So we are one week removed from the Colorado Marathon, and life has been very busy for me. I have started running again and feel very good actually, I think I should be near a regular running schedule again by Monday of next week. At the completion of last weekend, when all was said and done, I felt I had to make a change. I've been told that I never do anything half assed, and this was no exception. From time to time I mention Jasmine, my chocolate lab, who I love very much, but have been seperated from for quite a while now. I decided that on Tuesday of last week that I wasn't going to live this way anymore. I posted a quick listing on Craigslist that basically said that I was ready to move, I am almost never home, and have a dog that is coming with me. I got over a dozen responses that first day, and by the end of the night, I had a key to a new place, the price is awesome, and now some of that emptiness that I've had is filled. Plus, Jaz needs to be taken care of, and now she can be.
Fort Collins backs up against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. I-25 runs north out of Denver and as you make your way twords the Wyoming border, Fort Collins sits on the west side between the foothills and the interstate. My new place is right off Overland Trail Road. The last, most western major street in town. When I walk outside my front door, this is what I see...
There is open space, all around. The road right across the way leads up to Horsetooth Resivior, and the start of the Horsetooth Half Marathon course is right there as well. (I guess I have no excuse to run anything under a 1:30 at the one next year) The drive in is only about a 1/4 mile away too. It's about 5 miles from where I work, so I may do some days where I run to work and back after Jaz gets settled in at the new place, but at the very least some bike to work days will be in order.
I was thinking last night after Jaz and I returned from a short run, that I almost feel like I've moved into a training facility. All the tools are here for me to have a summer that should make me into a much better runner as I prepare for my fall marathon. I have hills, miles of open space, trails, all good for running or biking. My gym has a pool, hot tub, and all the weights I need. This could be one of the best things I could have done for myself. From a personal standpoint without a doubt, but also from an athletic standpoint as wel
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In the wake of last Sunday's marathon disaster, this may be exactly what I needed to kick start my running and my life.
Up next: Bolder Boulder 10k 5/26/08
Steamboat Springs Marathon 6/01/08
Chicago or NYC Marathon TBD
Plus lots of little races in between.
1 comment:
Looks like a great place...really beautiful out there, isn't it? Glad Jaz is back with her daddy, too. Looks like you have all you need there for life and for running.
Happy trails. :-)
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