Jan 28 2007
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I landed in KY three hours ago, and when I exited the terminal, I was reacquainted with cold. I’m not talking L.A. when it’s 50 and everybody’s saying “God, it’s freezing out here” cold. I’m talking snot-freezing, cuts-through-a-good-pair-of-jeans-in-three-seconds, cold. So much for the “winter” running clothes I brought with me. No way. Blood’s gotten too thin. I’m on a treadmill hunt.
Speaking of running, the Racin’ Eights and I completed another 20-miler on Saturday. Two weeks ago, when we did our first 20, there was overwhelming will-power and determination to finish the run despite strong winds and record-cold temps on the coast (high of 45). This time I encountered the been-there-done-that syndrome, was maybe a little too overconfident, didn’t prepare well enough, and consequently endured what was, no-doubt, the single hardest exercise-related event I can ever remember experiencing in my entire life. I was hurting seven miles into the run. But I made it. As far as I know, we all did. And now there’s only a 22 miler and the race itself left to survive. Check out my Dash For Dimes page to help me raise money for March of Dimes as I run on March 4.
After the run, Tina and I were privileged to attend the wedding of our friends, Mike and Nitu, in Laguna Beach. It was a beautiful two-part wedding (Christian and Hindu) on a gorgeous balcony overlooking the ocean at sunset. Dinner was exquisite, as was the company.
Surf and Sand Resort receives 5 gleaming stars from the Dime.
I’ll be in Kentucky this week teaching a screenwriting class at the Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) in Lexington. The class is part of a sixteen-week certificate program sponsored in part by The Kentucky Film Lab. www.kyfilmlab.com.