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Hi there. I am a 35 yr old mom of two. I have an office job where I sit for very long periods, which has taken a toll recently. I am trying to get back in shape. I have been getting back to the gym the last couple of weeks, and it feels great. My body really craves it. I recently came across info on the Iron Girl Sprint Triathlon...it will be in a location just a few hours away from me at the end of August, so I got to thinking...could I do that? IDK. Par tof me really want to do it, and it would be a great motivator for getting in shape. I haven't ridden a bike or swam in years, and I am not a runner. Am I crazy for even thinking about it?
You aren't crazy! Its great to have a goal like a race to motivate you to get back in shape. The Iron Girl Sprint Tri was my first triathlon and three years later I'm still hooked. When I did mine, it came with a free training plan on Active which was very helpful since I had no idea where to start. I don't think they do the freebie anymore, but I would highly recommend purchasing one of the training plans. I think its about $30. If Iron Girl still offers the mentors, sign up for that and you'll have someone local to go to with all of your questions - that person might even organzie some group trainings so you can meet others who are beginners. Another great way to learn more about the sport is to check out your local tri shop or bike shop and see if they have any clinics. My local bike shop had free "bike 101" and "tri 101" clinics. You might even make a few friends at the clinic that you can train with. I met a girl at one of the clinics who was training for her first race too and we are still racing together 3 years later. If you have a chance to volunteer or just watch a race before you do one that will give you a good idea of what to expect on race day. I hope to hear that you've signed up. Iron Girl is a great venue for a first race. Best of luck with your fitness journey which ever path you take.
Thanks for the encouragement! I live in a very small town, so there are not a lot of opportunities nearby, and I have no one to train with. However, I am thinking about signing up for an adult swim class. I haven't told anyone I know that I am even considering this. The thought of actually doing something like this is so exhilerating (although intimidating). I will check on the mentor thing through Iron Girl. That would be so cool.
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I live in a small town as well and I have been training for my first sprint tri alone too. I just signed up for it before really telling anyone I was doing it. I think it was better that way because no one had the chance to try to talk me out of it or try to make me question myself. It really has motivated me to work harder and do things I really haven't done.......such as swimming. I found a local community college that has cheap "lap swim" hours and I have been doing that. The first night I felt like a kid on his first day of high school. I was SO nervous! But I think training by myself has also given me alot of confidence that I didn't really know I had. I am going for a bike ride with a friend tonight (she is going to do the bike portion) but other than that I have done it all on my own. YOU CAN TOO!
But like the other poster said, check around. You never know! And at the end of it all, now matter where you finish in the standings........YOU will officially be a triathlete .
I say if it's something you want to do.......go for it!
Keep us posted!
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Thanks so much, Michelle. This is exactly why I joined this little forum today...I figured there had to be others out there like me. I have never thought of myself as an athlete, but lately I've been thinking, why not?? I'm not sure I can get ready in two months...I have never done anything like this, but it will be fun to try new things and get in shape regardless of whether or not I get the courage to actually do an event! Would love to keep in touch and share progress reports with you. -Lisa
I can understand the time crunch with it being two months away and with you not having the background in the disciplines. Not sure where you live but check to see if there are other events that you can use as a stepping stone like a 5k. It really is a good place to start because it gives you a goal and most have a run/walk contingent so there really isn't any pressure. You can add some biking to your training after that and you'll be well on your way even if you set the tri as a goal for next year. That is exactly what I did. I saw a triathlon advertised at the beach community I vacation at in August. I thought it looked like something to shoot for. I signed up for a 5k in September of last year and LOVED it! And this is coming from someone who dispised running. Then I thought back on that tri and decided to just go for it knowing I had plenty of time to train.
Check to see what is available. I live in Rhode Island which in itself is a small place and there really are alot of these events around here so I have a feeling when you start digging you will find the same in your area.
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Yeah, that is just what I've been thinking too...I tend to get an idea in my head and get in a hurry. (If it's something I'm going to do, I don't want to have to wait a whole year ). BUT...I am realizing it's just too short of time. There will be a 5K fun run in our town July 23, and that in itself would be huge for me. If I can start there (and I survive and actually enjoy it) then I will go from there.
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Hi Lisa/Blackhillsmom,
I'm happy to read the encouragement within the responses here. :-) Very cool that you're looking at your first tri (now or later) and that an IronGirl event is near. I did IronGirl Racine last summer and was impressed with the logistics and race overall.
I agree with your idea to sign up for adult swim lessons. I've taken a ton of courses/seminars, I love learning and swimming is an area where I expect to learn new things for decades! I also love our masters swim program.
Another option is to grab two friends and sign up for a relay. You each pick the segment that you want most and compete as a relay. It's a great way to check out the sport and get started even if you don't have all the experience or equipment to do a whole yet. Triathlon has SO many great options!!!
Keep in touch here & add me on active or facebook if you'd like.
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So, here it is... 8 months since I found this site and posted something! My career has been very stressful and all-consuming this past year, and I have not made the time for myself that I had hoped. However, right before Christmas I started working out regularly. I've never been a runner, so it's a little slow going. Right now, I alternate between walking and jogging on the treadmill for 4-5 miles. I've been doing this regularly, 60 miles/month for the last two months. I am signing up for my first 5K which is in 6 weeks. I'm excited to think I can actually do it, but also pretty nervous. I think I'm still at the point where running is more of a chore than really enjoyable. I realize now that I am FAR from doing a triathlon! This will be my year to try out the running, do a 5K or two, and I will go from there. I still want to do the swimming classes, but I am realizing now just how much of a time commitment this is!! With a full-time career and family, how does one fit in time to run, swim and bike?
