ZombieRunner Vasona Lake 1/2 Marathon took us along the Los Gatos Creek Trail through Vasona Park…read moreall the way up and over to the Lexington Reservoir. Part of the race was on a paved trailed and the best part of the race for me was the unpaved trail that took me up and over to the reservoir. This race was a relatively small race with only about 100-150 runners. Pros: Pre race packet pick up Tech T's Race started on time Well stock aide stations Friendly crew Course was marked with pink ribbons to keep runners on course Cons: Trail was not marked with mileage markers. This made it difficult to know at what mile I was at through out the race.

Perfect community 5/10k run to support Mountain View fire department! All proceeds go to Mountain…read moreView fire departments random acts of kindness; Where firefighters give back to families, children, and other community members in need. All registered participants were given a shirt and tote bag! This is a very small race and extremely community oriented. It had a perfect route alongside shorelines baylands making the run serene. It is nice because it is not overly crowded. Since there are not very many participants they award first through third place for all ages groups by 10 years for both male and female categories for the 5 and 10k. They also had a raffle sponsored by Google! Last but not least they had a kids run! All of the kids received medals for participating :) At the end the giveaways were fruit, starbucks, kind bars and fitaid drinks. If you wanted you could also get an ice cream sponsored by Baskin Robins! Next year I will be back :)

I ran in this year's 3rd annual race to support Mountain View Firefighters Random Acts!…read more Plenty of free parking available. Picked up my bib early on the morning of the race, no issues. Nice and easy trail with visible mile markers and enthusiastic volunteers ensuring that we go the right way. Two water stations along the 10k trail. It's a small race so we shared the trail with other park goers, but wasn't a problem unless there was a larger group of runners passing by. The trail felt a little too small for all of us then, but that didn't happen too often. Lots of great post-race goodies. I looooved the Noosa Mates and the Bobo's Oat Bar. The fitter goody bags were awesome. They seem to be very similar to the lululemon reusable bags and they have encouraging and inspiring notes on them! I really like the technical shirt. Most shirts that I get from races nowadays feel cheap, but the material of this shirt is very nice. They ran out of small women's shirts at the race, but had xs which ran big so it fits perfectly! Results were available within 24 hrs, but I have yet to see photos. I'm planning on running this race in the future!

These Girls Fucking ROCK!…read more Be sure to check them out in San Jose! The are finally in the South Bay, and at a bigger and better venue than in Oakland! September 8th at the San Jose Civic Auditorium...

One of the best plazas I walked to. It's located inside Cityline Sunnyvale and it's not that many…read morepeople here, only a few though. It's like walking into a different country or something, but the way it's structured is well lit and designed. It's actually my first time coming here, but I didn't noticed this area after how many times I visited Cityline? It's basically connected to other businesses and I think it's next to a condominium. Surely if that's the case, then the moment you'd step outside would feel like you're in some utopian world. Honestly the best place to walk in during the dark especially when it's quiet.

With a break from the rain, I decided to go skating this past weekend, and Plaza del Sol was an…read moreideal setting. I'm not big on hills and inclines when in my roller blades, and this plaza featured lots of smooth pavement, exactly what I was looking for. And different layers and levels to keep it interesting. Michael Brown's "Ball Tower" with an inaccurately set clock on top started dinging around 12:57pm and lasted two minutes (a bit odd timing, maybe it was meant to be on the hour, but it was definitely off) with the balls rolling down the contraption making up this work of art. This exhibit is more than 20 years old, but still adds a nice touch to this spacious park. A simple and beautiful setting with lots of seating, giant fruit sculptures, and even a coffee shop and deli on site, along with residential and office buildings that don't seem to interrupt the quietude of the surroundings. Parking is easy on West Evelyn Avenue directly in front, or in the Sunnyvale public parking garage.

i recently started practising with the foothill college girls' tennis team. these courts are in…read morepretty good condition with no visible cracks in the ground, a bench on each court, and fencing separating each court. the bathrooms, located right next to the courts, were recently remodeled and are very nice and clean. there is a parking lot immediately next to the tennis courts. note that you must possess a foothill college parking permit to park here or pay $3 for all day parking.

The hours on Yelp is totally wrong…read more Yelp shows it opens 6 days per week. This is wrong. It only opens two days per week on Tuesday and Wednesday only. See the photo I took today (Feb 5, 2022). I wish Yelp allow us to fix the wrong information posted by Yelp. The center is pretty small. Much smaller than the one in Sunnyvale.

The Cupertino Senior Center is thriving post-COVID. Its front desk is warm and welcoming. There is…read morea full schedule of social activities which are free to members and low cost classes. It offers fee based travel day trips, and bingo on Friday afternoons. Even more importantly, it has referrals to county wide senior services. Even if you personally don't need these services, senior family members and friends may need them. Most members drive, but bus and on-demand Hopper services are available.

My first "run" ever! Total success and total fun…read more The event was really well done. Parking wasn't so bad because parking lot had plenty of space. The drive was the worse, though. The event was majority filled with kids as kids run free. Nevertheless, there were still an older crowd. Including in your $20 registration is your number and a color packet. Even before the event, colors were thrown everywhere. There's two options, Day (5pm) and Night (8pm) run. There really wasn't any difference between the times. I would suggest going the Day time because it got really hard to see as 6pm rolled. 5k went by fast. As they had a couple rest stations (water break and color stations). I was pretty excited whenever a color station was coming close. Boxes of color out free for grab! At the finish line, you are rewarded with some nice EDM music. It would be cool if they actually had a famous DJ there. Overall, good vibes everywhere. Lots and lots of kids though. Although I walked 90% of the time, still a fun race :)

I was in the SF Color Run last year, so I knew exactly what to expect at the San Jose Color Run in…read moredowntown San Jose! It was just as great, maybe even better than the one in SF! 1. Downtown streets were BLOCKED OFF especially for the this event, so tons of space for running/walking. Track was visually appealing since it was on the roads and it felt like I was also getting a tour of Downtown SJ. 2. Color Stations weren't visible, while you were going through the track so it was exciting to know it could happen any minute now. 3. Very sunny this year, so the colors were so pretty in pictures. Tons of professional photographers throughout the track to stalk for photos. 4. The crowd seems very enthusiastic. Some teams like to be themed, and I've seen mad scientist and royalty themes. For me, I just like to have a pretty tutu. Also, at the end of the run, there was a concert-like stage and crowd to do color bombing. Food trucks were there and also a stall for the partnering charity was there. This year it was the American Diabetes Association. Very glad they gave us the option to start a fundraising page JUST for donations directly for the charity. Unsure how each Color Run "partners" with other charities and distributes profit, but just go for the experience. The Color Run is definitely something to enjoy with friends and family, sober or otherwise.

The Alumni Green is a small opens space / green area located on the Stanford University Campus. It…read moreis part of the expansive research complex that is co-located with the Medical School. The mall has some heritage oaks, benches, and an expansive lawn, walkways and benches. There is an art installation consisting of original columns from the first Stanford medical school are on display. It is a nice place to cop a squat and just chill. it is adjacent to the Discovery Walk and there are a few eateries in the vicinity. In addition there is a tremendous amount of public art on display within easy walking distance as is the Cantor and Anderson art museums. As with most things in this area it is better part of a overall walking tour versus a destination in and of itself.