by The Editors on July 5, 2007
On Sunday July 8, 2007 you can say goodbye to your peaceful mid-morning Tamarack surf as the City of Carlsbad shuts down the entire beach from the Cold Waters to Pine Street and turns it over to 1,000 lycra-clad, masochistic body-shavers and their significant others for the annual Carlsbad Triathlon. If, however, you enjoy watching people of all shapes and sizes jiggling around town in their underwear then this might possibly rank up there as the best day of your year.
The Elite Division dives into the surf at 8:00 AM with the rest to follow. For a schedule of the entire Carlsbad Triathlon and Health & Welness Weekend click the link below.
[Link: Carlsbad Triathlon]
by The Editors on July 4, 2007
The La Costa Resort and Spa is losing the Acura Tennis Classic after 16 years, add to that the fact that this was the first year since 1968 that the resort didn’t play host to a PGA event and you have a dismal year ahead for professional golf and tennis in Carlsbad. The OC Register’s Randy Youngman has taken this as a chance to look back on all the great moments at La Costa and drop a little knowledge on La Costa’s new Legends Trail.
The most memorable tournament I covered at La Costa was the rain-shortened Mercedes in 1997, when the reigning Rookie of the Year on the PGA Tour beat the reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year in a one-hole playoff, in dramatic fashion. . . . The rookie’s name was Tiger Woods. The Player of the Year was Tom Lehman.
It’s good to know that La Costa holds so many good memories for so many people, because that mean the chances of more memories being created in the future are good. Youngman says there are rumors that the LPGA may be coming to La Costa in the future and La Costa’s new director of golf Dave Doerr said, “We would welcome them with open arms.”
[Link: OC Register]
by The Editors on July 2, 2007
Carlsbad NASCAR fans already know that the Mark Simo owned Carlsbad-based SOBE – No Fear Ford driven by Carlsbadistanian Boris Said is entered in next weekend’s Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. But for those of us who know absolutely nothing about auto racing, this knowledge may make it a bit more likely that we’ll watch a bunch of billboards on wheels drive round and round and round an oval. Go, Carlsbad!
If you’re wondering who to watch for, Boris’ car is number 60. He’s usually near the middle of the pack in a car that looks a little something like this:
by The Editors on June 29, 2007
We totally forgot about it until we saw the signs up at the corner of Garfield and Tamarack saying that the road is going to be cloased, but the Carlsbad Triathlon will be swimming, riding, and running through The Neighborhood next weekend (July 7-8, 2007). Which means another parade of jiggling flesh and a morning of no surfing at Tamarack Surfing Beach.
We’re always threatening to enter and compete in the “cruiser class.” Swim in trunks, bike on a beach cruiser, and run in flip flops. The race is only a 1k swim, 25k bike, 5k run, however, as usual we didn’t register in time. We’ll rally for next year and remind everyone in advance so we can have a huge cruiser turnout.
[Link: Carlsbad Triathlon]
by The Editors on June 28, 2007
Recent Carlsbad High School graduate Jon Talley is trying his had at the Big Leagues as he reports to the Toronto Blue Jays’ Gulf Coast League rookie team in Dunedin, Fla, according to San Diego Union Tribune writer Kevin Gemmell.
I’m going to train as hard as I can,” said Talley, 18, who bats left and throws right. “I’m going to put everything I’ve got into it with no regrets. And if I don’t make it, I’ll have something to fall back on.”
Talley’s former coach says it’s all about his batting.
The bottom line is: He’s a pure hitter,” said Carlsbad coach Chris Greene. “I think that’s why the scouts have been coming to see him perform. I think they feel confident they can play him at a number of positions. . . . It’s just a matter of finding him a position, because they know he can hit, and if he can continue to hit at the next level, he’s going to be successful.”
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune and The North County Times]
by The Editors on June 20, 2007
Save yourself the drive to PetCo Park and stay home to watch the heated basball action. . . pitching machines have never been so thrilling. Beginning on Saturday June 23, 2007 Carlsbad’s Chase Field will be home for the North San Diego County Section All Star Tournament in the Pinto and Mustang divisions. Click here for all the bracket information.
[Link: Carlsbad Youth Baseball]
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