This past Monday (Memorial Day) was the 31st Annual Bolder Boulder 10k. Its quite a tradition of partying and fitness here in Boulder and seems perfectly at home in this area. Boulder is renowned for running and has one of the highest concentrations of professional athletes (mainly triathletes, runners and cyclists) in the United States. Being my first ever race, it was both exciting and nerve-racking. I did pretty darn well for a first timer with a finish of 48:33 putting me in the top 6% of competitors for the day! Afterward, Kel and I walked along the course to take in the craziness of parties and 55,000 runners. We walked for four miles and were passed by a constant stream of competitors for almost an hour...people started at 7am and the race ended around 11am!! Check out some pics below...
Me at the beginning of the race (mile 1.25)
Me Passing Kel at mile 5.25. She said I was looking good...I felt pretty tired at this point
A constant stream of competitors for miles:
Oh, and then there's the craziness!!!!!
Slip'n'Slide anyone?
The annual Leap-Frog team has it down to a science!
It couldn't be Boulder without a Global Warming protest:
The Bride is second from the right. I think she got off easy!
Then there were the pros...VERY FAST!
Kel and I were both impressed with teh wheel chair racers!
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