Race Day!!

I drove up to Denver a day before the event to pick up my race number and walk through the Convention Center. There were all sorts of vendors and free goodies. Got myself a couple pairs of Experia running socks.





That night I carb loaded at Carrabba's



Driving to Denver. Still dark out.



The crowd



It was extremely cold out. It was snowing the day I drove up from Colorado Springs and I had to get some cold weather running gear at the outlets on the way up.





I was in wave 13 and there was about a min in between the start of each. This video is the start of wave 12.



My dad and sister met up with me at around mile 9.
















Approaching the finish line.











13.1 miles done!









They were passing out warming sheets and all kinds of snacks at the end.




What an absolutely amazing experience! 15,000 runners, music, cheerleaders on the sidelines, beautiful tour of Denver... all the makings of a fantastic run.

Run: Treadmill

3 mile run on the treadmill.

Run Update

Yes, I have been running. Not all that regularly, however :(
Tried out my new pair of shoes on the treadmill last Sunday. Only did a couple miles simply because it was so stinkin hot in our basement.

Did a short run around the neighborhood before dinner on Wednesday. Had to cut it short though since the kiddos we're getting hungry.



Got back on track and did my scheduled 3 mile run on Friday.



And finally, I did my last long run before the race.



I still got a couple of small blisters, but the new shoes really prevented my toes from getting bruised or smashed. I'll probably have to do a better job applying mole skin and Vaseline before the 1/2 to stop the blisters from forming. Race day less than a week away!!