A Day in San Diego - Photo Gallery

Tonight, a few of my friends gathered in San Diego's Balboa Park, where The Museum of Photographic Arts was having a reception. The park was lit up with the life and lights of a summer night in a city.

Sometimes when we find ourselves in moments we are not used to, e.g. as a workaholic, getting out to enjoy the night is not the norm - but when this happened, I was suddenly reminded of all the things that are going on that don't involve the keyboard on my laptop.

A distant sliver of the moon crested over Balboa Park as I saw about 15 runners speed through the park at around 9:00p.m. I smiled.

My wonderful friend, top supermodel Emily Nesselroad (recently engaged) and I on the way to Balboa Park to meet the crew.

Arriving in the park, the City Ballet was dancing at the open air theatre, the museums were alive with tourists, and they were showing an old Audry Hepburn movie "How to Steal a Million." The grass was lined with picnics - people watching the outdoor summer movie series. Another great thing about coastal San Diego? No mosquitoes.

The sunset from Balboa Park

It's would be easy to spend every free moment training, but it's important to make sure to get out once and a while to see what this wonderful world has to offer.

Earlier - when out for a short bike ride, I came across a set of ambulances and police cars as I descended the Torry Pines hill on my way to Del Mar, CA. I stopped to overhear the interview.

Apparently, this truck lost control when driving down Torry Pines road too fast, ran of the cliff, rolled over a few times then landed in the marshland. Both people in the truck survived, and I watched as they pulled away in the ambulance.

Safety... my dear triathlete friends.

Remember to worry about the cars around you - pay hyper-attention to them, listen, look, sense. If you sense something dangerous - slow down or stop. If you hear a tractor-trailer coming from behind you and you're not sure if he can make it past you, pull off to the side. You just may be trading a few seconds for an entire lifetime.

PLEASE CLICK HERE to view the most common Bike Accidents and Collisions - and HOW TO AVOID THEM.

Around 44,000 people die in car crashes in the U.S. each year.
About 1 in 54 is a bicyclist.

Safety first.
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