Kenny Landes | Graphic Design | Web Development | San Francisco

I started running a few years ago, mainly because I wanted to avoid the expanding waist line that was creeping up on me. After a year or so of running on the treadmill, I decided to run along San Francisco’s famous scenic waterfront. 
I discovered that in the fresh air, I could run faster and further. I also discovered that by running, I could bring my mind and body into sync.

A few months later, I saw the flier for the National AIDS Marathon Training Program. They trained me to run the S.F. Marathon in exchange for me doing a bit of fundraising for the AIDS Foundation. It was the obvious next step.

Deciding, at age 40, to train for and run your first marathon is no small thing. What I didn’t expect was that I’d also find myself along the way.

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I’ve been meaning to do a post about this for 2 months, ever since President Bush was caught off guard at a news conference about the cost of gas. Astonishingly, in San Francisco, where gas is often the highest price nationally, $4-a-gallon gas is now considered a BARGAIN. Prices stalled in the $3.90+ range for several weeks before finally surging into the mid $4+ range over the past several weeks. I took the picture at left today in nearby San Mateo.

For any of us wondering about the domestic legacy of 8 years of George W. Bush, I submit this image as Exhibit A, followed by diminished national security and the erosion of personal liberties. Matters of such dramatic impact to the pocketbook are rarely forgotten or forgiven.

Thanks, George, you really did a hell of a job!

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I’m excited to announce that I have started training through the National AIDS Marathon Training Program to run in the San Francisco Marathon on August 3, 2008.

It’s an issue close to my heart. I have lost many friends to the disease over the course of the pandemic. I am running in their memory and to make a contribution to my community, which has suffered tremendous losses.

Please join me with your support for this worthy cause by clicking the yellow button below to go to my fundraising page. Donations will benefit the San Francisco AIDS Foundation which serves people living with HIV and AIDS in San Francisco, and it’s global affiliate, Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation, which serves people around the world.

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I’ve discovered that when I run, my mind and body tune into each other and everything in my life becomes clear. Recently, I’ve been doing long runs a few weekends each month. I run a little over 13 miles, from the Ferry Building in San Francisco to the Golden Gate Bridge and back. It is certainly one of the most beautiful runs in the world.

The proximity of natural and man-made wonders, the contrasts between the City and Presidio National Park, all the wonderful scents of seafood and sourdough going through Fisherman’s Wharf and the salty taste of sweat and sea air beading up on my face as I run all combine with an intense feeling of connection with everything around me leading to an overwhelming sense of serenity.

My life is truly blessed.

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Just a quick note to say that there was a significant earthquake here about 20 minutes ago. I was lying in bed watching Discovery Channel, thinking about last weeks’ fires and that sometimes we get earthquakes when we have hot weather out here in California—we call it shake-n-bake—when suddenly everything started shaking.

At 5.6 on the Richter scale, it counts as a big earthquake, but since the Bay Area has been pretty widely strengthened since the 1989 Loma Prieta quake, I doubt there will be any serious damage reported.

Anyway, for what it’s worth, I’m fine. I will now return to my Discovery Channel program, already in progress.

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