Success at Death Valley and Las Vegas Marathons

This evening Tristan and I arrived back from my first Double Marathon.  Both courses were beautiful and interesting in their own way.  And I got to see many old friends and make new friends along the way.  But this double was TOUGH.  I can't figure out if it was my 50 miler 2 weeks prior, the 2 days of hard core hiking (including 2.5 hours hiking/stumbling up and sliding down the "Sand Dunes" as was recommended by my friend Jamie) or that I am just a sissy.

I will write more tommorrow and include some pictures.  I took 800 during Death Valley and 400 during Las Vegas (and went through two camera batteries in each event...thank goodness for digital camera's).  

I also learned what happens in CA does not stay in California and what happens in Las Vegas does not necessarily stay in Vegas (let's say I would not recommend drying one's unmentionables in a rental cars window's in the presence of my "friends" with camera's and other "friends" I have and graciously share our room with think it's okay to startle freshly showered people clad in only a towel looking for unmentionables to put on...maybe I need new friends or maybe I need friends who do not carry camera's around:-)