MLB 5k charity run

Getting ready for 5k race.

Go Angels!

30 minutes before start of 5k.

Everyone please locate your proper corral.

Almost time!!

60 degrees and overcast, 10,000 people, 7am!

Our corral finally gets to head to start line.

Celebrity podium at the start line.  Tim Brosnan in corner of podium (Executive VP of MLB).

Jillian Michaels was the celebrity spokesman of the race cheering everyone on at the start line.

Mile 1 marker - where is Lisa?

Still looking for Lisa (is she ahead of me or behind me?)

First and only water/gatorade stop along the race route.

Don't see Lisa anywhere in front of me....

Don't see Lisa anywhere in back of me....at least my hat was clean!!

I finally find Lisa in time to take her picture at the Mile 2 marker.

Heading towards Angel stadium.

Heading down the ramp to the field.  Extremely congested at this point.  Had to wait 5 minutes just to start moving down the ramp!

This is what makes this race a lot of fun!!

We ran (rather walked because it was too crowded) around the dirt path inside the stadium starting in the warning track.  They were busy cutting the large All Star design in the centerfield grass in anticipation of the 2010 MLB All Star game.

It was so crowded inside we had time to stop and pose for pictures.

The grass on the field was so perfect it looked fake.  Props to the grounds crew!!

Last leg of our field run...heading into the home stretch.

Found Lisa again at the 3-mile marker.  The finish line is now right around the corner.

We made it.  Where do we get our medals?

Angels former superstar Tim Salmon was passing out medals to finishers.  A baseball legend in these parts!  Thanks Tim!

We can now relax with our medals and eagerly anticipate our half marathon in September at Disneyland.  Each team was represented in the Orange County area with a Mickey Mouse - the Angels MM standing proudly outside the gates of the stadium.  He would fit nice in our backyard!!

Awards ceremony honoring the top finishers in a couple categories.  Can anybody pick out Tim Salmon, Reggie Jackson, Harold Reynolds, Gabrielle Union, Jillian Michaels???

Best stadium in baseball!

Finisher photo!!

more fun in hawaii

enjoyed this view from our room 

Nico's at pier 38

our best good eats find on this trip

we saw it on diners drive inn's and dives and knew we had to try it!!!

good variety of thing to choose from but we knew that all we wanted was fresh fish...

grilled ahi sandwich

furikake pan seared ahi with ginger garlic cilantro dip

loved this place so much we ate there for lunch 3 days in a row...

the 3rd time we ate at nico's on our last day, we saw that they had this red velvet cake

omg, it was so delish, the best we have had in a long time!!!

spent lots of time walking on the beach

night time view from our room

fireworks every Friday night at the Hilton, view from our room

had another great trip and look forward to our next trip....

day trip to kauai

wanted to visit the graves of my dad and grandparents and spend the day with Nelson and Ruthie on Kauai, another island about a 20 minute flight from Honolulu. we got up early and got to the airport.

what??? not united... on the Hawaiian airlines plane

here we gooooo

can't believe we are here, it's been so long.

sleeping giant. a big landmark in Kauai.  after the airport we picked up Nelson and Ruthie at Nelson's sisters house then off to Kapaa to put some flowers at Nelson's first wife grave. 

Next stop is a Hawaiian quilt shop... so many choices but just got a book but could have stayed all day!!!

wish i could make this one, so cute

lunch time! our favorite place to eat in Kauai

it's a small shack and we had to wait since the seating is limited and it's a popular place.

started with fried won ton and a beef and chicken BBQ stick, both very good

famous hamura's saimin.  worth a trip to Kauai just to eat this!!! even good on a hot day...

OMG, is this place real??? Nelson told us they have the best taro chips here.  as we drove up we didn't think it was open cause it looked like a condemned house.  It was a dump but sorta looked open.  Jeff and Nelson went in.  Jeff said the inside was unbelievable (not sure what that meant except bad).

taro chips were very good and the best we have had.  will go back again!!!

visiting with auntie Julia at her restaurant.  had a great time talking and eating some snacks.  it was great to see her again and wish we could visit more often....

lilikoi chiffon pie, a specialty of Kauai.  super duper yummy!!!

the day went super fast, in fact we almost missed our flight back to Honolulu and had to run for our plane.  wish we could have stayed longer... as usual it was sad to leave...