Martial Arts

• 3rd Brown Belt Graduation:   June 15, 2007 (16 photos) 
• Brown Belt Graduation:   February 9, 2007 (16 photos)    
• Green Belt Graduation:   December 8, 2006  (15 photos)
• Blue Belt Graduation:   October 15, 2006  (18 photos)  
• Purple Belt Graduation:   August 18, 2006  (12 photos)  
• Orange Belt Graduation:   June 9, 2006  (22 photos)     
• Yellow Belt Graduation:   April 21, 2006  (20 photos)
• Academy of Martial Arts - Kung Fu:   Link

Running: upcoming events 

• The High Desert 50K Ultra, December 2, 2007: Link 
• Twin Peaks 50K Ultra Marathon, February 2, 2008: Link 
• Leona Divide 50 Mile Run, April 2008: Link
• Saddleback Memorial Half-Marathon, May 2008: Link

Running: past events 

• Long Beach Marathon, October 14, 2007: Link  NEW!

  Place:           367 (out of 2330)  -  Overall results

  Distance:       26.2 miles / 42 km  
  

  Net Time:       3:49:35  - Pace: 8:46 minutes per mile

  Comments and photos from the race  (3 photos)    

  More photos from the race  (14 photos)    

   

• Mt.Disappointment 50K, August 11, 2007: Link  

  Place:           79 (out of 145)  -  Overall results

  Distance:       31.5 miles / 50.7 km  
  

  Net Time:       7:55:23  - Pace: 15:05 minutes per mile

  Comments and photos from the race  (3 photos)    

  More photos from the race  (14 photos)    

• Orange County Marathon, January 7, 2007: Link

  Place:           299 (out of 1177)  -  Overall results

  Distance:       26.2 miles / 42 km  
  

  Net Time:       4:06:20  - Pace: 9:24 minutes per mile

  Comments and photos from the race  (11 photos)    

• Long Beach Marathon, October 15, 2006: Link      

  Place:           324 (out of 2059)  -  Overall results

  Distance:       26.2 miles / 42 km  
  

  Net Time:       3:49:09  - Pace: 8:45 minutes per mile

  Comments and photos from the race  (15 photos)        

• San Diego AFC Half-Marathon, August 20, 2006: Link

  Place:           1030 (out of 5930)  -  Overall results

  Distance:       13.1 miles / 21 km  
  

  Net Time:       1:48:22  - Pace: 8:16 minutes per mile

  Photos from the race   (8 photos)

• Saddleback Memorial Half-Marathon, May 29, 2006: Link

  Place:           498 (out of 1354)  -  Overall results

  Distance:       13.1 miles / 21 km  
  

  Net Time:       2:00:24  - Pace: 9:11 minutes per mile

  Photos from the race   (7 photos)   

• INTO THE TRAILS:  dchechuy.blogspot.com
• Log of 13.1+ training runs (not updated anymore)

Running: motivation

• "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly know how far they can go."  - T.S. Eliot

• Running a marathon is a test of what you can accomplish if you want to… if you are willing to take the time and don’t quit. Sure there are lots of other ways you can test yourself, but doing a marathon is one of the most challenging I have found. When it comes right down to it, you have to do it by yourself. You may be running with hundreds or thousands of other people, but it’s up to you, the individual, to do it. There is a start and finish, and in between you just run. That’s when you find out who you are and what you’re made of. Most people don’t even give themselves that chance. (Ron Steele)

• I had watched people run log distances before and wanted to just be one of them for a while and see what it was like; experience it for myself. It’s nothing that anyone can tell you how it feels. It’s something you’ve got to experience for yourself… (Jane Mortenson)

Cycling

• City of Irvine BikeWays: Link + Map

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