And I find myself once again with double Santa Barbara overnights. There are certainly worse places to be. After arriving late in the evening last night, I walked across the street to Von’s and set out to find some breakfast since it is not included at the hotel. I saw a box of 4 muffins…

For the second time in as many months, I had double Santa Barbara overnights. The previous time, I was here, it was grey, cold, wet, and rainy, so it wasn’t terribly enjoyable. This time, however, it was sunny and warm. The first day I went for a run, logging 8 miles from the hotel to…

Time wise, we are looking at an entire month between my last training session and now. Accordingly, to stay fresh, or at least make myself feel better by doing something during the day, I headed up to Santa Barbara. I struck up conversation with the flight attendant, who cringed a bit when I told him…