New Shoes!!!

I love running in new shoes. The difference between the new shoes and the old ones is so pronounced, and I feel like running is easy! Of course, in a few weeks they'll feel like the old ones, but for now I love them.

I've still been training for the Bolder Boulder, but, like Kyle, just haven't had a lot of time to write. It's 3 weeks from tomorrow. I'm feeling pretty good that I"ll make my goal (under 11 min per mile) but that remains to be seen. Lynn mapped out the course on one of the google map sites, and hallelujah, it's easier than what I've been running! My normal training course has about 450 feet of total elevation gain, and the BB only has about 150 so I'm stoked!

I had to go to Vegas for work this week (ugh - I do NOT like Vegas), and we stayed out at Red Rock Resort - kind of in the middle of nowhere. It's a big place, and I did do some running while I was there. It was 1.3 mi around the perimeter so I circled it a for an hour. Weird story here - as I was leaving, I stopped to get the Garmin GPS working and heard some shouting. I saw this woman in the street very upset and screaming at someone. She was getting more and more upset and started jumping up and down and shaking her fists. She lost her sunglasses and her hairpiece and I was just starting to ask if I could help her when another woman who was also running did the same thing. Immediately, we hear someone tell us to move along and see there are 5 or so security people watching this. So we went on our way. The woman then started to scream that she hated everyone and was going to kill us all. Yikes! So I hurried along and started my run. As I came around the perimeter, I found her lying face down on the sidewalk. I asked her if she needed help but she didn't respond. She was breathing so I decided to go for help - quite frankly I was afraid to startle her as I wasn't sure what she would do. I went to security and told them about it - they said they'd take care of it. Next time around, she was still there in the same position. There was a bus parked on the street, 3 men chatting and two joggers sitting on the wall. I asked if they'd called for help for her and they said "does she need it?" Face down on the sidewalk? Odds are good ... They said they'd call security again and I watched him dial the phone. 3rd time around, she's still there, but at least she was sitting up. Very odd - not sure what was wrong, but not a lot of people seemed to care.

Anyway, that was during the week, and today was the long run. I did actually "Run with Genius" today. Lynn convinced me I was scared of the coyotes for nothing, and I would be fine with the iPod. It was an absolutely gorgeous day to start, but lots of haze over the mountains. It was low 60s and sunny. We started a little later than normal (slept late this morning) so it was a little warmer than I like. There were a lot of runners out, too. I think everyone is training for the BB. Ran a little different course, but offered a spectacular view of the Flatirons and Long's Peak. I need to take the camera next time - that would be an amazing shot. There is still a lot of snow on the peaks as we continue to have spring snow.

So here's the Genius list. It is a long one because we did 7.5 mi and I'm a turtle...


Please Chris Isaak
Blood And Roses The Smithereens
Bitter Tears INXS
Slave To Love Bryan Ferry
Bring Me Some Water Melissa Etheridge
Black & White Sarah McLachlan
Primavera Santana
Forever Blue Chris Isaak
Come Running Van Morrison
The Other Side David Gray
Saved By Zero The Fixx
All The Girls Love Alice Elton John
The Pretender Jackson Browne
Carefree Highway Gordon Lightfoot
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Sarah McLachlan
Speak Of The Devil Chris Isaak
By My Side INXS
Similar Features Melissa Etheridge
All Fired Up Pat Benatar
Waiting In Vain Annie Lennox

Total Distance - 7.5 miles, total time 1hr 25 min, avg pace 11:21 min/mi