San Francisco Marathon

Where do I go from here? San Francisco Marathon - Sunday, July 30, 2006 Over the past 12 years, I have made a personal commitment to: 1. Preparing my mind & body for the AIDS LifeCycle Event by participating in endurancebike rides (the first 6 months of each year) 2. Walking a new path and seeing what it brings (the last 6 months of the year). Tomorrow, Sunday, 30 July 2006, I'll volunteer as a safety monitor and bike (in front of the pack) of the San Francisco Marathon Participants. See ya there! (Check out the course route)

 

The Course - Best Marathon of 2005, by City Sports!
Your tour starts along the famed Embarcadero - at the newly renovated Ferry Building and Food Mart, going west through Fisherman's Wharf and passing the fishing boat marina. Running just feet from the Bay in Aquatic Park and up Fort Mason hill, spectacular views of the Bay and of the Golden Gate Bridge greet you at the top.

You continue west along the Marina, where the course takes you past private yachts. Then Crissy Field in the Presidio shows off the some of the most beautiful San Francisco coastline with sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Pacific Ocean.

You will then run up to the Bridge entrance, enter the road bed and cross the amazing Golden Gate Bridge. The high, reddish beams will tower over your head as thousands overtake the Bridge for the marathon. At the Bridges end, you will exit the roadbed and loop around Vista Point only to return back across the Bridge. Heading southwest, you will continue on through the Presidio, past Baker Beach and through the magnificent Seacliff neighborhood. Turning south you will exit the Presidio running through the Richmond Neighborhood District entering Golden Gate Park. Turning west you will pass serene ponds & the Half Marathon point at Spreckels Lake. Buffalo greet you as you loop around to Martin Luther King Drive and run the length of the park. The new course now takes you around Stow Lake with paddle boats and a waterfall. Continuing through the end of the park, past the Japanese Tea Garden, the De Young Art Museum and the Conservatory of Flowers.

As you continue east exiting the Park, you will enter the famed Haight Ashbury District. Running along Haight Street into the Mission & Potrero Districts and on to the newly developing Mission Bay neighborhood, where you pass SBC Park, the Giants Baseball Stadium. The course ends along the water front under a stretch of palm trees back where it started at the Ferry Building.

Wishing the best of all possible worlds,
Iyengar Yoga Teacher,
tony eason
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Tour De Fat 2006 - Fat Tire Beer - An AIDS LifeCycle Sponsor

Grab your bike and slip into your alter-ego because New Belgium's philanthropic cycling circus Tour de Fat is
hitting the road for its sixth season! Costumes and decorated bikes
reign supreme as the participants come for a casual ride, good music
and entertainment, then stay, of course, for the beer. Amid the hoopla,
Tour de Fat also raises money for local charities. Admission to the
Tour de Fat is free. All profits from beer sales go to local non profit organizations

 

When? July 22, 2006

Where? Speedway Meadow @ Golden Gate Park

How Much? It's free to come and play. If you buy a shirt or beer,
all proceeds go  to San Franciscisco Bicycle Coalition and

Bay Area Ridge Trail Council.

What?

11:00 - Bike Parade departs!

12:00 - Tap Kegs and let the games begin

12:15 - Handsome Little Devils

1:00 - Slow Ride Championships

1:15 - Drums and Tuba

2:15 - Bike Limbo

2:30 - Costume/Bike Show contest winners announced

2:45 - The Yard Dogs Road Show

3:45 - Cruiser Bike Giveaway

4:00 - Aphrodesia
4:45 - Last Call!

5:00 - Thanks for coming!...the end.

Well, you missed it (laugh).  And boy did I have a great time.  A great day it was ...

   
Fat Tire is so
named for the bike trip Jeff took through Belgium that
greatly inspired his home brewing efforts."



