Oh what a beautiful morning! Oh what a beautiful day! So fun to wake up in St. George and know that we are going to run with great weather! We were out the door a little before 6:00. I was a bit nervous that we were getting out too late for our long run and we would be too hot. I was also nervous that we were running 15ish miles in St. George without planned water stops. We were hoping that we would just come across water fountains whenever we needed them. Not smart, I know, but it actually worked out! From our condo it takes about 2.25 miles running before jumping on the trail towards Snow Canyon. We just stayed on that and enjoyed the beautiful red rock and desert landscape! The roadway by the Entrada area is so pretty! I have never really liked the desert landscape look but I decided it was because I am use to seeing the Utah County "idea" of desert landscape. The people down south know much more how to pull off that look! There were several others out enjoying the morning with a run, walk or bike ride. We noticed there were still many wearing "longs"....figured they were the locals who might still be thinking 50s is cold. : ) Fifties were actually just perfect! The final few miles ended up a little warm, we were happy we were not going to be continuing in that! We were lucky to find water fountains along the way to keep us nice and hydrated and to wash down a few Car Booms. Had a gritty, yucky one around 7 miles and then tried out one with caffeine around the 12 mile mark. I have never tried those, but I think I liked it and will try in on the last few miles next week at the UVU half marathon. Over all the weekend at St. George was wonderful. Just sad that we had to miss The Little Mermaid. Luckily it will be going on for a few more months and we have a great place to stay down there so maybe it will still work out to see it before the season is over.
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