I would like to say that we made it to Colorado without incident but thanks to one very special Colorado State Trooper we did not. He ticketed me for going 88 in a 75. Now is it just me or is that just rediculous? And no he did not lower it like a nice cop would. $162 Fine. Yes, you read that right. I about had a coranary when I read that fine. Apparently Colorado is taking care of it’s state deficet by sticking it to you with speeding tickets.
Ok, I’m done now.
Next up we arrived at at the home of Natalie’s friends where we were staying and I fell down the stairs. mmm hmmm. So like me.
Don’t worry, I wasn’t done there. I left the lights on and we had a dead battery too.
I don’t know what else to say…Natalie drove 90% of the rest of the trip and I walked down stairs very slowly.
We spent most of the trip visiting with old friends of Nat’s since this is where she grew up. Honestly we didn’t plan much on purpose and we slept a lot, ate good food, went to a few movies (because we didn’t have to get a babysitter! I know, we are crazy like that.) Nat fell in love with a piece of cheesecake, no I’m pretty sure she had a full fledged relationship with that piece of cheesecake! We hung out in Boulder which is apparently one of the most progressive city’s in the country. Not much for 2 little Mormon girls to participate in there. :)
And of course we ran the race. Here we are before the race started. We took the bus into Boulder and got there about 2.5 seconds before we were suppose to race. We started one wave late because one can not run 6.2 miles on a full bladder. I’m just sayin.
And could y’all remind me not to where my hair back? As it makes my fat face a little more prominent than I’d like. Thanks Ever So Much.
Here is proof that I actually ran and finished.
1 Hour 26 minutes and 16.17 seconds.
I ended up going slower than I wanted because my hip started hurting and I didn’t want it to get as bad as it has in the past but I really just intended on finishing so I’m completely happy. I believe Nat finished about 20 minutes before me.
We stayed and watched the professional runners and that was incredible! Team Ethiopia took first in both men and women and the men set a new world record. He was averaging a 4 minute mile! Holy Crap! Team USA took 3rd in Mens and 2nd in Womens. They also had a Memorial day program with Jet Fly overs and Parchuters and Veterans and I totally bawled through the whole thing. Typical. But I also spent most of the time trying not to be pissed off at the fact that I could not see ONE other person besides me and Nat with their hand on their hearts. It makes me Livid! Cheering and Whistling and waving your flag don’t count. They just don’t. I could go on and on about how angry this makes me but I think you get the point.
The minute the Jets flew over at the end the sky’s opened and it rained buckets! We were soaked! I had an umbrella and we were still dripping and my shoes were literally full of water. It made getting home a little interesting.
Oh and do you know what I got for running the race? Free Beer! Ha Ha! Is that really refreshing right after running? Or is it just about getting drunk? Because let me tell you, people were totally getting drunk. Hello, I’d just like a water please. Um, yeah, Thanks.
Bottom line is we had a great time and I totally plan on going back to run it again next year. Who’s with me? Plus I’m going to dress up like Where’s Waldo while I run. Anyone? Ah, come on, you know you want to!
(yes that is the only picture i have. Nat has a few more but i haven’t gotten them from her)
