Chinese "Year of the Horse and a Not So "Super" Bowl!

As a Denver Broncos fan since the mid 1970's I was excited to see them return to the Super Bowl. I was living in Colorado Springs when they won their Super Bowls in 1997 and 1998 and I was also in Colorado when the lost big in Super Bowls. The reality that only one team can win the final game of the year is just that - reality. And the reality this year is that one team was not the Denver Broncos. The build up was fun, sharing it with my daughter in New Jersey who is also a Broncos fan in a world of Patriot fans. (Full disclosure, she and I are also Patriots fans as long as they are not playing the Broncos). Unfortunately the game itself was a debacle for the Broncos beginning with a safety on the first play of the game. Oh well, like so many things in life, while the outcome may not have been what we hoped for the experience as a whole was full of good memories.

Lousy game but still a good day with good food. I even ran my workout that morning with Bronco colors.

CHINESE NEW YEAR - "THE YEAR OF THE HORSE

My niece Brandy and I signed up to run a 5K in San Francisco's Chinatown. I was hoping that maybe the "Year of the Horse" was a good sign for the Broncos but as you read, that was not the case. The race took place in the middle of the first really wet spell we have had and the fact that it rained the entire race was still looked at as a good thing because we are in the middle of such a bad drought. 

While the race was cool and raining as well as "San Francisco" hilly, it was a great experience running through such an historic location. Because of the rain we didn't hang out after to soak up any of the post race atmosphere so it is a race that I would certainly consider putting on my calendar again in the future.

Tribute to Robert Louis Stevenson

Old Bay Bridge

Running has been a great way to stay connected with friends. These three pictures were taken on the same weekend when we were racing in California and Colorado.

Left to Right - Three decades - 40's, 50's 60's
Gerald Romero - I was his 8th grade history teacher and high school coach.
Robert Spell - I coached and ran with him at UCCS and he assisted me at Sierra
Dana Anstey