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Wharf to Wharf - 'It's the Best Little Road Race in California' This is what it is written in the official web site. .. Each year, on the fourth Sunday in July, thousands of runners from across America and around the globe return to Santa Cruz, California for the annual six-mile race to Capitola-by-the-Sea. First run in 1973 by a handful of locals, the Wharf to Wharf Race today enjoys a gourmet reputation in running circles worldwide. Its scenic, seaside setting, perfect weather, and festive beachparty atmosphere make it a favorite of casual joggers and elite athletes alike. Limited to 15,000 runners on a first-come-first-served basis, its field sells out months in advance. Runners are thrilled just to get in! .. and it is true. Beautiful small race of 6 miles I participated with my wife. This was a fun day as you can see from the video.

I ran to Shoreline Park in Mountain View, CA. This is my typical 20 milers. I get some road run to the entrance of a nice bike trail that finish at Shoreline. Here some info of the Park from baytrail site: West of Stevens Creek near the Bay is Shoreline at Mountain View. Shoreline at Mountain View Park is a beautiful 700-acre park with a saltwater lake, golf course, rolling grassy hills, and bay trails. It's hard to believe it was built on mountains of trash. For 13 years, starting in 1968, 500 acres of the land near the bay was used here as a landfill for trash from the city of San Francisco. In 1983, Mountain View closed the dump and began turning it into a park. Here is a history of the park. Next to Shoreline Park are the towering tent peaks, the largest in the world, of the Shoreline Amphitheatre . The park's 50-acre lake is popular with wind surfers and small boaters. The strong bay winds make the park a favorite place for stunt kite flying. The park has 10 miles of trails, some paved, some dirt. Paved trails lead past the golf course, around the lake, and along the tidal marshes and salt ponds . Some trails lead northwest to Palo Alto's Baylands Nature Preserve. This park is particularly beautiful at 6AM, with the wildlife still around warming up for the day.

A long run to Santana Row. I ran 18.5 Miles starting at 4:30AM for 2:45 hours. This was the road I took. It goes throught San Jose, CA crossing Santana Row, a new shopping area full of nice shops. There were no many people at 5:30AM.

This was an experiment. I brought the camera and started filming this day. It was a Olympic distance day of training. As many other days, I woke up at 4:00 AM, started running and went to the poll, then biked to the office.