Before meeting up with other campers, Ted and I set out to the Grand Canyon. It was more than we could have ever expected and would like to go back after Running Camp on Sunday.  Here are the photo highlights of our day.

Breakfast at Casa Bonita – such a bright and happy breakfast spot.

We enjoyed egg white veggie omelets with fresh melon and pineapple.  Delish!

The Grand Canyon:

I took SO many photos, it just didn’t stop amazing me.  I loved climbing down to the edge but Ted got nervous and mad at me so the time on the “edge” was limited. It took pulling teeth to get him to look at me long enough to take this photo and THEN he refused to get closer.

I did get him to pose for a shot about 10’ from the rim. He didn’t like it.

Just spectacular!  Wish I could share all 66 of the photos with you and the interesting facts about the canyon and the wildlife but there just isn’t time. Sad smile

We left the Canyon at noon in order to stop for lunch and get ready to start running camp. We went to an authentic cowboy steak house where I was served a fantastic veggie burger (called a “cowless” burger) and real jar style coffee!

Once back at the hotel, we made a quick change into some running gear and drove to Buffalo Park for a meet, greet and run with the group.

It was a slow 2 miles initially but then I went for more and did a quicker 2 for 4 miles at elevation (7000 ft).  It wasn’t as bad as anticipated, just a little light headed when I picked up the pace but that went away quick enough. The dryness bothered Ted and I the most. Both of our mouths are so chapped from the dry air.

We finished the run and went to Pizzicletta, an authentic Italian pizza place. Small but we took it over and enjoyed beer, wine, salads, and 7 different style pizzas served family style.

It was great eating, drinking and chatting with everyone.  The high light of my evening was a photo with Greg McMillan and Ian Torrence (the ultra runner – SO COOL!).  Ian will be running Leadville 100 in August.  His 2nd Leadville.  Ian has run 164 ultras. Even COOLER!

Following dinner, we went back to the Suites and had a discussion about determining our own Personal Running Evaluations by Greg.  Very interesting and informative.

Tomorrow:  A 7 am run then a full day of interesting running talk.

I just can’t get over it! I SAW THE GRAND CANYON!

and some wild life Open-mouthed smile

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