Lisa,glad you have started on the road to fitness!!Triathlon is very doable you just have to be good at time management .I'm married 2 kids 2 jobs but I can always find an hour to train sometimes a little longer on the weekends. a 10 mile bike followed by a 4 mile run takes me about an hour,.5 mile swim Sat/Sun morning then a little run, the trick is finding what works.I'll sometimes take a half a day off on Friday and do a little Tri.swim 30 mins go home get my bike do 20 miles then a 4 mile run all before the gang gets home from work/school.Don't sell yourself short there's an athlete in there somewhere it just takes some looking,best of luck,Mike
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One of the great things about triathlons is there's so many to choose from. I did one Sunday that was indoors and was 15 minutes per leg. There are other really short ones available too which are ideal for getting started. You can also find other options like duathlon (run-bike-run) and aquathons (swim-run). You should also have some sort of goal in mind for what you want to accomplish on the day. If you don't care about your final time then just concentrate on finishing which takes a LOT of pressure off you and is actually a pretty common goal. I still do that with my longer efforts.
I'll assume you're going to start with a sprint or smaller which is really good news for a busy schedule. You can already do the 5k (it doesn't matter if you walk some, I've done and seen plenty of walking in my tri's). If you haven't started swimming yet be sure to get some instruction because proper technique is crucial. Twice a week for 4 weeks will have you cruising like Flipper. The bike is usually something you can get by on without a lot of extra work, depending on the course. Just half an hour on each twice a week will get you ready for a short tri. If you can combine them together that's ideal.
For my summer schedule I'm usually out at dawn running with my dog. It's just under 5 miles to work so I bike more than I drive. I get in some swims where I can and it works well enough for me to feel confident in tackling a short course. You don't need massively long training times to be able to improve. More is better to a point, but you need time to recover too so start easy and just go from there.
I don't think you're that far from being able to reach your goal. Go for it and let us know how it goes for you.
Thanks for the encouragement! I used to feel kind of guilty about leaving my family to go spend an hour at the gym after being at the office all day, but I'm getting over that. I am a better wife and mom when I take care of myself. This is a great website. I hope to stay connected.
Thanks. That is great advice! One of the challenges for me is where I live (a small, rural community). I will need to go to the next town (45 miles) to do the swimming lessons, but I could do a once-a-week lesson for a few weeks for sure. The only thing is, I won't have anywhere to practice swimming, but...I'm definitely on my way!
When I did my first tri (sprint distance) I only swam once a week and I did ok. Like someone said earlier, if your goal is to just finish then you don't have to worry about your time so much. Most races have "swim angels" in the form of either lifeguards on surf-boards, kayaks or hanging out with those "noodles" for you to hang onto if you need a break. But I'll tell ya.......once that gun goes off and you hit the water your adrenaline takes over and you'd be surprised what you can do! Once I finished the swim I felt as though I could do anything!
My race is in July and I'm going to start training April 1st. I will still most likely do one night of swimming just because it's not my favorite thing in the world. Hopefully I'll get more ocean swims in before the race as I just bought my first tri-specific wetsuit and I'm excited to try it out!!
You can SO do this!! Once you sign up and put your mind to it you'll be amazed at what you can do! And with a sprint distance you won't need to go insane with the training. It's a good distance to get your feet wet without a ton of pressure and then you can see if you like it or not. You'll either be like "ok, I did it and I'm not doing it again" or "Wow! That was so much fun and I can't wait to do another!" You're going to feel GREAT when you've completed your first race
Good luck and keep us posted! We can help each other along.
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AUGUSTA---The annual Mayor's Masters Reception is being held today at the Augusta Common. Billy Casper is this year's honoree. He'll be presented with a key to the city, and guests get a chance to sample food from over 40 local restaurants. Meanwhile, the Red Carpet Tour rolls out for the 51st time this Thursday, and that means big companies are heading to Augusta.
Traffic and crowds are all a part of the Masters experience, but then there's the posh side of things.
Sloane Wiggins serves the Masters VIPs. "It's awesome," Sloane said. "We get to show off. We get to say 'Come on in. Have a good time.' And it's not like work. It's fun."
The Red Carpet Tour is a cool place to catch the action on the course while enjoying refreshments and learning why city leaders say Augusta is a prime location for new business.
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In far too many ways it just doesn't seem possible that it has been 40 years since the United States pulled out of Vietnam on March 29, 1973, leaving Saigon to fall to the North Vietnamese communist......
The greatest honor to our veterans of Vietnam is to think long and hard before we send our young men and women into harms way without a just cause. Too many times in our history our political leaders have failed to truely appreciate the sacrifices of military families and the losses that they have endured. In Washington, D.C. our politicians think that to be patriotic is wearing a red, white and blue lapel pin. All politicians should be made to serve right up front (close and personal) in all wars that they have supported - now that would be true patriotism.
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Vietnam Vets,God Praise,and WELCOME HOME!!!!
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Thanks to all that have served and still served. But a special thanks to the served in Vietnam. The treatment that our troops received after there return from combat was disgusting.
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We in this country OWE a huge debt of Gratitude to each and every service personal who served our country in whatever capacity, wherever, and whenever they served. They put themselves at risk to defend our countries Freedom, and I am thankful for each and every one of them. As for the Veterans of the Conflict in Vietnam, Welcome Home My Friends. Thank you for your service and God bless you all.
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Commissioners Wayne Guilfoyle, Jackson and Smith admitted to doing thousands of dollars worth of work on city contracts, which is against the city's ethics code.
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When someone hangs you on a hook or pole by the underwear, forcing your underwear up your crack.
In sixth grade, I tripped on the floor in the hallway. I was late for class so I was the only one in the hall. I was lifted of the ground by my tighty whities by an eigth grader they dragged me by my undies to the flagpole, where he took off my clothes except my underwear and gave me a hanging wedgie. Everyone laughed when they saw me. The buses left and it took three hours for a techer to find me and get me down. It hurt so bad, because the undies were up so far.
