SLO athlete hikes the 500-mile Camino de Santiago through Spain
I may be the first person in history to take a 500-mile hike to heal aching feet. I’d been sidelined from running for nearly a year with tendinitis, but I could walk. I imagined the Camino as a ”consolation prize” for all the races and adventure runs I was missing.
The Camino turned out to be the grand prize. Quite simply, it was the happiest month of my life.
11,418 participating students mark a 23% increase over 2012 school year; Slate wiped clean to make way for new school year
JUST RUN, the award-winning youth fitness program of the Big Sur International Marathon, has completed a record year for student and school participation and total miles logged. In the school and after-school based program 11,418 students participated, representing 107 schools throughout the United States. Collectively, the students ran 322,596 miles, with 17 classes awarded for "Running across the USA," a group goal of 3,204 miles or higher.
Project Surf Camp is proud to announce another great summer for children and families with special needs on the Central Coast. The camps begin on July 11th and run in association with the Morro Bay Recreation Dept.
Project Surf Camp uses surfing, the beach, and other ocean activities as an educational modality to build self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-efficacy in individuals with special needs. We further provide opportunities to build social skills, improve physical fitness, develop healthy outlets for stress reduction, and foster independence.
A country club isn’t necessarily what you might think to choose when deciding to join a fitness center, but at the San Luis Obispo Country Club you will find not only a first-class fitness center, but also quality personal trainers who will work with you one on one.
Full week of films and activities through Oct. 7 celebrates the great outdoors.
Last year’s benefit screening of Banff Film Festival’s Radical Reels tour in San Luis Obispo was such a success for SLO Op Climbing that they decided to expand one night of films to a full week of films and activities celebrating people in the outdoors from Sept. 30 to Oct. 7.
A joint venture between All Out Events and SLO Op Climbing, both run by Kristin and Yishai Horowitz, the event comes at a time when people start to wrap up their summer adventures and start thinking about winter.
Editors note: Gary Brown of Paso Robles completed his first tough mudder in September. This is his story.
Misery never felt so good
Why am I here? What’s my age again? 42? Is that old? I was at a friends house for an after golf tournament dinner party. I was happily consuming whatever I wanted: beer, pizza, wine, cheeseburgers, you name it. I overheard a couple of guys talking about the “Tough Mudder Race”.
We floated through the ocean swell dipping our paddles gracefully as we glided by the coastline of Santa Barbara County. Our destination on our sea kayaking tour was El Capitan Beach where we would disembark, take our camping gear out of the kayak’s cargo hold, and spend the night at the campground. So far we had covered about six miles and the paddling was easy and uneventful. Suddenly something broke through the surface of the water on either side of our little band of kayakers. “Dolphins,” somebody cried. Sure enough a pod of Pacific dolphins were joining us on our journey.
Living in San Luis Obispo affords a healthy lifestyle and residents can reap the benefits from the locally grown foods. A number of farms and services connect farmers directly to consumers via food subscription and delivery services. Within San Luis Obispo, there are a number of fruit and vegetable subscription/delivery services as well as meats that provide fresh, locally raised foods and at the same time offer convenience for busy residents.
San Luis Obispo, CA – Bike Ride on August 24th – The second annual Central Coast Classique, a 30, 64, and 100 mile bike ride supports two local non-profits: Creative Mediation, part of Wilshire Community Services, and SLO LEAF, the San Luis Obispo Law Enforcement Assistance Foundation.
