Bolder Boulder...

I (Brent) am not sure exactly at what point this was taken during the Bolder Boulder, but I believe it was around mile 3 or so. Keeping up with my yearly tradition of running the Bolder Boulder with each of my boys after they turn 2, this was Gavin's third year and Gage's first. Most people believed I was quite bold to attempt to take them both with me...and they turned out to be quite right in their skepticism. Thankfully, my Dad (who flew out for the race) circled back after his race and did round two with me at a walker's pace. Truth be told, this was quite the marathon effort. It ended up taking us around 2 hours this year compared to the 1 hour and 15 minutes it took Gavin and I last year. Gage did awesome but also got a bit too used to riding on our shoulders and, one could argue, might not have run as much as I expected him to. In his defense, a contributing factor may have been that we had to walk almost 2 miles just to get to the start line. Note to self: Get a ride to the start line next year in order to save 2 miles of shoulder time in the actual race. We might actually still be on the course if it weren't for my dad helping with some serious lifting. His day turned out to be a full work-out with a calculated 15 miles in all.

I (Tara) ran with my friends, Diane and Kari, and did it in just under an hour--my fastest Bolder Boulder time ever! I have to say that I was pretty proud of myself, and it felt really good to beat my old standard (1:08) by so much. By the end I could feel my right foot and ankle having "issues," and, unfortunately, I haven't run much since that fateful race. I had to sit out a half-marathon at the end of June that I was excited to run with the same friends, but I still went to cheer them on and get a nice night away in Georgetown. I'm awaiting the results of a recent MRI now to see what's going on with my foot/ankle. I've been biking more, which has been fun, but I'm really missing running. Hopefully, it's something I can resume sometime soon.

Here is a great family picture of all of us in the stadium after the race. This has become such a great tradition, and I (Brent) am glad to start my kids off early with it. It's also quite a treat to have my dad fly out for this. I have many memories throughout my life of running with my dad, and now I am able to do similar things with my kids. Hopefully, they will remember these adventures fondly, too.