Tomorrow we head toward New Mexico, perhaps spending a night in southern Colorado before pointing ourselves toward Aztec Ruins National Monument and a bit of trail running near there on a trail known for its wildflowers. After New Mexico, we go west to Arizona, probably staying in northern Arizona, then on to Utah. So many trails along the way, it's hard to decide on which to run!
In the meantime, there's been lots of running going on here. Earlier in the month I ran a half-marathon just as a training run but was hitting the splits so much more quickly than I ever expected I actually ended up with a pretty darned good race, smiling all the way. Personally, I believe it was the change of scenery (near Fort Collins), country roads and spectacularly beautiful day that put wings on my feet! Oh yeah, and the shirt! It was the Spring Equinox Half-Marathon with a shirt that said the same - so I now have a shirt commemorating my birthday day (most years)!
Also being spring, Bolder Boulder training is in full swing. And cattle grazing - with lots of moms and calves. It just so happened that yesterday, the two activities crossed paths. I was doing a speed workout along trails in Boulder right when one of the ranchers was doing a major roundup of his cattle. It made for quite the picture!
Now! Off to run through all the lists: Hedwig list, trail list, Taz list, food list, list of lists....
