Estes Park Retreat

A friend of mine had a timeshare cabin in Estes Park that wasn't being used for a few days so we packed up and hit the trail. It was a lot of fun to be with so many of my friends, but I would have enjoyed it a little more had I gotten a babysitter. Not that I would have because everyone else brought their kids, but it's nice to dream about. All the kids had a blast with the gigantic sleep over. We went hiking in the Rocky Mountain National Park. I love to hike and luckily their were some hikes that were easy enough for the kids to do. Paul jumped into a huge puddle at the beginning of the hike which made me furious because I knew that he would complain the entire time about being cold and wet. However, to my surprise he didn't even mention it. At the end of the hike he wanted to go home, but I think it was because he was cold and wet. So we went back to the cabins while the majority of everyone else continued to hike. We played in the game room and got a ping pong ball caught in the pool table which gave us a never-ending pool game. Hehehehe The best part of the trip was the girl talk after all the kiddos were asleep. Ahhhhh

BolderBoulder 10K

I ran a 10K (6.2 miles) on Memorial Day with some friends. It was a lot of fun. My main motivation for running it was to lose the last of the baby weight while training, and I am happy to announce the baby weight is off! However, my shirts will have to sit in the closet for a few more months. I am still a little top heavy. The last couple pounds don't count when you're still nursing though right? :)

I took the race at a pretty leisurely jog averaging a 10 minute mile. My overall time was 63 minutes putting me in 19,782th place! Wow, that sounds pretty pathetic doesn't it? But out of over 50,000 people... I am just glad I did it, and that my end goal was met.

I thought these stats about the BolderBoulder were kind of fun:

-It's the 2nd biggest race in the US
-5th biggest in the world
-Over 50,000 runners and 150,000 spectators
-It's at 5,300 feet making it an altitude challenge
-It's 31 years running