Another run

I went on another run today following the same course I did 2 weeks ago, but 2 miles longer. The course, around a bay and along the ocean is a decent run as there is only 1 stoplight which lets me keep running (I encounter it both ways) and pretty much I can go whatever distance I want without looping back until I'm done half way. Today took me within a block of my parents' place, but I didn't stop in as I wanted to keep running. Maybe next time I'll have to use their place as a refueling stop. The Forerunner again told me all I needed to know and kept me going at the pace I'm targeting (right now about a 9 minute mile). I actually beat my pace the last time I did this run which shows that I'm improving. Now I hope that I can make the distance.

Mini Review of Garmin Forerunner 305

Human guinea pig

When I go for my training runs, I feel like an experiment and loaded down with gear. You'd think I'd just grab my shoes and run, but no. First I strap on my heart rate monitor (it's quite cold putting it on as I put water on it to get a better reading), put on my Garmin Forerunner 305 on my wrist, put my iPod Nano on my arm using the armband holder, put my headphones in my ears, put on my RoadID wrist strap (I thought it was a good idea to carry some type of identification heaven forbid something happened to me), and my sunglasses. It's a routine to get ready for a quick run!

More waste of taxpayer money

I was reading in this morning newspaper about the ongoing battle between the San Diego County Airport Authority and the military about exploring the joint use of military facilities for a new San Diego airport. It really amazes me that the military has said that this isn't possible due to security and logistics, however, the airport authority is still spending lots of money exploring it. This is a complete waste of time and money as it is extremely unlikely that the military will change its mind or that a base will close any time in the near future (the local bases survived the last round of base closures). Why can't the airport authority understand that no means no?

The members of the airport authority are all appointed and those that favor continued exploration of military installations should not only be fired, but also forced to pay for the studies conducted about joint use of military bases after the military said no (which the military has done a number of times already).

Personally, I like the size of the airport. In addition, another article in the paper showed a decrease in population in San Diego; granted it was pretty minor, but it shows that the grow of population has not only slowed, but reversed. Do we really need a larger airport? I've been to a number of airports in the country and San Diego's Lindbergh field is one of the easiest airports to navigate and use. I hope it stays that way.