Chris was in Vegas for a convention, so I flew out on a Thursday night in April & joined him. It was sunny & warm - love it!
Hanging at Mirage Pool
Always fun to walk through the hotels. We are not big on gambling - so we do more walking.
Aria
New York New York
Venetian
The Strip
Always enjoy palm trees & sunshine!
We had a race on the schedule (were actually supposed to do New Orleans 70.3), so Chris found some alternatives
1st stop - bike shop to rent some bikes. Love this shop!!
Saturday morning - Rage triathlon. It was a short distance (1 mile swim; 25 mile bike, 6.2 mile run), so we used rental bikes. The swim was in Lake Mead - and it was clean refreshing & awesome!
I didn't prepare well, (didn't take salt tablets for the heat), and my legs cramped on the run. I had a great swim & bike - and just an 'ok' run.
Chris did great! One of his best finishes ever - fast swim, bike, and run!
Me on the bike
Chris at the finish line. It was hot - 99. There were about 1200 competitors, so a nice crowd.
After the race, we visited Hoover Dam, since it was only 5 minutes away.
Very cool bridge. My first time seeing the new bridge.
Sunday - 1/2 marathon (13.1 miles) in Lovell Canyon.
Beautiful, but tough course ( 6.5 miles uphill, then 6.5 miles back down)
Our legs were sore - but we did it! At altitude too. Started at 4,500 & ran up to 7,500 feet above sea level.
We also won our age groups! It was a small turnout - but there were still more than just us in our age groups. We were happy, since we were running on sore legs!
Back to Vegas nightlife & finally able to really relax and enjoy some shows!
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