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Hanging wedgie (n.) - When a person or a group of people grab your tighty whities and hang them you on a coat deg, doorknob, etc. You are left hanging there for a long period of time.
When I was in the 9th grade and changing after PE in the locker rooms, some seniors grabbed me by my tighty whities and left me hanging in the locker room. Everyone was laughing. I was so embarrassed, I peed my pants and everyone even more.
by Henry Sandoval August 03, 2005
When you are jumped by friends or people older than you grab your tighty-whities without notice and put your waist band on a high object like a shower head in the locker room, door nobs, bed posts, coat hangers, ext.
I was jumped in the locker room while wearing tighty-whities in 7th grade and tied up and given a hanging wedgie on a non-working shower head after school. I was left there for an hour before the P.E. teacher finally came in. It sucked.
by aalliliiv October 20, 2005
When you are given a wedgie but once given it you are lifted of the ground and the elastic in the wasitband is used to hang you up on a coat peg or doorknob or the likes.
i got a hanging wedgie in the lockerrooms
by Zelda March 27, 2005
boxers shorts or some form of underwear has rope tied through the legholes. The rope is tied to a tree or support, so that the victims feet are far off the ground and they can't reach the support with their hands.
I gave myself a hanging wedgie in soccer shorts only. It was in a tree. I couldn't make them rip and hung for a long time. They were crushing my balls and way up my ass. I had to flip upside down, to try and get out. I hung naked upside down for awhile. Then I had to flip back up. The wedgie was worse. Finally I flipped upside down and fell out of the shorts naked. I couldn't get the shorts down so ran home naked. Fortunatly I slipped in when no one was home to avoid embarassement
by JMD54 April 24, 2006
a wedgie where the victim's underwear is hanging from something, like a fence, coathook, flagpole, etc. the hanging wedgie causes the victim to be in extreme pain and to be in an uncomfor table position. the victim can get out if the victim escapes, the underwear rips, or if somebody gets the victim down. escaping fhanging wedgie is almost impossible.
my parents were on a business trip for a week. my bus came early, so i got to school early. so did the bullies. they always give me wedgies, and they know i wear white undies every time. my undies are strong and stretchy, so they never rip. when they saw me, they jumped on me, took off my clothes except my white undies, lifted me up by my underwear, took me to the flagpole, tied me up, superglued and duct-taped two bags full of water on my hands, made me drink a LOT of water, and hung me by my tighty-whites on the flagpole, all the way to the top. the flagpole was so high, i could barely see the ground. the flagpole almost touched the clouds! my undies stretched over my head. kids were shouting, "go! go! go! go! go!" some of the kids took pictures and videos of me (they were allowed in school). everybody was laughing. i peed almost every minute, and started to cry. i started to pee. teachers never saw me, because they come to school very early every day. at the end of the school, the bullies lowered the flagpole, but i was still suspended in a hanging wedgie. then they fed me more water. then they raised the flagpole up again. then all the kids left. i peed. since my parents were in a business trip, i had to sleep in the wedgie. i peed while i slept, because of the bags full of water. when i woke up, i was still in the wedgie. the bullies fed me water in the morning and in the night. i still had to sleep in the wedgie. during the whole week, my white briefs never ripped, and the bullies always fed me water morning and afternon. when my parents came back, they crossed my school. they saw me, and laughed. then they got me down. this happened in the night. when i got home, my older brother saw me and completely yanked my underwear out of my butt crack. it hurt like hell beacause anything that tought my butt crack or my nut or my balls would hurt with extreme pain. my older brother goes to the same school i go to. i was in total embarrasment, and the worst part was that everybody, including the teachers, knew about it. my parents wouldn't let me change schools. i became a victim of wedgies, and the only one, too. i was in that wedgie for 1 week and 18 hours, and my butt is still in pain.
by Christopher Diddise March 12, 2008
When a cool, boxer wearing person gives a wedgie and then puts the waistband over something like a doornob so the reciever hangs above the ground.
In are gym room there is a really small coat closet. The coat pegs are really high up, and are only 25 inches apart. I was changing for gym when a group of boxer wearing "cool" people caught me wearing tighty whighties. 2 of them came up and gave me a mervin. To make it worse The put the front of me waistband on one coat hook and the back of the waistband on a coat hook on the other side. Everyone was laughing. They say its a every boxer wearers job to give any tighty whitie wearer either a atomic or hanging wedgie.
by Anonyymous August 26, 2006
a hanging wedgie is when someone gives you a wedgie that lifts you completely off the ground.
One week my mom desided to go on a cruise for a whole week. As soon as my mom leaves my brother who's 3 years older gets pissed off at me. So he took my me by my underwear and gave me a hanging wedgie off a short but strong branch in the backyard. I would hang by my underwear for 8 to 10 hours at a time. The only time he would let me down is to give me water so i would pee a lot. 6 whole days went by and the same underwear i had worn sence day 1 did not rip. probably 10 minutes before my mom came home he let me down and threatened to leave me there next time if i told on him.
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AUBURNDALE | Polk County Sheriff's detectives have accused an Auburndale man of traveling to have sex with a minor he met on the Internet.
In early January, Dennis Ray Steelman, 52, of Auburndale, began chatting online with an undercover detective taking part in "Operation Cardea" in Seminole County.
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Speaking of opening weekend, we couldn't be happier that another ski area in the county is opening up. We really need to spread out the skier traffic just a bit (and snow ... snow would be nice).
Where the clouds linger in the sky and don't do anything, Summit County feels like its transitioning into the winter season - a.k.a. less been heres, more come heres. We've been seeing out-of-state license plates popping up more frequently lately.
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After all, it was Abad who had been judged as having thrown twice at Machado Sunday in the eighth inning, after which Machado threw the bat.
There was a price to be paid, but only a little one, and no suspension. Abad was fined $750, and the A's will likely cover that, because they don't believe he should have been fined at all.
