Welcome to Coffee Talk!
Today I'm runfessing as we chat over coffee. There's Peppermint Mocha creamer in my Dark Magic coffee and I'm ready to spill my guts.
We've just returned from a long road trip to Monarch Mountain, Colorado where we snow skied and went dog sledding among other things. So, that's what I'll be yacking about. Here goes...
I'd Runfess...
Because
it was relatively warm in Colorado, I didn't wear a ski jacket -- mainly because mine looks hideous. I wore
running tops instead. On our last day, I wore my red 2016 Disney
Marathon shirt. One of the ski lift operators was a 90 year old Willie
Nelson lookalike {kudos for still working dude}. He wanted to
know how long that marathon was. I was nice... I swear! I have to give him major props for knowing, and telling me,
where the name Marathon came from!
Now that I think about it, that marathon was 27.6 miles long! |
Over Coffee...
I'd tell you how very fun and interesting our dogsled ride was. It was an adventure and experience I'll never forget, in more ways than one. You see, you have to be able to roll with the flow...so to speak. The dogs like to poop while pulling. Uh-huh. I'm actually in awe that they could do that while pulling hundreds of pounds. Seriously, could you? Anyway, the blanket they gave me to keep warm came in handy as a poop protector. Appropriately, it was brown.
Some of the dogs wore socks! |
I'd Runfess...
We had some Griswold-esque family bonding time on our trip. On our way home, we were stuck in a snowstorm. Yes -- we were trapped on the interstate due to a jack-knifed semi and its ensuing pile-up of cars near the NM/CO border. Apparently, there was no way for law enforcement to get the cars off the interstate because the exit ramps were all blocked by other vehicles stranded by the snow. After sitting 5 hours on the interstate (ugh!) and then being redirected twice due to more road closures (argh!!), we only made it 200 miles in 13 hours. It was a loonnngggg day. My true runfession would be how I used the "facilities" but I'll spare you those details.
Our interstate view! |
Over Coffee...
I'd tell you how we see the strangest things on road trips. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd find my namesake restaurant in Arkansas. Of course we pulled in to eat! And then we pulled right back out. Too sketchy.
I'd Runfess...
I'd forgotten how hard it is to run at altitude (at least for this low lander). I ran eight miles at 8000 feet on what I thought was a mostly flat dirt road where our rental house was located. I had to stop frequently to catch my breath. It was quite humbling. When I checked my Garmin later, it had recorded 430 feet of elevation gain. I guess when you have mountain peaks all around, everything else appears flat. I'm glad the upcoming Utah Valley Half is not nearly as high! And downhill!
The view from my run. |
What would you tell me over coffee?
I'm linking with my friend Marcia today from Marcia's Healthy Slice.
Please stop by and join in with your own Runfessions!
Please stop by and join in with your own Runfessions!