I have never been to denver realistically. I had driven through it on a family trip through the states once, but never stopped and looked around. As far as cities go, it is pretty clean and their downtown is really nice and busy. But, i get claustrophobic in cities and would never like to do more than visit them.
I took a trip to denver last week and it was a blast. I visited a friend of mine who goes to the University or Denver or DU. That campus is absolutely gorgeous! The whole campus was thought out and built with a lot of open space and grass and the architecture is fabulous. It is a really great compus.
Anyway, i went to denver, saw the sites, went to a rockies game, got my ears pierced. It was a blast. I went to denver and the first day i was there, there was a flyer for a 5K race happening on Saturday the 10th, the day i fly out. Well, being a competitive person my self, i decided to run it. I looked up results and figu
red in my horrible shape right now, i could get top 20 or 25. Which is good enough for me. I went running the next day, ran about 5 miles and averaged just over 7min miles. this is maybe only the 5th or 6th time i have run since the middle of march because i have been trying to heal a stress fracture in my foot. It has only since started feeling good enough to run on. I thought about the race a little more and i didn't know if spending $30 on registration for the race was worth it if i wasn't going to get a medal. Remember, i am a really competitive person. Just running a 5K isn't enough for me. So, i decide against the race. The day before, a couple friends of the friend i am visiting are running and they end up talking me into it after much persuasion. I hope for under a 20 min 5K maybe top 20. Which i decided i would be happy with.
The gun goes off and i am feeling pretty good, the weather is perfect for running, high 40s to low 50s and a slight breeze that ends up turning to a brisk wind by the awards ceremony. I start ou tin about 20th place and slowly work my way up. The pack is starting to spread out and by the 2 mile mark i am in 8th place. i move into the 7th, my highest overall place throughout the race and end up getting passed once more. I finish in 8th place overall, 1st in my age group with a time of 19:17. Totally blew my expectations out of the water. G
od was looking down on me. I am so blessed to have the fitness i do. I don't take it for granted any day of my life.
I have not ran a low 19 min 5k since i was in high school. I need to run a little more and try to drop it under 19min now.
This was a great end to a great trip to dnever, i couldn't have expected or imagined any better of a trip.
I took a trip to denver last week and it was a blast. I visited a friend of mine who goes to the University or Denver or DU. That campus is absolutely gorgeous! The whole campus was thought out and built with a lot of open space and grass and the architecture is fabulous. It is a really great compus.
Anyway, i went to denver, saw the sites, went to a rockies game, got my ears pierced. It was a blast. I went to denver and the first day i was there, there was a flyer for a 5K race happening on Saturday the 10th, the day i fly out. Well, being a competitive person my self, i decided to run it. I looked up results and figu
red in my horrible shape right now, i could get top 20 or 25. Which is good enough for me. I went running the next day, ran about 5 miles and averaged just over 7min miles. this is maybe only the 5th or 6th time i have run since the middle of march because i have been trying to heal a stress fracture in my foot. It has only since started feeling good enough to run on. I thought about the race a little more and i didn't know if spending $30 on registration for the race was worth it if i wasn't going to get a medal. Remember, i am a really competitive person. Just running a 5K isn't enough for me. So, i decide against the race. The day before, a couple friends of the friend i am visiting are running and they end up talking me into it after much persuasion. I hope for under a 20 min 5K maybe top 20. Which i decided i would be happy with.The gun goes off and i am feeling pretty good, the weather is perfect for running, high 40s to low 50s and a slight breeze that ends up turning to a brisk wind by the awards ceremony. I start ou tin about 20th place and slowly work my way up. The pack is starting to spread out and by the 2 mile mark i am in 8th place. i move into the 7th, my highest overall place throughout the race and end up getting passed once more. I finish in 8th place overall, 1st in my age group with a time of 19:17. Totally blew my expectations out of the water. G
od was looking down on me. I am so blessed to have the fitness i do. I don't take it for granted any day of my life.I have not ran a low 19 min 5k since i was in high school. I need to run a little more and try to drop it under 19min now.
This was a great end to a great trip to dnever, i couldn't have expected or imagined any better of a trip.
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