Corona del Mar Scenic 5k ~ Race Report

The Corona del Mar Scenic 5k provided us what it always has, sweeping views and more food than you can fit on one paper plate.  This year, we ran in the Men's Race although in previous years we have run the Women's Race.  We stayed at the DoubleTree Club in Santa Ana to be nearer to the starting line.

It was super fun running with a large representation of family members, my husband and his mom, her husband, my sister-in-law and her husband, and their two children (8 people).  The weather was fantastic, cool and overcast with a slight breeze, although at one point it seemed we were running at exactly the wind speed since we only felt the breeze while walking but lost it when we started jogging again.

CdM5k 2013 Course Map

I won't bore you with the details of how we placed, let's just say we ran 12.5 minute miles and enjoyed ourselves immensely.  Staying down there for the weekend allowed us to get a total body workout, running the CdM5k on Saturday and Kayaking around Newport harbor on Sunday.  We caught a bit of the Balboa Island Parade while stopping at Pavilions for a bathroom break.  Hot chocolate and doughnuts were our Kayaking turnaround treat.  Even though it was overcast while we were out on the water, it wasn't too windy and we didn't flip once!

Kayaking Route

I thought of the poem containing the line "One if by land, and two if by sea;" and I'm not sure if it applies here.  Maybe if we consider ourselves "attacking" a fitness routine, our metabolism will respond doubly if we challenge it at sea. Or maybe it means when we're done with a workout, we can eat an ice cream cone with one scoop if we did a 3.2 mile run (337 Cal) and two scoops if we do 5.3 miles of kayaking (1048 Cal). Working out at the beach is the best.  BTW, Happy national running day!