Here is a link to the race results which were not easy to find!
Nikhil picked up where he left off last year and ran a 20:41 (6:40 pace). Last year at this time, he got just over 26 minutes. It was a very cool course and the kids got to run on the field inside Angel Stadium.
Annika ran her very first 5K with a goal of 30 minutes. She sailed through that and got a 28:49 and got 3rd place overall in the 14 and under Girls Division. Too much fun!
Here she is with her medal!
After the race, I took the kids to the Angels dugout for a group picture.
Equalizer Track Meet
Posted in Track, tagged Running, Track on June 6, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Annika ran her last track meet of the 2009 season. She got a big PR in both the 1600M and the 800M events. Here she is on her way to a 7:34 mile.
SCMAF State Meet 2009
Posted in Track, tagged Running, SCMAF, Track on May 31, 2009| 1 Comment »
Today was the SCMAF state meet in Downey. Nikhil ran the 800M and Annika ran the 400M and 200M.
Here is Nikhil on the podium after coming in 3rd with a 2:36.
Here is Annika powering her way thru another PR on the 400M race.
She had a 4th place finish and a medal in the 400M but just missed the medal in the 200M.
Mom and Dad had come down from the Bay Area to watch their grandkids run! This was Annika’s last race of the 2009 track season. Nikhil still has the Junior Olympics to look forward to in a couple of weeks.
Dino Dash 2008
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Cross Country, Dino Dash, Running on November 2, 2008| 1 Comment »
Nikhil ran in the Tustin Dino Dash 5K this morning. This was his second time and he improved from his previous time by a whopping six minutes and nine seconds. Last year he got 26:39 and this year, his time was 20:30! The course was a full 5K which means he averaged about a 6:35 mile pace. Here is a link to the official results. If you are looking for my 2009 post and results, click here.
Here are a couple of pictures from the race.
Nikhil placed 116th overall and 2nd place among 11 year olds. There were about 2300 people running in the race. What an improvement!
Guy Poncy 5K at the Block
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Cross Country, Running, Sports on August 31, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Nikhil ran his first 5K of the season on Sunday in the Guy Poncy 5K at the Block in Orange. We haven’t done any running during summer break yet he still ran a 26:07.
Junior Olympics
Posted in Track, tagged Running, Track on June 14, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Last weekend (both Saturday and Sunday), Nikhil ran at the Junior Olympics Association Meet in Gardena. On Saturday, he ran the 1500M and on Sunday the 800M. He got close to his PR’s on both days but the caliber of the other kids in his heats was outstanding.
Here is his Equalizer team for an end of the year shot.
It was a great season with a lot of learning (for both of us) and a huge improvement for Nikhil. He will start up again in August for Cross Country and be back next year for another season of Track.
SCMAF State Meet
Posted in Track, tagged Running, SCMAF, Sports, Track on June 1, 2008| 2 Comments »
Today was the State Meet in Downey at Warren High School. There were about 600 kids from the Bay Area all the way down thru San Diego county. Nikhil ran the 800M. He got another huge PR improvement to 2:45 – a seven second improvement over his time from the County meet last month. He placed 4th overall for his age group. The full meet results are here.
Here he is at the final 100M chasing down the 3rd place finisher.
Here are Nikhil and his teammate Anthony, sharing their medals and matching icees.
Next weekend is the Junior Olympics Association meet where he will be running the 1500M and the 800M. Stay tuned.
More Track Meets
Posted in Track, tagged Running, Sports, Track on May 31, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Nikhil has had a few more meets since the SCMAF County meet. Two weeks ago he participated in the Pasadena Running Roses meet. This had to be the worst organized of the season. All of the Equalizer runners were incorrectly grouped – I think intentionally. The meet organizers should be ashamed of themselves. Despite that and 95 degree heat, Nikhil did well in the 1500M and 800M. He PR’d his 1500M by 7 seconds to a 5:43.
Last weekend over Memorial Day, we went for a two day meet up in LA sponsored by the LA Jets Track Club. This was a very competitive meet with runners from all over the West Coast. Nikhil ran his first 3000M meet on one day and a 1500M on the second. He ran a bit too conservatively in the 3000M and had too much left over at the end. Now he has a PR to beat and learned about how to better pace the race.
This weekend he has an 800M at the SCMAF State Championship meet. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Nikhil Qualifies for State Championship Meet
Posted in Track, tagged Running, Track, Track and Field on May 4, 2008| 1 Comment »
Nikhil had three more meets in the last couple of weeks. He had a meet last Sunday in Hawthorne (1500M and 800M), one yesterday (400M) and one today (800M and 400M).
At the Quiet Fire meet last weekend in Hawthorne, he improved on his times considerably and ran the 1500M in 5:50 and the 800M in 2:55. Both were PR’s.
Yesterday, he ran at the Long Beach Sprinters meet in Cerritos and ran a 76 second 400M, another PR.
Today, he ran in the SCMAF Orange County finals. The top four finishers in each age group move on to the state meet. Nikhil improved his 400M time to 75 sec and his 800M time to 2:52. Again both times were PR’s for him. The latter time qualified him to represent Orange County in the state championships in June!
Here he is at the start of the race.
And here he is with his 3rd place medal:
There are now four weeks remaining until the state meet in Downey on June 1. Looks like we’ll be doing a lot more practice between now and then!
Track Meets
Posted in Track, tagged Running, Sports, Track on April 22, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Nikhil is continuing with his track workouts during the week and has started participating in meets on the weekends. This is his first season of track and field.
Last weekend he participated at the Swift Invitational Track meet in Gardena. He ran his fastest 800M at 3:09 (in his second meet) and his first 1500M at 6:20.
On Friday, he ran at the Newport Beach City meet and ran a 400M and 800M. His 400M time was 86 seconds and his 800M was 3:12. He placed third in both of his heats and qualifies to run in the SCMAF (Southern California Championship meet) in June. Lots of time to practice until then!
More Cross Country
Posted in Cross Country, Running, tagged Cross Country, Kids, Running on September 22, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday we went to practice at Foothill high school. The miles are getting easier. The kids did 1 mile of warm up laps and then we either go out running for an additional 3-4 or work on running techniques.
The coach timed all the kids on a straight flat dirt trail. Nikhil did a 3:14 half mile which is a huge improvement from when we started just 4 or so weeks ago! A few more weeks and he should be in the 2’s.
Here is the team – lots of younger kids! Nikhil is the third boy from the left. Coach Jerry is on the far right facing the kids.
Khare Family Adventures 
