Saturday in Boulder

If you are going to do a non-chase, it is best to do it in Boulder. Great weather, great food and super running. While the jet stream and dew points were doing their thing in separate parts of the country, John and I were taking advantage of the wonders of Boulder. After loading our Jeep EcoDevastater...hybrid....with food and assorted beverages, we headed to our campsite for the night - the Boulder Courtyard.

To many, staying at a Marriott may not seem like roughing it, but you must consider this place had NO in-room microwave, and worst of all...NO free breakfast. To make things worse, the in-room coffee maker was one of those lame one-cup models, preventing us from making out mega-java Peet's cup of mud.

Lunch was partook (?) at Salvaggio's Deli on Pearl Street. Wonderful Italian sandwiches and local sugar-cane sweeten sodas.

Late in the afternoon we jumped out the back door of our campsite motel and did a 8+ mile jaunt on the trail along Boulder Creek. Neither of us set any PRs on this run, but again, the worst run in Boulder beats the best run in Oklahoma most of the time. I had planned to run a 5K that morning, but our 2 AM arrival the night before, and morning temperatures in the low 40s quickly convinced me to spend more quality time with my sheets.

Dinner was at a nice Italian restaurant, followed by an 8:30 showing of Angels and Demons.