Bolder Boulder!

Today was the 37th running of the Bolder Boulder 10k and WHAT AN EVENT!

One of the nation's largest privately-owned events - more than 50,000 runners towed the starting line today while as many as 70,000 individuals passed through the finishing area!  Privately owned - think about that for a second....  In an era when most endurance events fall under large corporate-umbrellas, the BB10K - 37 years later - is still privately owned AND attracts more than 50,000 participants!

Don't mind if I do :)

Not only is it privately owned - it's the only event hosted. There's no series, there's nothing extra.  Every year thousands of volunteers, workers, and tens of thousands of runners come together for a single event...that is privately owned, locally...how amazing is that?

Today I looked at a lot of feet and chatted up a lot of runners.  I am exhausted.

Picture worth a thousand words.

Tomorrow is the final event of the tour.  A smaller activation at a local Lifetime Fitness. A lot to process right now and I'm very tired - sure I'll have more to write tomorrow.  :)

#RunHappy

Memorial Day:

Today is Memorial Day.  It is not about the wars we've fought or the battles won - it transcends politics.  Today we honor those who believed in something greater than themselves and the willingness to sacrifice for it.

 "And I submit to you that if a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.” - Martin Luther King Jr.