living/running in el segundo

I left my wallet in el segundo.

Chewbacca wrote:

I left my wallet in el segundo.

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anything else to add?

it's actually not half horrible, really. plenty of great restaruants in ES nowadays, there's a trader joes pretty close, obviously the beach is right there. sounds like you're going into it with your eyes wide open with regards to being in the flight path, so that's good.

as long as you're willing to put up with traffic, I'd say go for it. just have to do your best to schedule outings with/against traffic, so as to not waste too much time there.

as far as running, if you're willing to get up early, there are amazing (literally, amazing) trails right off of Sunset, about 3-4mi from the 405, and getting back home won't be too bad (assuming you get up at 5:30-6, on the trail by 6-6:15, back heading home by 7:30-8), then there is always the beach bike path, which is actually marked in spots, but perfect for tempos & long runs.

there is a track that I think is pretty open/accessible in north redondo (can't recall the name), then there is always ES high school, think it might still be dirt though. Santa Monica JC is pretty accessible, TCLA trains there tues (& maybe thurs?) nights, and otherwise you can always use outer lanes, even if it's "closed".

there's a couple good tracks in CUlver city, CC HS and a jr college, IIRC.

all in all, not a bad choice. post any other questions here and I'll try to check manana.

Thanks for the answers! I didn't see this until now, really heartening!

Are there any clubs in El Segundo? If not - any locales interested in training? Drop me an email.

you can run the powerline greenbelt

I've been hitting the roads - pretty nice place to run! Anybody have any luck getting on the El Segundo HS track in the mornings?

i lived in playa del rey, the other side of the airport, for a couple of years. you're not too far from san vicente/ocean blvd, where there's a great grass median that's inviting for runners. literally did 1000s of miles there in the 80s/90s.

be ready for traffic virtually everywhere you go.

there are also some unbelievably cool trails in the santa monica mountains--westridge was the most common cyn i'd run up--miles and miles of dirt trails up to mulholland drive on the ridge...

Here's a short film my friends and I made about growing up in El Segundo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVy9Lgpg1m8

Great video - that band sounds like a potential hit-machine. If you have their contact info I could probably make them stars.

If anyone is interested, I'm getting into a routine where I bang out a quick track workout at el segundo high at 7:00am (spiked up and ready to hit the first interval at 7) on wednesdays. It's a great facility and seems like a great place to run fast.

Drop me an email if you want to roll.