The long overdue Bolder Boulder post
June 30, 2010
A month ago I went down to Boulder to run the Bolder Boulder. It’s one of, if not the largest road race in the country. It’s crazy. Crazy fun. As I’ve stated before, I’m training for a half-marathon (12 days from now) and the Bolder Boulder fell right in line with my training schedule. So I figured running it would give me a good test to see where I was at. That’s me up there in the photo in the red circle mere seconds before crossing the finish line. One hour after I started the race.
I did pretty well in the run. Better than I’ve ever done before. Not as well as I was hoping for but pretty good. I finished in 1 hour and 7 seconds. I was hoping to finish in under an hour. So close.
I love this race. Aside from the challenge of finishing as quickly as possible, there’s tons of entertainment along the way. There are bands almost every block of the way. There were belly dancers. There were folks giving out otter pops, cookies, marshmallows, bacon… everything. Then, when you’re in the last mile, the streets are lined with people. They’re all cheering for you. Maybe not you specifically but everyone and it FEELS like they’re cheering for you. Then you get to the stadium and run up this huge hill that nearly kills you. Once you drop into the stadium, thousands more people are cheering and you run to the finish line. So much fun!
The best part was I got to do it all with my family this year. We all went through at different times but we all participated in some way. It was so much fun and it was a good way to mark my new healthier lifestyle. Next up, a half-marathon that I can’t wait to be done with.