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Road Warrior provides travel tips from those who know best: busy executives and other globetrotters. See previous columns.
Troy Malone is general manager of Asia-Pacific operations at mobile business-software provider Evernote.
The American, who spent time as a missionary in South Korea and is now based in California, talks about managing across time zones, dreaming of dumplings, and how to remember your hotel room number.
How often do you travel?
About two trips a month, every two weeks or so, for three days to a week.
Where do you go most?
South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Australia is becoming more frequent, and I also go to India, Indonesia and Malaysia with some frequency.
What are the challenges of managing Asia offices from California?
One thing I do to cope with the time zones is to get to work in the morning around 6 a.m., which gives me an opportunity to miss traffic and to connect with people in [Asia] during their evening. In the evenings I do calls as well. With the advent of the Internet, it is a lot easier to do what I'm doing today than it would've been even five to seven years ago.
Favorite airline?
Recently, Asiana. Korea's airlines, from a service perspective, are close to the tops. When you step on the plane, you feel like they want you there. Eva Air is great in Taiwan as well, especially if you get on the Hello Kitty plane.
Best airport?
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Which city has the best taxis?
Hong Kong. They have character and an old-style feel. I also love how the driver can close the back doors for you. And they drive a little crazy, which is kind of fun.
Favorite hotel?
The Leela in Gurgaon [India]. It's close to the airport in New Delhi. When flying to India from the U.S., you get there late at night so anything that makes you get to your bed more quickly is nice.
I also like the Ramada in Seoul, which is not a usual suspect as an expat hotel. It's a perfect distance from our office there—a 45-minute walk. To stay fit on the road, I get up a little earlier to walk to the office and back.
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I use a Nexus 5 phone, a Nexus 7 tablet and an iPad Mini, mainly for reading on the airplane. I've got a Fitbit that's fun to have when I travel and international plug adapters, which are a must-have.
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A Samsonite backpack, which has great organization capabilities.
Where haven't you been you'd like to go?
Vietnam. I've also gotten a lot of invites to New Zealand. It's hard to get the schedule to work, but Auckland would be great.
Worst travel story?
Once I had a nine-hour layover in Guangzhou. It was my first time there. I didn't have a Chinese visa. I was picturing an airport with Internet access, a lounge. But I couldn't get into the lounge, the A/C wasn't turned on. I ended up just hanging out in one cafe and a bad restaurant. Eventually I found myself in a far-flung corner with a bunch of workers taking a break, I just joined them sprawled out over sofas.
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Once, I saw a picture a U.S. employee had on her computer of a beautiful ocean scene with a bronze statue of a hand coming out of the ocean with birds sitting on top of the fingers. It resonated with me, and it turns out it was taken off the eastern coast of Korea in a town called Pohang. It's not really a popular town to go to, but I made note of it and tagged it "someday."
That note sat there a year or so. Then I was on a trip around Korea, I found that note, and it turned out we were actually taking a flight out of the Pohang airport to go back to Seoul, so we took a few hours to go and see that place.
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People often travel a lot but miss the culture. When it comes to business, understanding not just the business culture but the culture of the people in a particular country goes a very long way toward being able to connect with people, which is ultimately what business is about.
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Design inspiration. Captured.
The designer's digital scrapbook! LittleSnapper lets you capture your Mac and the web, as well as allowing you to easily store, organise and share your captures.
Required OS: not specified
Tags: screen , grab , webpage , screenshot , software , realmac , littlesnapper , photo_manager , photo , capture
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Little snapper is my favorite app to manage and create huge collections of inspiration screens. Screens can be easily assigned to dynamic folders by tags.
Would be a very useful app with good features, but its to unstable.
Crashed 6 times in 30 minutes on my test with Websnaps in editing mode! Insupportable.
Great indeed
Generally a great app with an awesome concept, but unfortunately I find it too buggy for everyday use.
I think I'll stick to just keeping bookmarks for now.
Great program - in theory, and usually in practice. But it can be very buggy. Consistent problems with quits, with grabs that contain no content, and with export. The developer is generally responsive, but LS can be rather frustrating.
Littlesnapper is awesome! It's slick and fun to use. I actually put it to use in many ways.
1. It's great at taking full-page web snapshots for tracking client designs and design ideas for web pages.
2. Using it's simple editing tools I like to use it for taking screenshots of windows and menus and labelling elements for use in documentation, user guides, etc
3. The image library is like iPhoto for designers. I can keep all my design ideas, inspiration, artwork, etc in LittleSnapper and keep iPhoto for family photos and trips to separate work and life. Perfect for presenting mockups and ideas to clients.
One thing I'd love to see would be a batch snapping feature to snap multiple web pages in one run. For example, to keep up to date snaps of many client sites or bookmarks. I could then batch process those images in Picturesque and publish directly to an online portfolio using Transmit or Coda.
Also, Ember is super-slick and the LS iPhone app rocks!
Very nice app!
In theory, this program would be excellent. Except the developers of the program don't make things really clear.
If you take a screenshot of a window using the built-in screenshot application with Mac, what you see is exactly what you get. Take a screenshot of an entire page that requires login, and it will never work, unless you snap inside of littlesnapper. This alone kills it.
Much better than Skitch.
LittleSnapper is a great app! A "must-have" for people into designing or for just who snap a lot of screenshots...
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- Feb 26:
- Pac-12 standings
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona's Rondae Hollis-Jefferson sprinted down the baseline, caught a bounce pass from teammate Nick Johnson and threw in a one-handed dunk.
Cal coach Mike Montgomery quickly popped up from the Bears bench and did what the rest of the 14,545 fans at McKale Center were doing -- clapped and stomped his feet.
If you can't beat them, join them?
Hollis-Jefferson, Aaron Gordon and Johnson all took turns delighting their home crowd with transition dunks, which catapulted No. 3 Arizona to an 87-59 win over the Bears on Wednesday night.
