Drove to Colorado Springs on Thursday (14 hour drive) and stayed at our daughter's home. It rained all night in the valley and they said it was snowing up on Pikes Peak. A great night with the grand-children. Then today we met Tom and his wife and son in Manitou Springs and drove to the top of Pikes Peak. We got lucky and picked a one hour window when they opened the road to the top. Due to severe fog and clouds and snow they had closed the road, and after we got to the top they again closed the road. It was so foggy at the top we couldn't see the gift shop or the Cob RR station. We found a park guy in his truck and he pointed out the directions. We were within 20 car lengths of the gift shop and couldn't see it. Tom and I ran down the Pikes Peak trail so Tom could get a feel for what it is like to run at 14,000 feet. This was a good thing, what a great experience. It was cold, wind blowing, light snow, foggy and clouds. Awesome. Now he knows what to expect on Sunday morning. We had a slow cautious trip back down the mountain in the cars, but we made it. At the runners expo we got to talk with Matt Carpenter, the worldclass legend of the Pikes Peak Marathon. A gracious man who didn't act like a celebrity, but he certainly is as he spanked the best in the world when they came here a couple of years ago for Pikes Peak. Then we had Tom and his family come out to our daughter's home for dinner. A nice day. We will meet in Manitou Springs on Saturday as we are both staying one block from the start line of the race at the Villa Inn. This race is already fun.
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