putting the knit in shizknitz

5K
29:57 (no PR)
Low tide sand - hard packed, but definitely more of a shock obsorber.

Registration started at 6 AM - we found great parking right by the pier. My shoes got sandy walking down to the shore, and it was definitely a workout. We found a sick sea lion (which at first looked like a bed of kelp) and did our good deed by calling animal control (luckily they have dispatchers 24 hrs) who came within 10 minutes (faster than most ambulances in LA) and called for backup from the marine life conservatory in Long Beach. They rolled him up in a tarp and drove him away for some medical attention. The race itself was great - wonderful breeze, it was half way out then turn around and come back. My difficulty came when my attention span started to run short since the scenery didn’t change much….