Race for the Cure

Bryn and I ran the Race for Cure 5k race yesterday morning in Denver!  It was really, really cold as we made our way to the start.  Luckily, we had pretty good timing and only had to stand around for about 10 minutes before it started.

Considering the size and popularity of the Race for Cure in Denver, the race organizers can use some serious assistance in setting up the start area and creating corrals for those who want to run and walk.  There is nothing more annoying to a runner than to get stuck behind a group of walkers.  We recognized our peril and skirted up the side and to the very front of the walking pack at the start of the 2nd wave.


We got a great a start and had some elbow room.  I knew by mile one we were moving faster than our normal pace.  Maybe it was the cold that has moving so quickly.  My legs felt very cold and heavy!!  But we kept trucking and were at Invesco Field and Mile 2 in no time.  We conquered the final hill (highway on-ramp... damn things are steeper than they look) and finished very strong.

We finished in 32:44!!  That was a personal best for both of us and we were so pumped by completing such a strong run!!  Because we started cool down quickly and get chills from the wind, we zipped around to the vendor booths and collected all of our freebies.  We got some great stuff this year and headed to the light rail station before most people were even hitting the finishing area!!



We got a $5 gift card to Village Inn from its vendor table.  Standing in the shade with a cold wind making us colder and colder, coffee and pancakes for breakfast sounded GREAT.  So that's where we went once we got back to Lakewood.  Breakfast was delicious!!!  And that warm coffee hit the spot!


Even though it was super cold, it was a great run!  I'm very glad we sucked it up and made the best of it!