BolderBoulder

Every year on Memorial Day in Boulder, there's a 10k race called the Bolder Boulder that has a huge turnout. This year, I read something about 47,000 people being there, which is totally nuts! The race ends at Folsom Field, which is the big football stadium on campus. Everybody who finishes the race gets to run into the field and see themselves on a big screen and everything. Participants also get tons of free food, massages, an insulated lunch bag, and a t-shirt, plus there is entertainment on every street corner and some people even wear costumes. In addition, there are international races for men and women, with people from as far as Kenya and Ethiopia participating.

Brent and I decided to ride our bikes along the creek trail to Folsom Field to see some of the action. We missed the Memorial Day flyover of fighter jets and skydivers, but we did get to see the middle and end of the women's race. I have to admit that I was grumpy and pessimistic at the beginning of our adventure, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. My favorite thing about the race was the fact that everyone clapped and cheered for every professional runner as they crossed the finish line, no matter how far behind they ended up. Boulder is so friendly! We're now inspired to participate in the BolderBoulder next year so we can be in on all of the fun as well.

Folsom Field is huge!


Tons of people were there to watch the professional races.


Me, no longer grumpy while watching the race. Yes, that is my shoulder reflecting the sun, and yes, I was coated in sunscreen!


The female winner crosses the finish line. Her time was 33:42... for 6.6 miles. That's crazy!


More women finishing up... still ridiculously fast.


The leader of the men's race about halfway through. We were on our way home when they ran on a bridge over the bike path, so we pulled over and took pictures on their trip out of the stadium (2 loops of a long route for the full professional race).


More men running, plus girls holding up a mileage sign and an official yelling out their times. The male winner ended up being a man from Morocco who finished in 29:52!