"Our objective was to keep them out of transition, but obviously we didn't do that," Montgomery said. "They're a good basketball team. You have to give credit where credit is due. They banked in a three. Gordon hit free throws. They did things they haven't always done this season."
Cal (18-10, 9-6 Pac-12) took a brief 14-13 lead early in the first half, but Arizona responded with a 26-9 run that included Hollis-Jefferson's dunk and took a 39-23 lead.
After leading 44-29 at half and extending that lead to 20 at the 16:03 mark of the second, Cal answered with a 14-2 run to make it an eight-point game at 55-47. But Arizona outscored Cal 32-12 the rest of the way and cruised to victory.
"We made a run and got back, but we just ran out of gas," Montgomery said.
Montgomery's team struggled to find much space against Arizona's defense. The Bears were just 4 for 16 from 3-point distance and were outrebounded by the Wildcats 42-25. The Bears had 14 turnovers to 10 assists.
It was a far different scene from earlier this month when Cal upset the then-No. 1 Wildcats 60-58 on a game-winning shot from Justin Cobbs.
"They were a little bit angry having lost to us," Montgomery said. "They're making shots right now. They didn't do that at our place. We played well in spurts. We just got killed on the boards."
Cobbs, who had 19 points and seven assists against the Wildcats in the first matchup, struggled on Wednesday. The senior had 12 points, two assists and four turnovers.
He also was hit with a technical foul in the second half after arguing with a referee. In the same sequence, Cal's bench also was assessed a technical, giving Arizona's Johnson four free throws.
"It was just frustration," Cobbs said. "As a senior, I can't do that. I apologized to my team for that. That just can't happen again."
Arizona (26-2, 13-2) was led by Johnson, who had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Hollis-Jefferson had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Cal's Jordan Mathews suffered an ankle injury late in the loss. Montgomery said after the game he wasn't sure of the severity, but it didn't appear as bad as it initially looked. Mathews had seven points in 11 minutes. David Kravish had seven points, seven rebounds and four blocks in the loss.
Saturday's game
Cal (18-10, 9-6 Pac-12) at Arizona State (20-8, 9-6), 3 p.m., Pac-12 Networks


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ORRSTOWN — Someone spray painted the rear of an Orrstown borough building at 10313 Rowe Run Road between April 1 and April 30, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Several large dents were placed in a metal garage door also attached to the building.
Police estimated the damage to be $1,300.
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Retired construction worker claims $1M in lottery
Published: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 4:02 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 4:02 p.m.
RALEIGH (AP) — A Holly Springs retiree foresees his time off without a mortgage after claiming $1 million in a North Carolina Education Lottery game.
Juan Dominguez is a retired construction worker who won the prize in 50 X The Cash game. He said he was both happy and nervous.
Top prize winners in the 50 X The Cash game can elect to receive annual payments of $50,000 for 20 years or take a lump sum cash option of $600,000. Dominguez chose the cash option and received a check for $408,003 after state and federal taxes were withheld.
Three of the top prizes remain to be claimed in the game as of Monday.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A woman accused of striking several pedestrians, killing one, near the Twin Peaks lookout point last week made her initial appearance in San Francisco Superior Court on Wednesday to face vehicular manslaughter, DUI and hit-and-run charges.
Gina Eunice, 23, did not enter a plea and will return to court Monday on a charge of fatally striking 56-year-old Chinese citizen Yuee Yao at about 8:50 p.m. Dec. 20 on Christmas Tree Point Road near Twin Peaks.
Eunice is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, two counts of DUI causing injury and one count of hit-and-run, all felonies. She is also charged with two misdemeanor counts of endangering the health of a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Police said Eunice's sedan struck Yao and two other victims, knocking them off the roadway and down a hillside. The victims were taken to a hospital, where Yao died. The other pedestrians' injuries were not life-threatening.
Police found the sedan in the lookout point parking lot and took Eunice into custody. Officers also arrested two men, ages 22 and 25, on suspicion of public drunkenness.
A 17-year-old girl in the car suffered minor injuries and was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, police said.
Eunice, who remains in custody, was ordered held on $2 million bail by Judge Samuel Feng. If she posts bail, she must wear a device that confirms she is not drinking, and will not be allowed to drive, Feng said.
Her defense attorney Pam Herzig said outside of court that Eunice and her family are "destroyed by what happened."
Several people came to support Eunice at Wednesday's hearing but declined to speak to reporters.
Herzig said Eunice "has never been in trouble before" and was a quarter away from graduating college and had plans to become a police officer.
District Attorney George Gascon said in a statement, "The defendant's reckless and callous behavior has cost Ms. Yao her life. Her life has abruptly and tragically been taken away from her family. This is yet another tragedy that illustrates the consequences of drinking and driving."
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Weather may damage peaches; apples safe for now
Published: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 12:24 a.m.
The chill that enveloped the mountains Tuesday morning went right down Kenny Barnwell's spine when the Henderson County farmer woke to read his thermometer.
"It was 22 and change at the house and we've got some peaches blooming," said Barnwell, whose orchards include 10 acres of peaches and about 140 acres of apples, "and there's just no way they can stand that ... it's just awfully cold on them."
Barnwell said he began noticing some of his early-season peach varieties with significant blooms during the weekend, after temperatures soared into the 70s last Thursday. Once fruit trees begin to bloom, they become vulnerable to severe damage when exposed to what agricultural experts call "critical" temperatures of about 26 to 28 degrees.
Barnwell said that's what's happened to his peaches, though he won't know the extent of the damage for a couple of days.
The good news is the county's largest and most profitable crop, apples — which mature later than peaches — appear to be OK for the time being, said Adam Pryor, president of the Blue Ridge Apple Growers Association.
