We are back in Red Lodge for the last week of my vacation. I have to fly out on Saturday morning from Billings---boo hooo!! (But, actually, I can't really complain after being on vacation now for about 6 weeks. Gotta love the teacher's life!)
Now,for my first day of running, I couldn't imagine a more beautiful place to run. However, what makes it absolutely beautiful is also what makes it extremely difficult. The altitude up at the cabin is 5,555 miles above sea level. I start breathing hard just walking up the stair here. Not kidding.
So, because I thought I might cheat if I started from the cabin and ran out 1.5 miles and ran back; I had my mom drive me out 3 miles away from the cabin up the road toward Beartooth Pass. She dropped me off, I turned on Dan Savage and started jogging!
My lungs were definitely complaining about the altitude in the form of asthmatic breathing, but thank goodness Dan Savage's voice drown out the sound and I didn't realize how out of shape I was!
I made it back to the cabin in about 35 minutes and felt great!
I wonder how my southern belle is doing today?
Only two miles tomorrow :)
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