Long run day since I am in Los Angeles and can't afford to miss the opportunity. My legs are very sore from yesterdays Tempo run. They just have not recovered yet. Might be that long run last week too. Sooo nice to run in the sun at 65F on the beaches! Very easy run at around a 7:30 pace.
Whe I reached the Huntington Beach Pier, it was all closed off with police cars everywhere and two helicopters above. There was a huge crowd of people trying to get through the police line to get to their homes. I edged up to the front and listened to what was going on. Apparently there was a guy out on the pier with a gun and the swat teams couldn't figure out what to do with him, or all the people on the beach for that matter. Everybody was giving suggestions to the police so I leaned in and asked the lead officer why they just couldn't shoot him so we could cross. It was all I could do to not crack up just asking the question. Everybody around me just jumped on that suggestion. The officer turned to me with all seriousness and said, "Sir, his family would sue us".
Only in LA..I swear this is a different planet here. | 