August 5, 2007 - Homemade cookies
- Runner: Sean Harrington
- Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Currently Resides: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Language(s): English, French, Spanish (basic)
- Family:
- Statement: "Even though the clean water problem might not affect everyone now, there is no question that it will, in the not-so-distant future, unless we make it a priority.” – Sean Harrington, 2007
It doesn’t take much to boost morale. A dozen home-baked cookies will do the trick.
Today our team ran into Los Angeles County, making our way through the ritzy coastal cities of Malibu and Santa Monica, finishing at Manhattan Beach. It felt like LA, with the fancy mansions in the green hills, surfers pulling their boards from their SUVs, and the funky middle-aged woman in full track suit along the road, music blasting in her ears, dancing and singing to herself as she walked.
We had a major exchange point set up along the 3rd street promenade in Santa Monica, which was well attended. We engaged passersby with stickers and smiles, although their attention was a bit tougher to get than in most places we’ve been, since locals are bombarded year-round with special events and activities. However, at one point during our presentation on stage, we were surprised by a true BPR supporter. After yelling out an answer to one of our trivia questions to win a free tee-shirt, this woman in the crowd yelled: “I’ve also baked you some cookies.” She brought up the container with a dozen chocolate-chip cookies and we didn’t even wait for Brynn to arrive at the exchange point before starting into the delicious treats.
These small gestures along the way make sure a huge difference in keeping our spirits high! Thank you!
August 16, 2007 - Pace Runners and Pizza
The past two nights we’ve been treated with Pace Runners here in Colorado. It is amazing how energizing it is to have new and enthusiastic faces milling about in running gear at exchange points.
August 11, 2007 - How beautiful it is
The past ten days of running back in the US has reminded me how spectacularly beautiful this country is that we live in.
August 7, 2007 - Lake Mead
Today, as our team ran through the Mojave Desert and past Lake Mead, we were all reminded that access to safe drinking water is not just an issue affecting the developing world.
August 5, 2007 - Homemade cookies
It doesn’t take much to boost morale. A dozen home-baked cookies will do the trick.
August 3, 2007 - Two fond memories
Today’s route brought us past two locales very important to me: the town of Carmel, where I proposed to Brynn, and Big Sur, where I ran one of my favorite marathons only weeks before the start of BP
August 2, 2007 - Fox News and school kids
Today was another stellar day in the bay area, packed with all the most important elements of the Blue Planet Run.
August 1, 2007 - Home Sweet Home!
Today was a glorious day as the Blue Planet Run made its return to the US with a beautiful clear day in the San Francisco bay area.
July 31, 2007 - Heading Home
In a few hours I will be boarding a United flight from Nagoya to San Francisco with the rest of Team Orange.
July 30, 2007 - Japan
What a wonderful relief to be out of Beijing and into the peaceful calm of the Japanese countryside.
July 28, 2007
This is going to be a very short blog.
Today we ran in Beijing.
It was hot.
It was humid.
It was extremely polluted.
There was relentless traffic.