The Bolder Boulder was run Monday, on Memorial Day, and, for the first time since 2006, there were less than 50,000 entrants. The BB is a 5 kilometer (6 + miles) race along the hilly streets of Boulder. This year, there were 48,741 runners. One hundred and twenty-five of those runners were treated by EMTs, either along the way, or at the finish line - most for heat related illness. One man had chest pain and was taken to the hospital, where he was "resting comfortably" in the afternoon.
I am very proud to say that my 69-year-old brother-in-law finished 3rd in his age group, defeating 77 other men of his age. And my sister, Kathy, was 7th in the 63-year-old category, besting 22 other women. I am amazed that Kathy ran at all in this year's race, because she took a bad fall on pavement Sunday night. She ran with scraped hands, road rash on her knees, a bad wrist, and huge bruises on her legs. I have to admit that I would not have participated, had it happened to me.
So, here's my shout out, since I wasn't at my usual spot: "Way to go, Snow! Go, go, go!"
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