Emily Johnston

My parents are in town... and today we spent some time checking out the museums in Balboa Park.
For residents of San Diego County, some museums offer free entry on Tuesdays. Today, the Automotive Museum was participating.
Here are a few of the nifty cars they have on display:


This is a 1909 International Harvester Model A Auto Wagon.


This is a 1948 Tucker. Of the 51 made, 47 are still in existence... Oh, and the "Cyclops Eye" turns with the steering wheel. Apparently the other model had a rotating fender.


The pretty one here is a 1953 Jaguar XK 120. It is known as the 120 because it can rech speeds of 120MPH. Zoom!


Ah, the DeLorean. Head for the Clocktower!!!


Lastly, I loved the leather buckles on this 1960 Bizzarrini P538. According to the information, only 3 were made with this Spider body style... and the one at the San Diego Automotive Museum is the only one that was made with a Lamborghini v-12 engine.

This past weekend, I participated in my first race. I'll admit I'm a new runner. I started training with my husband in January of 2009 for the Disney World Marathon. Due to an injury late last year, we did not participate in that race. We are currently on track for the 2011 Disney World Marathon...

So the End of Summer Fire Run was a lovely 4 mile run from La Jolla to Pacific Beach. The starting line was in The Cove at the corner of Prospect Street and Girard Avenue. The flat route then followed Prospect Street to La Jolla Boulevard on to Mission Boulevard and around to end at Garnet Avenue.



Following a training schedule, Huz and I run 3 to 4o times a week around our neighborhood in San Marcos. Occasionally we are able to talk a neighbor into running with us, though usually it's just the two of us. Running with more than 2,000 people is a completely different experience from that!!

The Fire Run race results shows that 2,078 people participated. I had bib number 1650 and completed the 4 miles in 43 minutes and 51 seconds.



The race was to benefit 5 charities, San Diego fire Rescue Foundation, Volunteer San Diego, The Make-A-Wish Foundation, Jeans 4 Justice and The Surfrider Foundation. Among others, it was sponsored by Radio Sophie 103.7.

The Fire Run was a fun race experience, and the beautiful La Jolla setting was perfect. I'm looking forward to my next race and perhaps joining a running group. (If you have any recommendations for either, please let me know!)