So if you've attended 
last year's

Fat Tire Beer Charity Fundraising Beer Bust, or
plan to attend next year's party. Please send a thanks out to Brew Meister Jamie Mastin,
Ed Dopman,
& the Fat Tire Beer Team for their continued support towards charity
bike rides, and charity benefits, and  for their product
sponsorships by clicking on their logo.

 

Fat Tire Beer Bust Fundraising Party - 2005



 Fat Tire Beer Bust Charity Fundraising Party -
2006


Wishing the best of all possible worlds,
Iyengar Yoga teacher,
10th. Yr. AIDS LifeCycle Cyclist,
tony eason

AIDS LifeCycle - "Where do I go from here?"

Free Will Astrology - by Rob Brezsny S.F. Weekly - July 5 - 11, 2006 "Like a bird, you seem to have the ability to defy gravity lately.  You're acting with the epansiveness that comes from having a wide-ranging, high-in-the-sky view of life.  Sometimes you remind me of a thunderbird, which among Native Americans was a mythical raptor that carried messages between spiritual beings.  Its eyes unleashed lightning and its enourmous wings beat so hard that they spawned storms.  But sometimes, Scorpio, you're more like a nightingale - a small, graceful songbird that sings beautiful, complicated songs at night when no other bird is singing.  Congratulations on your versatility.  Only you could pull off being half- thunderbird and half- nightingale."

Over the years, I have made a personal commitment to:
1.  Preparing my mind & body for the AIDS LifeCycle Event by participating in training rides  (the first 6 months of each year).

2.  Walking a new path and seeing what it brings (the last 6 months of the year).

During the last few weeks (since the conclusion of the AIDS LifeCycle Event,)

Instead of rising at 5:30am ..I stand from my bed at 7:30am.

Instead of having coffee for breakfast ....I walk to the Atlas Cafe.

Instead of going on a Sunday morning training ride  ...I sit on the roof top and watch the people pass by .. . ..

Instead of rushing to get things done  . . . .. I sit and ponder, "where do I go from here?"

From a "Thunderbird to a "Nightingale."  The Yang to the Yin /or/ Yin and Yan -

In the last weeks, I've
participated in the San Francisco Gay Day Festivities.

After 10 years of cycling over towards Nicasio, I visited the Spirit Rock Meditation Center.  And, I listened to the Buddhist teachings of Jack Kornfield.

I've began a series of  Yoga Classes on Ocean Beach.

I've began to plan my departure for a 150 cycling trek, organized by the Dharma Wheels Foundation, along the scenic backroads of Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino Counties - beginning at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in west Marin County, and ending at Abhayagiri Monastery in Redwood Valley including a stop at City of Ten Thousand Buddhas.

And, I'll keep you posted on what tomorrow brings.  Worst comes to worst ...listen for the "Nightingale."

Wishing the best of all possible worlds,
Iyengar Yoga teacher, tony eason

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Dharma Wheels Foundation - "Turning Our Wheels for the Dharma"

Organized by the Dharma Wheels Foundation, the Buddhist Bicycle Pilgrimage combines cycling with spiritual practice. Cyclist meet the physical and mental challenges of the 150 mile route and, together with the volunteer crew, create a travelling Sangha of spiritual seekers.

A two day journey along the scenic backroads of Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino Counties, beginning at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in west Marin County, and ending at Abhayagiri Monastery in Redwood Valley including a stop at City of Ten Thousand Buddhas.

The schedule includes times for meditation and dharma teachings. Spiritual teachers from our host groups will participate in the event. Friends and family are invited to volunteer or to meet the riders at the closing ceremonies at Abhayagiri.

Most meals, refreshments, mechanical assistance, first aid, gear transportation and camping accomodations are provided.

If you would like to register, volunteer or offer logistical or financial support, please do. A registration form is available to download at their website.

Once you register you will receive updates, group training ride information, and more via their email listserve.

For more information go to http://www.dharmawheels.org

I hope to see you there.

Wishing the best of all possible worlds,
Iyengar Yoga Teacher,
9th Yr. AIDS LifeCycle Cyclist
tony eason

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