Arrive in Colorado. 14 hours in the car, cramped legs. Yours truly gets altitude sickness..
I wait a few days, adjust to being at 8,ooo+ feet. (actually, I never really did, I was surprised at this.) Drink lots of water and take in the sights.
Head out early in the morning...sun shining, mountains in the distance, serenity at its best.
.75 miles in. You can't keep the grin off my face as I run, looking at the mountains, thinking "what a wonderful world!"
See the little stream off in the distance and run towards it...how awesome is life!?
1 mile...slow down, breathing hard. Shoot mountains are hard to run in.
2 miles...and another walking break. Gonna die here. Fine. Mountains make a pretty backdrop, but so do cowpies.
2.3 miles...honestly, who invented altitude? It bites.
2.6 miles...mama, if I make it home? I will never complain about humidity again.
4 miles...just...one...more...mile. I am tough, I've run marathons, I CAN run 5 miles. Right? Right?
4.1 miles...is that grass there? Would anyone notice me laying face first on it in their front yard?
gasping, wheezing, sweating and gross...5 miles.
Back to the hotel. Elijah, "mom! You look...sweaty and red! How was the run?"
wheeze, gasp, whine.. repeat...repeat..."it was...awesome."
41 comments:
Holy cow...yikes!! But you did it...AWESOME! And I too think that about grass in peoples yard. LOL! =) I'll just lay here for a minute...really I'm okay.
I just wanna be one of those people who say...ooo oo ooo I'm first!
Wow, way to go. Sadly, I would have probably lied down in that grass and passed out!
5 miles? Geesh...you are super momma!
8000 thats it?
the mountians we camp in around here are twice that.... but then again you wont catch me running in them....
would have paid to watch that run though....
*winks*
I never even think about the altitude. Congrats!
Yuck, that sounds brutal! Somehow I don't think I'd do well at high altitude either.
that's pretty good for 8000+ feet lady!! I surely couldn't do it!
Toooooold yaaaaaaa ;)
Running through the mountains??? Lord, I gots issues just on the treadmill lol
Good for you! I had a hard time adjusting to the altitude out there and I didn't do anything other than walk around and eat.
I don't think people realize how hard it is to do anything active where there is any kind of altitude change. My sister lived in CO for quite a few years...never got any easier for me to come and visit, just walking was hard!!
Congrats for doing it! It is no easy accomplishment!
Ha-welcome to the west:) If only I could experience the joy of running at a lower altitude---I never seem to notice the difference.
lol.....my running gets thrown off if i start out 30 minutes later than usual. i couldn't imagine what would happen if my humidity was taken away!! i know that five miles wouldn't have been the end result :)
I am a runner, and have successfully avoided running in Colorado thus far. :) It is admirable that did it, though. Good work! And the fact that you told your son it was awesome? Best thing you could do for him. I lie to my kids...a lot...but I always lie on the side of happy. Positive. Might as well teach them that happiness can be found in lots of things instead of teaching them to complain about everything. :)
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See why athletes use altitude chambers?
running at altitude is no joke. that has been my experience nearly every time I've tried to run when visiting Denver!
Right on, you are one determined gal! I would have been like, .1 miles in - Okay, that was fun...where's the bar? Just kidding!
way to push through!!!!
You amaze me. Have a great weekend.
The altitude change would be tough! Great job!!!!
Sounds to me like you did awesome!
Yikes! I'm so impressed with you.
Practice makes perfect. At least that's what I've heard.
Well you completed the run and lived to tell the tale. I'm a runner too, but heat and altitude, well, shoot me in the leg so I don't have to go out. That'll be my excuse: gunshot wound left femur.
I saw the name of your blog, and was like, "I used to not be domestically challenged before I started blogging!"
Great post!
I think I'd be dead if I ran 5 miles.
Or passed out in the middle of the sidewalk.
Good for you!
You are my hero!
Big hugs,
B xx
Way to push yourself through. I can only imagine how tough it must have been to run at such a high altitude. Much different from what you're used to back home.
Love the comment about the cowpies. When you're in the middle of "dying" on a run, the scenery really does go out the window. LOL!
Haha! Good for you! I couldn't run around my block if I wanted to. Beelive me I've tried! LOL I am jogging challenged! I even bought an ipod to appear more like a jogger while doing it, and so far it hasn't helped. Thanks for the comment love on Shell's BFF. I'm glad so many other women could relate!
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We went hiking the day after we got to CO and i had the worst headache ever! Kudos for running in that!
Just reading that made me exhausted!!
I bow to you.
I admire your perseverance!
The altitude is no joke! When I was a swimmer we used to go there in the summer for training camps and all of us super in shape athletes would spend the first two days huffing and puffing on the ends of the lanes!
Wow, I barely got to the gym today. Your enthusiasm shames me.
Wow, it's always easier to read about this stuff done by someone else than to do it yourself… congratulations, you should be proud of yourself.
Wow 5 miles.... I am so impressed, I know you are a runner but the altitude change would make a big difference!
Having lived in Colorado for 19 years the altitude doesn't bother me but I have only started running since I moved to Maryland and live at sea level.
I'm headed to Colorado in just over a week and my BFF is a runner. We already have plans for some great runs. I hope I can keep up with her after living at sea level for 16 months.
You are awesome!!! I would never think to exercise on vacation. You are my hero. :)
Great description. I love running in the mountains. It is cooler and the scenery is great. Hate the altitude though.
Wow. kudos to you for actually exercising on your vacation. I never never realized that the altitude would affect it so much.
looks you all had a great family vacation. I love your photos!
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