Another beautiful day in Colorado. Even with clouds in the sky it was quite warm today. Down in town temperatures rose to around 94 degrees. Usually up where I live in the mountains the temps run about 10 degrees less than in town. This is my vacation week. I feel a little lost. My last vacation that I spent at home was about a year and a half ago. So I am getting a lot done at home with chores that have needed finished a long time ago. You never know how much needs done until you have time to think about them all. Whew! Have you been following the Tour De France? If not you should be. The Tour is not just a bike race but this year is history being made. American cyclist are taking control of the event. After four stages there are 5 Americans in the top 20. WOW. Today Lance Armstrong, with the help of his team - is back in the the Yellow Jersey. If he continues to dominate as he has been, he will win his 7th and final Tour. Then he retires. If we can dominate cycling, why can't we dominate running. Americans can succeed at anything that they put their heart in. But running has not seen any dominance for a long time. Major races including Boston and New York have been won by Kenyans and Ethiopians. Why? Maybe it is that running has not been as glorious as other sports. You don't see races covered on national TV every weekend. And you don't see Marathoners advertising sneakers and cereal on TV. Marathoners are a special breed of athlete, usually training on our own. Quietly running early in the morning or late at night. It is a quiet sport. A time of reflection. A time of meditation. Maybe one day running will once again become mainstream and America can take over the sport again. |
