Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Day 3: Lincoln to Boulder

Destination: Boulder, Colorado
States I drove through today: Nebraska, Colorado

I was actually able to sleep in a little later today as I didn't need to be on the road right away. Ann and I ran a nice 28 minute shakeout on the bike trail at 9am and then met Ari and Joslyn for a nice breakfast downtown. After they went back to work, Ann took me over to the local running store in Lincoln and we had a chance to talk with owner, Ann Ringlein for a while. She is a true track enthusiast and very knowledgeable, so I enjoyed our conversation immensely. This concluded another great visit with another great friend and put me at just about the half way point on the map.

Be sure to look for Ann at the Olympic Trials next week as she competes in the steeplechase semi-final on Monday and Final on Thursday! It's gonna be awesome! (In case you didn't didn't know, she did pretty well here 4 years ago).


After about 8 hours on the road today, I arrived in Boulder around 7pm. As I continued to near the great mountain range, I was reminded more and more of that great summer out here in 2004. Entering Boulder was a very cool feeling. I was remembering streets and landmarks along the way and piecing together so many things that I had experienced here four years ago. I am very glad to be back in this great town and look forward to a quality visit. I only wish I had time to stay longer!

2 comments:

Mario said...

CU t-shirt in the next photo update?

Matthew Russell said...

Ahh I just looked at your blog. Sorry I didn't have a CU shirt for you. I would if i went there! It was good seeing you and I hope it all works out for you. Next time you will have to stay in Boulder longer. Have fun watching the trials!