"We're definitely going to be early this year," Pryor said of the crop. "Last year we were around 10 days to two weeks early on average; I think we're going to be about the same this year. With most of the apples right now the buds are still tight — I haven't seen anything hardly that's starting to open up yet — but I think that's going to start changing in about another week or so."
Following a major cool-down early this week, the National Weather Service is forecasting above-average temperatures the next few days, with highs from the upper 50s to the mid-60s and lows in the 40s. The average daily high for this week is about 56 and the average low about 34.
Pryor said the cooler temperatures early in the week likely slowed the development of the apple buds a bit, for now.
"They're waking up; the sap is rising, as the saying would go," he said. "But right now, since they haven't started to leaf out or bloom, I don't think there's going to be much damage (from late Monday/early Tuesday)."
Meanwhile, J.D. Obermiller, of Obermiller Farms in Horse Shoe, said his strawberries have been exposed to enough cool mornings to somewhat offset the effects of the warm winter and curb early development.
"So (Monday) night's 20-degree temperatures that we had really are only going to help us hold those strawberries back a little bit," he said. "But we are still probably on tap to be at least a week ahead of normal schedule like we were last year."
Barnwell, on the other hand, said he'd be surprised if the recent sub-freezing overnights didn't cause some damage to the apple trees, whose buds have been swelling during the balmy winter and are ready to bust open. Still, he said it's not time to panic just yet.
"You've got more buds and blooms out there than you need," he said, "so I still think there's plenty (of healthy fruit) out there, but it's still a long time until the middle of May. There's a lot of weather left."
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St. Peters native, Kinsey Feldman, has been named site coordinator of the new State Fair Community College Boonville location. Since 2010, Feldman has served as administrative assistant for SFCC at Whiteman Air Force Base.
"In the two years I've worked for the college, I've learned many things about SFCC and what is expected of its employees and students. I've handled a wide range of tasks, from enrolling students in classes and helping with advising and financial aid, to running the national testing center on base. I can't wait to bring that same experience to Boonville," said Feldman.
Feldman was educated at the University of Central Missouri, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Marketing. Currently, she is completing work on a graduate degree in Business Administration, Management and Leadership through Webster University.
As of Monday afternoon, 77 students have committed themselves to the local SFCC branch. Two more upcoming events, scheduled for July 12 and August 2, are available for prospective students from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The 701 Third Street location at Kemper will host. Applicants are asked to pre-register by calling the SFCC Admissions Department at 660-530-5833. The events have no cost.
"We would love to see 150 students enrolled by the end of these events – by the start of the fall semester," said SFCC Director of Admission, Mark Carter.
The Kemper location will offer, initially, approximately 30 general education courses, covering math, English, public speaking and other areas of study.
"One thing that we're putting a tremendous amount of effort into is the hiring of a well-rounded faculty. We want as many local people as possible. As far as State Fair in Boonville, I'll be in charge of hiring the faculty. This is a new location, as you know, and I'm also here to be the voice of the students. It's important for me to be accessible to any student who has questions or concerns," said Feldman.
Classes begin on Monday, August 20. The two remaining enrollment events are designed to assist students in applying for admission, financial aid, enrolling in classes and obtaining general information concerning the purchase of textbooks. Future students may also inquire about disability accommodations. Further information about admissions can be obtained by visiting www.sfccmo.edu/admissions or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Office hours for Feldman are set on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until noon. They begin on July 16 and end on August 17. Due to ongoing construction and remodeling, the office will temporarily be housed at the Boonslick Technical Education Center, located at 1694 W. Ashley Road. Feldman can be contacted at 660-281-5870 or via email at email@example.com.
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We understand that Stockton filed for bankruptcy this year. We understand that it's imperative that city officials look at each and every expenditure. We understand that some things we've taken for granted in Stockton may have to go by the wayside.
Just the same, we'd really prefer that City Hall doesn't end up being in a strip mall somewhere. And we'd like to think citizens in a city of roughly 300,000 would overwhelmingly think that way too.
Stockton had to say bye-bye to its long-term hopes of moving into the city-purchased Washington Mutual bank building downtown. It transformed from "city-purchased" to "foreclosed-upon" in the past year.
Many city services - including council meetings - remain in the 1926 Grecian-Ionic City Hall building.
Yes, it has a crumbling exterior. Yes, it is drafty and has poor accessibility and even rodents.
So maybe it has outlived its usefulness.
Still, we cringe at the thought of City Hall being rental space in some obscure building. But the city has "feelers" out as it looks for a facility that:
� Has approximately 27,000 square feet;
� Would be available to lease for about 5 to 10 years;
� Is preferably located downtown.
There are available buildings downtown. Cort Companies is probably the leader to step up and fill the city's needs.
That doesn't really answer the question of what would happen after the five to 10 years of leasing have concluded. Perhaps then the city would be finished with its financial woes and could contemplate a new city hall.
Stockton deserves - and needs - a good City Hall. It's a sign of civic pride, structure and stability.
Alas, we may be lacking in some of those areas now. But there is a future to consider and behold.
Make this decision a good bridge to that future.
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Lucille Parker, 97, of Tecumseh passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in Tecumseh.
Graveside service will be 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 16, at Tecumseh Cemetery with Eric Henson, Tecumseh Highland Church of Christ, officiating under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
To share memories, or to sign the guestbook online, go to www.cooperfuneral.com.
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Valley of the Dowsers Newsletter
Monthly Meeting March 9, 2012
in this issue
Orbs 2012 Meeting Dates DetailsOrbs
Pantages Orb
"Orbs ~ What are they?"
"Where do they come from? What do they mean?"
March 9, 2012 ~ 7:30 pm
What do Leprechauns, Shamrocks and Orbs have in common? They are all on the calendar for March! While we may not see any Leprechauns at our March meeting, I can assure you we will all see some orbs!
