My number one goal for the Golden Leaf Trail Half-Marathon this year was to not fall down like I did last year. Twice. My friend Britt and I still like to joke about how she found me at the finish line of the race at the First Aid tent. I was a little bit bloody. … Continue reading »
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adventures / colorado / races / running
We made our ass over the pass!
I was first introduced to the concept of relay races last year when my friend Laci asked me to run in the Wild West Relay. Little did I know how much that 200 mile relay was going to change my life! I did a lot of fun things last summer, like the Telluride Bluegrass Festival … Continue reading »
So epic
Last Thursday I left an out of office message saying that I was literally running to Crested Butte. I think my coworkers might be starting to think I am crazy. While my coworkers might be starting to think I’m crazy, I can assure you that I’m not the only one that finds running to Crested … Continue reading »
Race Report: Garden of the Gods 10 Miler
I have really been slacking on running races in 2012. I mean prior to yesterday, my most recent running race was the Chicago Marathon last October. I had originally been registered for the Colorado Marathon this past May, but due to the unforeseen Vitamin D fiasco of 2012 I dropped out of that race. Which … Continue reading »
Does this mean I get to take sick days to go hiking?
I have not felt like myself over the past month or so. In March, my marathon training decreased to an almost non-existent level, as did most of my cross training efforts. Yet even as I was exercising less, I felt exhausted and fatigued constantly. I became really worried when I set aside an entire Sunday … Continue reading »
The other side of the finish line
After a race volunteer at the Chicago Marathon fed me Honey Stinger fruit chews while I was laying on the ground of the finish line, I decided it was probably my turn to volunteer at a race. I’ve certainly benefitted a lot from volunteers at the races I have done this year. In addition … Continue reading »
Owning the Chicago Marathon
I’ll be completely honest – the idea of running a marathon has never appealed to me. I have run half-marathons before and thought at the end, “Wow, I would hate to do this twice.” Yet somehow, I found myself running the Chicago Marathon this past weekend. How did this happen? Peer pressure. All the cool … Continue reading »
colorado / fall / races / running / trail running
Happiness is golden aspens
What do you get when you combine fall, aspen trees and trail running? A very happy Paula! My friend offered me her entry into the Aspen Golden Leaf Trail Half-Marathon this summer, when she found out that she had a wedding the same weekend. The race, which was yesterday, coordinated perfectly with my marathon training … Continue reading »
adventures / colorado / races / running
The Wild West Relay
A typical Friday night for most people involves going out to a bar and throwing back some drinks with friends. At 2:00 a.m. on Friday I found myself running across the Colorado-Wyoming border under a meteor shower. It was perhaps an atypical way to spend a Friday. Did I completely lose my mind? Nope, I … Continue reading »
The BolderBOULDER 2010K
Today was the big day – the Bolder Boulder 10K! I woke up at 4:30 a.m. in order to leave Denver by 5 and get to Boulder by 6 at the latest. I only had a vague idea of where I was planning on parking, so I wanted to make sure I had plenty of … Continue reading »
