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So this is just a teaser post. Have to get caught up on work and other stuff before we can do some juicy posting. With pictures and stuff.

So we did it. Yes we did Big Sur. It wasn't pretty. It wasn't close to what we were hoping in terms of time. But we had a great vacation and loads of fun which is what really matters.

Here are a few of the things we experienced:

1. the course profile for Big Sur LIES! A lot.

2. the 30mph headwind from mile 5 to mile 22ish is a bitch and then some.

3. the best way to train for Big Sur is to find a long (2 miles plus) steep (5% grade at least) hill and run up and down it for your 3 hour plus runs. Don't bother with flat. The only flat or quasi flat you get at Big Sur lasts for about 400 m at a time.

4. to make this training even more realistic have your friend strap a big industrial fan to the back of their car and drive up and down the hill in front of you.

5. Big Sur is BEAUTIFUL

6. Exploring San Fransisco AFTER a marathon such as Big Sur is a stupid idea.

7. San Fransisco is HILLY.

8. Yes you can train a rat to balance on a cat who can be trained to balance on a dog but you can't stop the dog from peeing in the middle of the sidewalk

9. The Modern Art Museum of SF is closed on Wednesdays

10. Sea lions smell. Really bad.