Orbs ... those mysterious spheres of light that we seldom see but may show up on videos and photographs. What are they? Where do they come from? What do they mean? By end of our meeting on March 9th, we should have answers to some, if not all, of these and other questions we may have.
After a short introduction on Orbs, we will be showing a one-hour video about Orbs that includes interviews with several experts.
"We may be living in the midst of other dimensions our eyes alone cannot perceive. New technological advances are allowing us to confirm what many have believed ~ that there is more to our world than meets the eye! 'Orbs: The Veil is Lifting' shows how modern digital photography allows us to observe what has been with us all along: a hidden world of light spheres known as Orbs."
To allow time for discussion after the video, we will start the video promptly at 8:10-8:15 pm. This will allow us at least 30 minutes after the video for discussion and Q & A's.
Photos of Orbs: Do you have any pictures of Orbs or other "light beings"? Bring them to the meeting! Let's examine them, and perhaps we can gain some more insight after viewing the movie!
Also - We would love your feedback regarding our first Movie Night! If it goes well and you are enjoying this, we have several we would like to share in the future.
We are looking forward to seeing you for another fun informative meeting! Best to wear some green so you won't be pinched!
2012 Meeting Dates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meeting dates for 2012:
Friday, April 13, 2012 - Barbara Schiffman, title tbd.
Sunday, April 22, 2012 - Earth Day and Lyrid Meteor ShowerFriday, May 11, 2012 - "Planting the Seeds of Success", with Dr. Ann Ullrich.
Friday, June 8, 2012 - Last meeting before our 2-month summer break.
July and August - on hiatus 'til September.
Sunday & Monday, August 12-13, 2012 - Perseids Meteor Shower
Friday, September 14, 2012 - First meeting in Autumn.
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We will be continuing our Dowsing Fundraiser with books, booklets, mugs
and a great selection of pendulums, jewelry and candles.
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Same place, same time: Friday, March 9th, 7:30 PM at
Valley Village
20830 Sherman Way (just east of DeSoto)
Winnetka, CA 91306
Donation: $5 per person.
Valley Village is located on the south side of Sherman Way, just east of DeSoto. You can park on the street or in the parking lot on the west-side of the building. Entrance is from the parking lot.
If you would like more information or need directions, call me (818)667-4417 or Susan (818)667-4416, or e-mail email@example.com. Hope to see you all there!
Thank you!!
Happy St. Patrick's Day and Happy Dowsing to All!!! Jim & Susan Schultz
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Did you have a super fun time with the girls of ABC's Super Fun Night? Did you find NBC's Ironside remake arresting?Now that these new series have premiered, we want to know your thoughts - and what you think of every new show this season!Vote: Which fall premieres won you over? Which flopped?Will you make a date to hang out with Kimmie (Rebel Wilson) and her gang each week? Did you like Blair Underwood's brand of break-the-rules justice? Vote now! And don't forget to tell your friends and other fans to vote too.Check back to see what TVGuide.com users think of your favorite - and least favorite - new shows. And stay tuned to see the final rankings of the season's most liked and disliked freshman series.Plus, check out our full calendar to help you keep track of all the premiere dates and when to vote.
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Started running in October and have signed up for a 10K in April. I've been following a plan and am curently up to 3.5 miles on my long run days. A friend at work wants us to do a Resolution Run 5K this weekend. Currently (according to my Nike+) I'm only running about a 13:00 mile. After reading other "newbies" posts and their sub-10 min miles, I'm starting to feel like the slowest penguin on earth. Help! Any suggestions on improving my pace? Or am I too early in training to be worrying about it?
The simple answer is that yes, you are too early in your training to worry about time.
In the big scheme of things in life, your running times are inconsequential. And anyway, 13 minutes per mile is a whole lot faster than sitting on the couch! If you're out there running, you're out there being the best you can be, which is going to be faster than ALL those people not out running. Hold your head high and be proud that you're putting one foot in front of the other. Happy running, fellow penguin!
Come join us here! The most important thing is that you're running. Keep doing that and worry about speed later.
Started C25K October 18th, 2010 - Graduated December 28th, 2010
B210K: W5D1 February 18, 2011
I'm a slow runner and honestly just happy to run. Speed comes with time...I'm definatly faster than when I started but a whole lot slower than everyone else. I found that working on endurance was the first step...speed is second.
Yes, it is too soon to be worrying about pace. You have only been running a couple of months and you are in the process of extending your distance to a 10K. Trying to increase your speed at the same time is too much, too soon. There is plenty of time to worry about picking up the pace after you have a solid running base - several months of consistent running where you can comfortably run 30-60 minutes. Run your first 10K without worrying about time, then after that you will have something to shoot for - you can work on improving your time. For now, don't worry about it, although you will probably find your speed will increase a little bit without any particular effort as you become stronger. Running is an ongoing process of incremental improvements and trying to rush your progress will likely leave you injured and/or burned out. Just enjoy where you're at and be proud of how far you've come so far.
I do weight training.
It's helped my endurance considerably.
Started Walking March 2009
2010 Gasparilla 5K Fun Walk (1:17:09)
2010 AFLAC Iron Girl Clearwater 5K Run/Walk, (1:14:10)
2010 Miles For Hope 5K -- Clearwater (1:22:14) (Oh, that bridge!)
2011 Gasparilla 5+3K, (2:03:18)
2012 Gasparilla 5K Fun Walk, 3/3/12
You are not the slowest penguin on the planet.
I tried to do running but I found that I can walk faster than I can run. (pathetic)
Please be proud of the fact that you are running. I think you are doing great.
Sorry, I posted in the wrong place.
My races:
I am 52 years old and started running in 2007 to lose weight.
I have completed 4 half marathons and I am currently training for my 4th full marathon (The Southern Indiana Classic, a year late!).
