Steve Running the Spectrum 10K

Here’s a picture from the 10K I ran last Saturday in St. George. It was a beautiful run through Snow Canyon. Laurel and I drove down and stayed with friends Dustin and Sunny. You can read more about it on our family blog (that Laurel maintains) at http://piccolopages.com. I’ve been training since the beginning of the year and *really* enjoying it.

A friend pointed me to a guy’s Web page that has a bunch of pictures from the Boston Marathon. I guess he ran it while carrying a digital camera. It gives you a feel for what it is like to run the race. It made me want to go run it. One thing that’s neat about it is that every year an estimated 500,000 spectators line the course. That’s over 7 times as many people who will be able to watch the Super Bowl in person this year. Bostonians get so into the race that they hand out water, oranges, and other helps to runners, even though the race has water stops every mile. That’s pretty impressive. The only time I’ve really run in front of a lot of people is in the July 4th parade in Provo, UT…but that’s only because most of them are just waiting for the parade to start. I love the city of Boston, and it’s where my Dad grew up.

Here is the site

You have to qualify for Boston by running a prior marathon at a certain speed, depending on your age and gender (for me, it would be 3 hours and 10 minutes). Anyone want to try for it with me? I’ll help you plan out your training. Dad, that includes you.