Finally in Leadville

After knocking out 15 Sunday morning on Town Lake, I met Travis for lunch at Chuy's then hit the road. That was about 1:30PM on Sunday. I drove all night until I got tired, and pulled over in between Clayton and Raton, NM. I could only sleep for about an hour, and then got back on the road. Then when I crossed over into Colorado, I had to pull over between Trinidad and Pueblo, and got 2-3 hrs sleep. I was on my way to Colorado Spring to pick up a pair of Hoka One One Mafates. I will post a picture of these ridiculous looking things soon, but you can go to the link for now. Since I was in The Springs, I got in touch with Randall because his parents live there. I then proceeded to have Mexican food again, and it actually wasn't bad. You can always count on some Texans to know where the good mexican food is. Finally, I was on the road over towards Leadville. There is a lot of talk about the altitude and thin air before you get to Leadville, but it is legit. I won't say that I felt bad, just oddly lightheaded. I had to very slowly unload my truck, and even then my heart rate would occasionally accelerate. It is hard to fathom at this point that in a matter of days (hopefully), I will be running around as if this is normal. Tomorrow morning I plan to walk around town with my CamelBack just getting used to being at this elevation. I may try to run by Friday or Saturday. Oh, and it is 49 degrees and raining right now, and I had to walk home from the restaurant I went to to have dinner and watch the OKC game. Time to get to bed...work starts tomorrow.