Fitness & Nutrition

By Carolyn Howard
Passport to San Diego

On a recent Saturday evening, I took my parents, my son and his friend to San Diego Skateworld to watch a women’s roller-derby match. We had front-row seats and had never attended a roller derby event. It was easy enough to follow, although I myself, do not see the desire to get bumped and bruised for any reason. There was music, a halftime show and a drawing, where I actually won a nice gift basket! I think the kids would have enjoyed watching the kids’ junior derby. We stayed afterward for the Saturday evening (public skate) session, where the crowd did the limbo and had a lot of fun. It was more of an adult crowd than when we skated during previous daytime sessions. San Diego Skateworld is now open until 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturday! Admission is $7 and skate rental is $4. Lace up your skates and get rolling! Call (858) 560-9349 or visit http://skateworldsandiego.com/ for the full skating schedule.

“Run. Drive. Sleep? Repeat.” That’s the 200-mile Ragnar Relay, an overnight running relay race set for April 4-5. Teams of 12 run over two days and one night, conquering challenges and celebrating shared accomplishments.

Again this year, the Huntington Beach-to-San Diego event includes the spectacular Torrey Pines Gliderport in La Jolla as one of its exchange stops.

The Gliderport’s Cliffhanger Cafe, with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean, will open early Saturday, April 5 (around 6 a.m.) and serve a breakfast buffet for runners, employees and fans who want to join in on the fun.

The breakfast buffet will include pancakes, eggs and other delicious early-bird offerings. Cost is $8. The ocean view is free. Stay to watch the runners return to the road and the gliders take off and land. Live music by local rock band Cuddlefish will entertain the crowd from 1-4 p.m.

The Cliffhanger Cafe is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and accepts orders to pick up. Call (858) 452-9858, fax (858) 452-9983 or order online at GrubHub.com.