Running the Vegas Strip

I finally did it! One more check mark for the old bucket list. My route was just a straight line from Imperial Palace to wherever it was I got tired and turned around. I tried to take a self-portrait in front of the Bellagio fountains, but it didn't work. My phone's in bad shape, but that's a topic for another blog post!

The run itself was very interesting. I slathered on the sunscreen and set out at 8:00 a.m. It was already very warm. I laughed when I noticed that virtually every other person out there at that hour was a runner, too! Guess I'm not the only one who thought it would be cool to run Las Vegas Boulevard. 

One thing I didn't expect was the number of obstacles! Basically, I would start to get into the zone, and then BAM. A random flight of stairs would appear.

I went into this run expecting lots of street crossings (correct assumption, duh -- city run), but the stairs were CRAZY! I felt like Rocky. It was awesome.

Did you know that running around in the desert makes you really thirsty? Glad I remembered to bring some money with me. I stopped in at Walgreen's halfway through and got some "Nice!" water.

Nice!