Went for an AWESOME run yesterday. My shin is still feeling good. YAY! I was only going to run 6 miles but once I got started I just wanted to keep running. I went a route I don't usually do, mostly because it seems like there are always cows in the way. Not today though! I started at my Grandma's house (she was watching the kids for me) and started the run with a half mile up hill pretty steep, but then it kind of levels off. I ended up running 8 miles. It was an out and back with 1139 ft of total ascent and 1184 of descent. No wonder I felt so pooped by 5 miles! I started at an elevation of 3738 and turned around at 4183 ft. The highest point in the county was about 3/4 of a mile away at just over 4200 feet. Real creative but we refer to it as High Point. You can see forever from there. I remember so many times growing up loving riding down off of high point when we were chasing cows. 
It was pretty hot out and felt humid for awhile but then the wind came up and that seemed to help, as did the cloud cover. I was glad I had my Nuun and water with me but was wishing I would have brought something for energy, which would not have been as big of a deal had a stuck to my original plan!
This run was so good for the soul. Beautiful day, my favorite scenery, wide open spaces, and feeling great!
And the lucky winner of the Go Girl Sports Skirt is ...
If you didn't win, you can still get 20% off your order! All you have to do is enter 20SHEGO when you check out!
And the Running Divas shirt that is too short for me is going to Britt the Chicago Runner Girl
Shoot me an email with your info and I will get that sent out to you! Britt is so fast and about to do the Chicago marathon. Check out her blog if you don't already follow!
Here it is the daily reminder to please vote for me on Team Refuel HERE Only ten days left of me begging for votes! You have no idea how happy that makes me ! though not as happy I will be if I win!
What is your favorite place to run?
WOW!!! That is one hilly run. Don't you love those runs where you are just so happy to be out there?
ReplyDeleteGreat run in the hills! The pictures of where you run always look so beautiful to me. Nice and peaceful!
ReplyDeleteCue Dixie Chicks "Wide Open Spaces"! What a run! I'm glad your shin is feeling better!!
ReplyDeleteI want to run where you run! It looks beautiful! But those hills! Holy cow.
ReplyDeleteGoing to vote for you now.
Hills make you feel like ROCKY huh? :) Glad to hear your shin is feeling better.
ReplyDeleteGreat run....Christy you were supposed to rig the giveaway so I would win ;) lol That's funny about the heli too....I would've waved and smiled like a freak - thinking they could see me clearly and all :D
ReplyDeleteyeah i'm so excited!! thanks christy and great run!! i'm going to vote now then email you!
ReplyDeleteYour runs have the best routes. I would totally keep going as well. I giggled when you said you avoid that route because of the cows. Here I am avoiding cars and traffic lights. Do you have a guest house?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful run!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners!
Great run and breathtaking scenery!
ReplyDeleteHow great to get out for a nice long painfree run in beautiful Big Sky country!
ReplyDeleteI love running in the foothills, too, although I also love seaside runs. I love big open sky!
Of course I voted for you today.
That is some serious elevation! Oh my, I think you would have to peel me off the road after that run. Emailing you now, so exciting when my wardrobe expands without having to invest a dime!
ReplyDeleteSo so glad you had a good run! The pictures are gorgeous and it looks so peaceful there.
ReplyDeleteVoted again!! Only 10 more days. :)
WOW!!! a seriously impressive run...that much gain over 8 miles!?! you are strong!! congrats to the winners!
ReplyDeleteWould love to do a run like that--what an incredibly peaceful place. My favorite run is my club's 14-mile course. A bit of everything, and usually includes all my best buds too.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that mirror above your couch! :)
ReplyDeleteZippy said it...peaceful place
ReplyDeleteI want to live there, not here where there are way too many houses and people!!!!!
favorite place to run so far: Quebec!! Clean air!
You live in such a beautiful area Christy! Love the pictures!
ReplyDeleteLooks just beautiful. Good thing you weren't a fugitive from the law, you just might have been caught :)
ReplyDeleteHere in Portland, I have lots of favorite places to run - Forest Park, a nearby nature park, and the Nike Campus (which is a half mile from my home!)
ReplyDeleteYour area is SO beautiful! Our countryside is gorgeous too. :)
ReplyDeleteSarah
That run sounds technical, hardcore, and amazing. And um, HOW do you manage to look so amazing while running? I look like I've been run over by a bus by the time I'm done. Even on an easy run. You are my idol.
ReplyDeleteThat's some serious elevation change!! Wowzers!
ReplyDeleteHey, I like your running hat! Where did you get it?
Awesome run! It looks so beautiful and peaceful there. I hope to run in a place like that someday! Thanks so much for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, what beautiful country to run in! I wish I had more trails right round me so I don't have to drive 30-40 minutes to find some to run on...though once winter hits, I do run around the edges of the farm fields around here.
ReplyDeleteYikes! And I was complaining about hills today. Next time, I'll keep my mouth shut! It's really pretty up there, though.
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