In December of 2009 I was training for the Inaugural Southern Indiana Classic Marathon in April of 2010, I was really looking forward to it, a Boston qualifier in my backyard! I have a long term goal of qualifying for Boston. I was concentrating on my speed really pushing myself. I injured my right quadriceps in the process and could not run for over a month, I was going to physical therapy and taking hyrdo-codone. Needless to say, I had to drop out of the race. You have not been running long enough to worry about your speed, finishing the race is victory in itself. Listen to your body know your limits or you will find yourself sitting on sidelines, like I did. I did not run a 1/2 marathon until October of 2010 and did not run another full marathon until December of 2010.
I have started a blog dedicated to my journey from an over weight, out of shape couch potato to a marathon runner, I would appreciate any and all comments to my blog.
Getting Fit at Fifty
Slogging, jogging and walking through the Disneyworld Half Marathon in January, I was amazed at the variety of body types and levels of preparedness of the participants. I knew I was near the bottom in my possible levels of preparedness, so I was ready to be smoked by just about everyone.
When I was in that space where I was mulling over what ever possessed me to think this was a good idea (about mile 9, I think), a bright orange shirt caught my eye. This team simply wrote, in essence, "Excruciatingly Slow Finish beats Did Not Finish, which beats Did Not Start."
For me, that sums it all up perfectly.
Well, the other Penguin gear I adore by the One More Mile people was simply Dear God, Please let there be someone behind me to read this."
It's not the speed, it's whether you get out there to begin with. Do the best you can, and keep on going!
Waddle on!
9/11/2010 Habitat for Humanity 5K 41.18
10/30/2010 Fit For Life 5K 37.07.50
11/06/2010 Kick for Kenya 10K 1:17:12
01/01/2011 New Years Day 5K 34.22
01/08/2011 Monohans Sandhills 5K 34:38
02/06/2011 Surf City USA 1/2 Marathon 3:00:39
02/12/2011 Cupids Run 5K 34:13
3/26/2011 Bloodgusher 5K 37.11
4/9/2011 Run From The Cops 10K 1:18:21.80
4/30/2011 South Padre Island Sand Crab 10K 1:20:24 Night run on the beach!!
5/21/2011 Running Feet For Helping Hands 5 Mile (63.35)
7/22/2011 San Antonio Chupacabra 10K (night run, trail run)
7/30/2011 Tall City Triathlon 2:00:23.7 (swim 15:13.4) (bike 56.09)(5K 45:00.9)
9/10/2011 Comanche Warrior Triathlon
10/01/2011 Crossroads HM, Odessa, Texas (gonna shoot for a 2:35:00)
02/05/2012 - Surf City HM 2:53:02
I love the quotes!!! Will have to keep those in mind for my next full attempt! Thanks for sharing those!
Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary. --Sir Cecil Beaton
i've already got the place of slowest penguin.....i figure finishing upright without the need to call an ambulance can be called success!
I would like to get a t-shirt that says on the back "I will pay you not to pass me while I am jogging and you are walking".
What a kick that was to be jogging at the y and have someone pass me while they were walking.
But some day in the not to distant future I will pass her.
Milwaukee, WI
Do Life Tour Chicago 5K -- July 4, 2011
Madison Mini Marathon 5K -- August 20, 2011
Janine28004 wrote:
What a kick that was to be jogging at the y and have someone pass me while they were walking.
But some day in the not to distant future I will pass her.
Oh my gosh! I had the same thing happen to me at the Y!!! Very humbling to say the least!
I love when the podcasts say "if you get tired don't stop running just slow down your pace".....ummm, if I slowed down anymore I would be walking.
Registered for my first 5K...coming up on 4/10 (hoping to finish in under 40 minutes)!
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La Jolla Concours and Motor Car Classic
April 5-7 event is 2 shows in one; proceeds to benefit charities
April 7: 9th annual La Jolla Concours d'Elegance, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Ellen Browning Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove.
Tickets: $35 in advance, $40 at the gate; VIP $100, which includes food and commemorative poster. Proceeds will benefit will benefit the Monarch School Project and the La Jolla Historical Society,
Info: LaJollaConcours.com or (619) 233-5008.
A Concours d'Elegance is an intimate gathering of exalted cars in pristine condition. There are many of these tony talent shows throughout the year around the world but few have the background and local vehicle inventory as the La Jolla Concours d'Elegance.
This year's cache of jewels begins next Friday for the show entrants and continues Saturday with an engaging drive route. The culmination that is open to the public will be next Sunday with the 9th annual La Jolla Concours d'Elegance at Ellen Browning Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove.
This concours features the formal Classics and will include such well-known marques as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Bugatti, Cadillac and Duesenberg. And there will be entries from more arcane brands, including Isotta Fraschini, Delahaye and Minerva.
Expect 140 cars on view, of which 60 will be true pre-war Classics. About half of those are from San Diego, Dorvillier said.
"Our show for the first seven years was a high-end car show in a concours venue," Dorvillier said. "All I've done is make it a Concours d'Elegance in a concours venue."
Last year's concours had a dozen true Classics, he said. This year there will be some incredible cars from regional museums, including the Petersen in Los Angeles, Blackhawk in Danville, Mullin in Oxnard and our own San Diego Automotive Museum.
And while the concours is a paid-entrance show, there also will be an incredible free show just outside the concours' white picket fence. The La Jolla Motor Car Classic at the Concours will feature entertainment and around 100 cars on view, ranging from classics to race cars and modified. The Classic runs along Coast Boulevard up to Prospect Street in the village.
Dorvillier has tried to make the concours an "experience."
"Not everybody comes to our show because they love cars. Many come because their husbands love cars and they are dragged along," he said. "We want this to be an experience for everyone," he said, so along with the cars there are hospitality suites and entertainment. And a world-class view.
That other respected car gathering held every August in Monterey, the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, will be Aug. 18. Details at PebbleBeachConcours.net.