i'd better get bolder if i'm going to boulder
about a month and a half ago, my dad and i declared together that we were going to run in colorado's most famous race, the bolder boulder. i was running ambitiously while in school, going on 10 mile runs before class and enjoying every minute of it. my dad was running much more diversely, including 2 hour runs and 4x400 tempo runs, then it all happened.
on that very run, my dad pulled a muscle, the gastrocnemius he thought. nursing it and taking it slowly, he over-compensated and hurt his other gastrocnemius. he's been taking it easy and relaxing in preparation for the bolder boulder on monday.
i, on the other hand, was charging full force with some academic delays during finals week. getting back to colorado proved to be, literally, an uphill challenge that i was willing to face. i've logged a moderate amount of mileage here but forgot how high we are and how much less atmosphere there is. that's where i ran into my problem. by running into my problem, i don't mean excercising - i mean reading.
i was enjoying a nice read on wednesday in the afternoon sun hoping to get a bit more tan to make way for my running shorts i'll be wearing on monday. i had done so in virginia to do my homework and came back to colorado a new bronzed man. i went inside about an hour later and all was well, i felt great. i took a shower and enjoyed the rest of the day, until about 4 hours later. i thought my shorts were a bit irritating, so i checked and...holy crap, the back of my legs were more red than 80's lipstick. so that has been my problem. i've slept like crap at night. i've been aching during the day, and taking showers have become a chore.
my dad and i are both still running on monday, but we declared that it will be a "fun run." i mean, really, how can you run your best amidst 50,000 other runners. there you have it. if you see any media and you see a father and son gimping down the road, don't stare in bewilderment. empathize as we need your help.
*a note for all easterners: although i love every one of you, i'm serious when i say the appalachian "mountains" aren't mountainous. mt. mitchell, in north carolina, boasts altitude maginitude in the east at 6,647 ft. although this is over a mile high, the bolder boulder is about 1,400 feet lower and is out of our mountains. consider this. colorado has 55 peaks that reach at least 14,000 feet in elevation. now those are mountains!
on that very run, my dad pulled a muscle, the gastrocnemius he thought. nursing it and taking it slowly, he over-compensated and hurt his other gastrocnemius. he's been taking it easy and relaxing in preparation for the bolder boulder on monday.
i, on the other hand, was charging full force with some academic delays during finals week. getting back to colorado proved to be, literally, an uphill challenge that i was willing to face. i've logged a moderate amount of mileage here but forgot how high we are and how much less atmosphere there is. that's where i ran into my problem. by running into my problem, i don't mean excercising - i mean reading.
i was enjoying a nice read on wednesday in the afternoon sun hoping to get a bit more tan to make way for my running shorts i'll be wearing on monday. i had done so in virginia to do my homework and came back to colorado a new bronzed man. i went inside about an hour later and all was well, i felt great. i took a shower and enjoyed the rest of the day, until about 4 hours later. i thought my shorts were a bit irritating, so i checked and...holy crap, the back of my legs were more red than 80's lipstick. so that has been my problem. i've slept like crap at night. i've been aching during the day, and taking showers have become a chore.
my dad and i are both still running on monday, but we declared that it will be a "fun run." i mean, really, how can you run your best amidst 50,000 other runners. there you have it. if you see any media and you see a father and son gimping down the road, don't stare in bewilderment. empathize as we need your help.
*a note for all easterners: although i love every one of you, i'm serious when i say the appalachian "mountains" aren't mountainous. mt. mitchell, in north carolina, boasts altitude maginitude in the east at 6,647 ft. although this is over a mile high, the bolder boulder is about 1,400 feet lower and is out of our mountains. consider this. colorado has 55 peaks that reach at least 14,000 feet in elevation. now those are mountains!
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i'm eagerly waiting to read/hear how it went!!
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