It is challenging as you have to keep running up and down the stairs to the bridges to cross the road. Linda has been a couple of times, yes she was up at 6am in her running kit! At the weekend we decided to do some trail running in Red Rock Canyon, this entailed getting up at 5am so we could be there for 6. In preparation I even bought Linda a new top and trail running shoes, I can't believe how good I am to my wife! The problem I have now is that everything fits, so I have a wide choice and can visit the upmarket ones for my clothes, like Nike, Quicksilver, Hurley or Calvin Klein. In fact I have lost a few more inches from my waist since our trip last November, so trying on even smaller sizes - Linda is not amused.
Our day entailed an early morning run, sometimes with our friends, then meeting them for breakfast. The meals here are huge! However, Linda did manage to eat her big apple cinnamon pancake on a couple of days, it filled her up all day. When they were busy we had porridge pots in our room, with fruit. After, breakfast I liked to go for a walk, I promised Linda she could look round the shops, so we would then walk for a couple of hours, before stopping for coffee, most days we averaged between 6-7 miles. We would return to the hotel in the afternoon, Linda would have time for a quick cup of tea, before we headed out for a session in the fitness centre. The cycling machine has a tv on it, so Linda would sit there cycling and watching tv. I would do some cycling and weights. I usually covered about 10 miles on the bike, Linda did improve from initially being on 5 miles to a 9 mile stint by Monday. In the evening we would sometimes meet the others for dinner, or eat a sandwich in our room and then early to bed. if we went our for dinner, then we would go for a walk to enjoy the Strip at night.
Linda went to see Celine Dion in concert with a couple of our friends, I went out with another friend to Red Rock Canyon for a little 4 mile run across the trails. It was not so hot in the evening - only mid 90's.... Some of our group got burnt, no chance of me getting burnt, I don't sit still long enough!
We stayed at Caesar's Palace and had a nice big room, but no view. The hotel is so big, it takes ages to get anywhere, so we have to leave plenty of time if we want to go anywhere. There are shops, casino's, poker tables etc. it does have four or five swimming pools, we did pay a visit for an hour one day, but it was too crowded and hot.
On Monday we left Vegas for a few days in the Zion Canyon. It is about a three hour drive from Las Vegas, on a very straight road, but it did have some roadworks to slow us down. We stopped at St George on route for a coffee, and I managed to get some jeans at Levi 501 shop. The canyon has some breathtaking views, Linda has her camera out constantly. Our hotel room has a mini kitchen and a balcony we can sit on, its lovely to be outdoors with a view. Linda went swimming at the pool, but I went for a run, no better way to see the scenery!