For those of you that haven’t heard of it, the Bolder Boulder is one of the largest 10k’s in the country. In fact, I think it was the largest at some point but I have no idea if that is true anymore. I could very easily be spouting lies to y’all. Hard to tell!
Anyway, a group of us run the 10k every year, but I like to use the phrase “run” lightly. You see, there are a couple factors that you have to take into account with the BB: massive amounts of people and far too much fun going on OUTSIDE of the course!
Of course, I went into the BB with it being my first legit run since the Colorado Half. Poor decision, my friends. Poor decision! It made this simple and fun 10k hurt far more than it should have! Not to worry though– I found beer at the end which made it allllllllll better!
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| We made sure to settle down by THIS truck after the run….naturally. |
We are never organized enough to get all of us into the same qualifying wave, so Cindy, Craig, Angel, Adrian, Joey, Spencer, and me all crammed ourselves into a heat that was meant for people with an 11:30 pace or slower. Now, I’m slow, but luckily, I could take on an 11:30 pace 🙂 Unfortunately, we all ended up splitting up once the running began, so I did the majority of the race solo. However, that was perfectly okay, and you know why?
There is beer on this course in the form of a beer bong.
There is a slip ‘n slide on this course.
There is a man with a tray of bacon.
There is a table full of people throwing marshmallows to the runners.
There was even a booth setup making cotton candy for runners.
I ask you, could it get any better?! And yes, it did. Because then I found pole dancers around mile 5.
Seriously, for anyone thinking of running the Bolder Boulder, just do it. Yes, there are a lot of amazing runners that come out and compete and they are phenomenal and fast and competitive. But then there are the people like me who do it to have a great time, soak up the sights, and enjoy one of my favorite cities in the country!
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| Angel found a flag so she could demonstrate some patriotism |
And in case you’re curious, I managed to finish in around 65 minutes with a total of 6.38 miles. Pretty sure that extra mileage came from me searching out the cotton candy 🙂