A Year Gone By

Today is the Sunday before Memorial Day. That day last year was a biggie for me. Tomorrow morning I will get up and make my way down to Boulder to run the 10k down there for the 2nd year in a row. I think about all the racing I've done since last years race and how excited I am for this years. Boulder is the biggest event, at least by number of people, that I have ever done. I race a buttload, and most of the stuff is very small though. I did PF Chang in AZ and that was big, watched Chicago last year, and ran the half at the Denver Marathon, and those where the places I saw the most people. Last year 50,816 people laced it up to run the Bolder Boulder. This is its 30th year and I imagine it will be more like 52,000 this year. Luckily I get to start in the AB wave, which is like the 4th wave out so 99% of those people will start and finish behind me. It's just a 10k and when it's all said and done, probably not worth the 30 bucks in gas I'll spend to drive there, fight the traffic to find a parking space, and wait in the port o potty lines for half an hour before the race to run for 40 some minutes. The town is very cool though, a lot like Ft. Collins, although a little less laid back and a lot more political. I'm not huge into politics and a person can be as laid back as they want to be, so that stuff has no effect on me. I will probably take my camera tomorrow and get some pics, as it is a beautiful town.

This is a huge reflection weekend for me, as my life has changed a lot since Memorial Day last year. And it will be a day or two full of reflection for me. How things have changes, how some have stayed the same. How the decisions I've made in the last year have really affected my life. It's almost an anniversery of some kind. A time to look back and look forward. It's been a big weekend so far, with more to come.

Race report to come tomorrow...