On Memorial Day, I ran my first Bolder Boulder. It was everything I expected it to be: crowded, entertaining, full of crazy costumes and fun-loving families. I originally signed up by myself with hopes of meeting up with people once it finished. But thanks to Global Works and the many new friends I met at training, I was invited to stay with Jackie and her friends from college. They are a couple years older than I am and run the Bolder Boulder as a tradition. We ate a yummy pasta dinner, made silly "BLT and bread and cheese" t-shirts and had a couple beers. I really enjoyed meeting her friends and just hanging out in Boulder. We got up around 6:30, pounded water and I ate a very ripe banana and a couple granola bars.

There were thousands of people wandering and running around Boulder. From the moment we left the apartment, we saw people of all ages and sizes in running shoes ready to take on the 6.2 mile course. Our wave left around 8:30 and almost immediately we all split up. I ran a little faster than the others (about a 9:15 mile) and enjoyed the course by myself. I loved it! People were playing music, handing out bacon, launching marshmallows, spraying water and passing out beer and doritos. The time flew by. I passed a lot of people and ended up finishing in 57:26. It is a pretty good time considering the hoards of people I weaved through. Next year, I will join a timed heat so as to truly race the course.

The stadium slowly filled up with tired runners and families. We ate all of our free goodies and people-watched in the gorgeous weather.
Two new buddies and fellow Global Works employes, Jackie and Erin.

A great way to spend Memorial Day and a tradition I hope to continue!