Well, today we broke 100 miles for our entire journey. That's something, huh?
Jake and Mo joined us today. It was a hot day, so I hope Mo got lots of water at home.
Last run we saved the Law School for the beginning of this run, since it was so close. Now is a good time to link to this Stanford Daily article about the top five spaces on campus. Heck, we hit three of them today (#1, #3, #5). We made a special detour to the terrace at the Law School, and a woman frowned at us for bringing a dog up there. It sort of looks like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Next was the Li Ka Shing Center, which is over at the Med School. I will admit that I had no idea who Li Ka Shing is, but a wikipedia search tells me he is the richest man in Asia. Wow, that's something. Asia is pretty big. I love that this building's official title is the "Center for Learning and Knowledge." You'd think that, at a university like Stanford, there would be learning and knowledge going on in almost every building.
At this point, Jake and Mo were tired, so they left us, and Ira and ran to Maples Pavilion. (Note: I made a sharp right and almost ran into Ira again. Oops.) We ran through the Business School (#5 in the Daily article) and touched the door. Remember when Stanford men's basketball was really good? That was a really fun few years. Maples was always crazy for those Arizona games. Good times.
Distance: 5.5 miles (104.3 total!)
Jake and Mo joined us today. It was a hot day, so I hope Mo got lots of water at home.
Last run we saved the Law School for the beginning of this run, since it was so close. Now is a good time to link to this Stanford Daily article about the top five spaces on campus. Heck, we hit three of them today (#1, #3, #5). We made a special detour to the terrace at the Law School, and a woman frowned at us for bringing a dog up there. It sort of looks like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Next was the Li Ka Shing Center, which is over at the Med School. I will admit that I had no idea who Li Ka Shing is, but a wikipedia search tells me he is the richest man in Asia. Wow, that's something. Asia is pretty big. I love that this building's official title is the "Center for Learning and Knowledge." You'd think that, at a university like Stanford, there would be learning and knowledge going on in almost every building.
We headed across campus to the Littlefield Center, which is at the old business school. We knew exactly where this was, since we got confused a run or two ago looking for the Knight Building right next door. After we touched the door and headed to the next place, we saw a really big rabbit just hanging out by the Keck Science building, but, incredibly, Mo didn't see it.
Right after the rabbit incident we touched the door to the Lorry Lokey Labs. There was a guy who was just about to open the door, and he looked confused as the three of us ran up, touched the door, and kept going. We get that a lot. We found a little alley with some neat bamboo that took us to our next spot across Campus Drive. I didn't know that Mr. Lorry Lokey owns Business Wire and was the editor of the Stanford Daily as a student. Seems like a nice buy, according to wikipedia.
Mr. Lokey gave enough money for two buildings, and the second is the Lorry Lokey Stem Cell Research Building by the Med School. Ira and I got in a silly disagreement here. Earlier in the run, when we were at the Li Ka Shing budiling, he pointed to two buildings and said we'd be back to these. I said he was wrong. Well, he was right about one of them; he did correctly identify this Lorry Lokey Building, but he didn't realize the previous one was across the street. So, partial credit for Ira. I would think Mr. Lokey could have cleared up this confusion by choosing to name of of the buildings after someone else. Maybe the Cosmo Kramer Stem Cell Research Building?
We then headed around the corner to the Lucas Center. OK, map-maker, let's talk. On the map, it is listed as "Lucas Center (MSLS)." Some googling tells me that stands for "medical school lab surge", it doesn't say that anywhere. Instead, the sign on the building says "Richard M. Lucas Center for Imaging." Very inconsistent with the first name and last thing, since Mr. Lokey's buildings are listed under his first name. And no mention of "Imaging" on the map?
Staying on the Med School side, we ran to the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. I find it tough to say any snarky comments here, as they do such incredible work here. Let's just say "thanks" for all the sick kids who have been healed here. I bet everyone reading the blog knows at least one. We ran right up to the front door, by a young girl in a wheelchair and a gas mask.
Done with the L's, we proceeded to the M's. The first one was odd: the Main Quad. Um, map-maker, we've been here before, remember? All the buildings are listed under "B", and we touched them all. Why are some places listed twice? We weren't sure exactly where the map-maker wanted us to go, and we actually couldn't find a sign that said "Main Quad." There are lots of plaques and signs, including one for Stanford's contribution to the Spanish-American War, but none say "Main Quad." So, we touched the rosetta in the very center and called it good enough.
Distance: 5.5 miles (104.3 total!)
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