Barr Trail Mountain Race

Woohoo! I didn't die. I completed both the run and the Mantiou pub crawl afterwards. The run was amazing. Yesterday was actually my first time all the way up to Barr Camp. Normally I only do the Manitou Incline and then run down ~3 miles of Barr Trail. For the pub crawl, we started in the park (some over acheivers started at the finish line) and went to Ancient Mariner, Kinfolks, Royal Tavern, Townhouse Lounge, and the Keg.

It's amazing what I'm willing to go through to get a free shirt that says I'm willing to go through it. Hands down, the best prize was the one Brownie put together for the finishers (see his page for a picture of the Barr Camp PBR). I hate to admit how much this race hurt, but I did meet the goal I set. Considering how little I trained for it, just finishing in the time limit seemed a reasonable goal. Of course, that means I have a ton of room for improvement for next year...

It hurts good, I swear!

The whole crew, hashers + my buddies Jen & Chris.

Time: 3:20:31
Place: about as close to last as it gets. I didn't realize exactly how competative this run actually is.
Weather: hot, but beautiful.

My blog sucks.

This is because my life is dull. I'm ok with it. It's a necessity these days.

River miles...

I finally sat down with my records from the past three seasons of rafting and compiled my miles. I was a bit shocked to find out that I qualify as a Trip Leader and I'm only ~100 miles away from my certification in the Gorge! That just means I can take more lives into my hands. Bwaaahahahhaha!

Rockies Fireworks Games

It doesn't get much more American than a ball game, complete with cheap beer, hotdogs, and fireworks. It was a great way to celebrate the 4th of July. :)

Justin & moi.



They brought all the people in those sections of the stands down onto the field for the fireworks. A few kids who were out there first pulled out a frisbee and started to play until security put an end to that.

Incline/Barr Trail

Nice hike up the incline and jog down Barr Trail (the longer way). I took my friend Tom up with me. His knee is even more messed up than mine. Even still, it wasn't too terrible. No PR today! Incline Time: 50:35, total time: 1:30

Denver Red Dress

Crawling out of bed on Sunday morning I didn't think I'd be able to walk, let alone run a red dress. Fortunately for me, I wasn't the only injured person of the day and I had a buddy to walk (limp) with. I will never again run a half marathon and hike a 14er in the same day... at least not until the next time.

Nappy Ritz

Go Buffs!

For more pictures see The Dani's blog.

Outdoors math: 13 + 14 = delirium

Saturday wore me out, but what a great way to go! First thing in the morning was the Slacker Half Marathon (from Loveland Pass down to Georgetown). That afternoon we hiked up Mt. Evans, one of the 14ers right on the edge of the front range. The Slacker left me wanting to curl up and sleep (hopefully after medicating myself).

The final stretch of the Slacker Half Marathon.

Me and the Dani enjoying the free beer.

I had no plans to actually hike. I wore my running skirt, JQR shirt, and chacos. I left my camera, sunscreen, warm clothes and day pack in my car. But somehow I found myself talked into it. We drove up to Summit Lake, where I had intended to hang out while eveyone else hiked for a few hours. When we got there Brownie was kind enough to point out that the hike wasn't much longer than the Manitou Incline. It couldn't be that hard... if I could forget the fact that my legs were exhausted and cussing me. So I borrowed some sleeves from Dani and up we went. Too bad for Dani and Brownie that they couldn't make it to the top. It was awesome! I suppose I wouldn't have felt bad about not summiting if I had tickets to the Widespread concert.

Somewhere around 13,000' before we parted ways.

Bungholio & I on top.