I'm on vacation in Page AZ (lake powell) and normally I would not take the time to write this until tonight. But, I saw the most awesome thing this morning. I ran a trail called Horseshoe bend. It was soft red sand, and a straight shot of vert up then evens out, then decline. At the end of the trail is a giant bluff overlooking the great Colorado river. And in the middle is a giant rock that looks like a hershey kiss. It makes the Colorado form a U like a horseshoe. You are up so high and it makes your stomach slightly quesey. But it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I had teary eyes and my heart thumped! The sun was just rising and it was awe inspiring! I found myself wishing I had pocketed all of my running friends and taking you along with me. I know you all would have felt the same things.
There were a few runners on the trail. I felt proud of myself as I was not in my trail shoes and I flew past most of them even in road shoes. A few men were so nice and gave me words of encouragement as I passed them. My vert pace was around a 9:50, my downhill pace was a 6:35 avg. I sat in the motel parking lot and emptied red sand from my shoes and I felt so happy. We live on a magnificent planet!
Comments
From RAD on Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 11:25:55 from 98.202.17.113
That is SO amazing! What a wonderful trail run Lily. I do wish I could have gone with you too :)
From Merri on Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 12:14:11 from 160.7.252.148
sounds like an awesome run!
From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 12:15:01 from 66.239.250.209
Awesome! Precisely why I love the trails.
From Oreo on Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 12:17:38 from 206.81.136.61
gREAT stuff!
From catherine on Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 16:27:13 from 98.202.112.51
Beautiful!
From Leandra on Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 23:35:20 from 71.37.96.118
wow, that looks so pretty!
From Bryce on Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 01:31:13 from 76.27.58.194
Nice Lily! Thanks for posting that.
From Kira Bell on Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 11:06:24 from 74.220.196.214
You... are... awesome!!!
From Julie on Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 11:15:08 from 67.199.162.82
Good vacay memories right there. Have fun. Missing you.
From Carina on Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 12:48:24 from 204.15.86.83
What a memorable run!! I love running on vacation!
From DaleG on Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 23:54:13 from 76.27.13.205
Congratulations on the cool run to the amazing views.
From jsh on Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:38:01 from 63.253.43.114
Spectacular scenery! Just one more reason why it's great to be a runner :)
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