Cucamonga Peak - Hiking

Cucamonga Peak, at 8,862 feet (2,701 m) is one of the highest peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains, and is located in San Bernardino County, California. It is within the Cucamonga Wilderness of the San Bernardino National Forest. The climb is tough, but not brutal; the scenery and views are awesome.

Use this address in Google Maps to get to the trail head:

20 Ice House Canyon Rd, Mt Baldy, CA, 91759, USA.

The Cucamonga Peak hike starts at the Icehouse Canyon trail head, at the far end of the parking lot. Hiking permits are in the box in front of the trailhead sign. Fill the hiking permit out, take the yellow copy with you, and drop the white copy in the slot on the side of the box. If there’s no permits left, fill out your info on a blank piece of paper and leave it in the box.

With my hiking buddies, Rahul, Satish and Prashant.

The trail steepens and traverses several switchbacks.

At around 3.6 miles, you approach Icehouse Saddle.

The summit has tons of cool rock formations to take pictures on. The views are incredible.

San Jacinto Peak - Hiking

San Jacinto Peak is the highest peak of the San Jacinto Mountains, and of Riverside County, California. It lies within Mount San Jacinto State Park. Naturalist John Muir wrote of San Jacinto Peak, "The view from San Jacinto is the most sublime spectacle to be found anywhere on this earth".

Use this address in Google Maps to get to the trailhead:

Deer Springs Trail, Idyllwild, CA, 92549, USA

At about 0.7 miles, there’s another California State Wilderness sign. Ranger checks for the permit.

And you see a Summit hut. You still need to cross this hut to see the summit..)

The view from the top is spectacular.

La Jolla Half Marathon 2016

La Jolla Half Marathon was the second race of the 'Triple Crown' Series. This was the toughest race so far, because of the elevation gain. You have to climb almost 400 feet from miles 5-7. Finished 13.1 miles in 2 hours 17 minutes.

During the Expo

View just before climbing the Torrey pine mountain..)

Hollywood 10K Run

A Hollywood 10K Run. I wanted to participate in all the categories of running race - 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Full Marathon and a Relay. As I already have participated in a 5K/HM and FM, I wanted to run this 10K race. It was a rainy day (There was a rain even just hours before the race), so I just wanted to complete instead of going for the personal record. I participated this race with my best buddies Sampath and Amuthan.

With Sampath and Amuthan

Ragnar Relay SoCal - 2016

Ragnar Relay Southern California is one of the most popular races in the series for a big reason - the course is spectacular! Kicking things off in Huntington Beach, you'll Run, Drive, Sleep, Repeat under the California sunshine, beneath the stars at night, and over epic coastlines. Teams will finish and party Ragnar-style after conquering the nearly 200 mile course at the finish line party in San Diego.

I completed my first full Marathon just a month back and I wanted to take this challenge of running 200+ miles with other 11 runners.

First time I ran during the middle of night..)

I got one extra medal - for completing a Marathon and Ragnar in the same calendar year of 2016. Double happy..)

San Diego 5K Run

I ran my first 5K with my friend Sampath in San Diego on March 13 just a month after my first Full Marathon. This is good that I can run as fast as I can as this is just a 3.1 miles (5KM) run. I can speed up start from mile 1. I finished 5KM in 23 minutes and 55 seconds.