So last week, duty called, forcing me into the office in the wee hours on both Thursday and Friday.
Two planned runs? Scratched.
This week, duty called again, sending me on the road for a business trip. Monday was spent on airplanes, so no running then.
This job thing is really starting to get in the way of my running. If only I could find a sponsor for a middle-of-the-pack, never going to win a race runner who likes to run the occasional half mary, a few 10ks and maybe one day a marathon. I could quit my job and train full time. Any takers?
No? Oh, well, I’ll keep training anyway.
Tuesday, I laced up the Mizunos and headed out the door of my Las Vegas hotel.
The time change sure was messing with my body. My internal clock, and my watch (which I didn’t reset to local time), both were telling me it was 7 in the morning, as it was back in the Land of Oz
But in Las Vegas, it was only 5.
I cruised through the casino/lobby in my running duds to get outside. It’s awesome to get the runner’s-eye view of a new locale. No better way to check out the scenery as far as I am concerned.
Probably an all-time favorite was on a trip to San Francisco. Ran along the waterfront and saw the early-morning sun glint off the Golden Gate Bridge. Truly stunning.
Anybody else have favorite spots where they have run while traveling?
A run during a visit to Boston last year was nice, though my hotel was in a crappy part of town. I did run long enough to get to some more interesting scenery than the industrial, highway-choked section where I happened to be staying.
This week I started cruising along the Vegas strip. I got my six miles in, but it was kind of disappointing.
It was cool to run by the Eiffel Tower, a few canals of Venice and gawk at all of the posh hotels. My what bright lights. Ran by a few early-morning revelers who had yet to call it a night.
Ran by one young lady, a local who seemed to be taking a break from her morning run. At least I think she was a runner. She was wearing skimpy shorts, like a runner's. She was wearing a skimpy top, much like a runners. But she also was wearing thigh-high leather boots with semi high heels.
How in the heck did she run in those?
1 comment:
very funny. I think I saw that same runner lady when I was running the Strip last month while there for work. I was at KCI early Monday morning at the Southwest gate for my flight to Dallas. Wonder if you were there at the same time. Enjoy Vegas. Too bad you have to work while there.
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