Race #63
This race was run at 5:30 in the morning on a cool, 59 degree day in Califonia. One of my better races in a while. I came to CA for my 50th Reunion for Estancia High School in Costa Mesa. We were the first graduating class!
Running #75
Hooah! Running next to a fellow Marine veteran! A special moment for both of us!!!
OK, I have changed my mind.... it is 100 Half Marathons by my 75th birthday!
Gasping for air at Houston Half 2020
Holly and me in Fiji
Matangi Island Private Island Resort
Holly and me at the Houston Half, 2020
Beauty and the Beast!
Seeking to hit my stride in San Antonio, 2019!
Climbing Hills in Colorado at 7,000 feet!
Geoprgetown to Idaho Springs Half
My Friend, Nurse Ratched
"This man needs a frontal lobotomy!"
Papa and Alexis
Were buddies!
Lakota is growing up....
Always smiling
Hollywood Half 2012 with Cousin Michelle
Couple of Lebanese kids happy to have finished!!
Running in Malibu
Feeling the Pain at the Slacker Half....2011
Why did God not make the air pressure the same at 10,000 feet as at sea level? I am going to ask that question when I get to heaven... if I am allowed in!
Finishing the Colfax 2011
Glad to finish without injury!!!
My Pretty Granddaughter
Even with her hair a mess, she is BEAUTIFUL!
Dressed Up for her Christmas Program
No Can-Can please!
Running over the Golden Gate!
And past two sweeties behind me....
San Francisco Half Marathon
Climbing the hills of Golden Gate Park where I probably started tearing up my disc!
My Papa IS the Most Interesting Runner in the World
Do you think I am cute???
In PAIN at the Slacker Half at 10,800 feet
Running in honor of my old unit, Headquarters, 2nd Brigade, 40th Infantry-CANG (15 Nov 1969- 15 Nov 1975)
The Princess in Papa's Porsche
Notice my tiera? Papa, do I get this car when I turn 16?? Papa's answer: Uhhh, NO!!!
The Last Few Meters of the Colfax!
"Come on....buddy....you can't let those young girls beat you!!
Alexis Giving Her Opinion of Papa's Running
"You know, my Papa is pretty tough, but he can be a bit stupid when it comes to overdoing it after back surgery. I will keep him in line. I am expecting him to run with me when I am older!"
Plodding to the Finish in Oklahoma
My first race after back surgery. Not since my first race in 2006, have I been as sore after a race! OMG!
In the Midst of the Denver Half
Trying to beat the pavement......and not let it beat me.
Finishing the Boulder Half
It was hot...it was grueling....note the beautiful Colorado sky and foothills!
Carbo Loading for Papa
I am eating for two....Papa needs the help!
Daddy and Alexis on Morgan's B-Day
And it was my HALF birthday!!!
Alexis on her FIRST BIRTHDAY.
Papa, I am eating carbs for you as you run like the dickens!
It all got started at Disneyland, not at a mental hospital, like some of my family & friends think!
"Disneyland September 2006: This was the first of 100 half-marathons! What is he smiling about? Running a 2:07:07 and escaping the men in white coats! I ran on behalf of the AT Foundation."
Finishing at the Platte River Half
"Mikie's "flying finishing kick" in the last quarter of a mile" -(get your head down, boy. You look like your tired!)
Why I Go to California to Run Some of My Races
"There are nice paybacks after running 13.1 miles in CA!"
And more reason to go to CA!
"Boogy Boarding Salt Creek on a three and a half footer!"
The old man at Huntington Beach Cliffs, CA were I Learned to Board Surf as a youth
"A smooth slide into a four footer on a summer day."
About Me
- Mike Munier
- The goal is 75 half marathons by 2020 and 100 by my 75th birthday in 2024