Tell it on the mountain

Shannan and I recently had dinner with Katherine, longtime friend, in Boulder, CO. She grew up in Atlanta, attended college at UC and stayed (not a unique phenomenon).  Katherine is a very active young woman. She hikes, skis and is a runner. Over the years we’ve shared many conversations about races and training. Katherine knew while I was in Boulder I planned to run “Mags” (see previous post). We talked about that over dinner as well as her run in the Hood to Coast race.

We had considered visiting Red Rocks Amphitheater, but had not cemented into our itinerary. Katherine adamantly insisted we go to Red Rocks. She gave us details about the venue, concerts that have been there and the museum in the lower plaza. On her enthusiastic advice we adjusted our schedule and added a trip to Red Rocks.

That evening Shannan gathered information and thought it odd that the amphitheater opened at 5:00am. When we arrived around 8:00am the parking lot was a buzz. People in exercise clothes and with water bottles milled about. We decided given the high involvement of outdoor activities in Boulder, perhaps the people were out for an early morning hike amid the rust colored rocks. To our surprise, 100 plus people were in the amphitheater running, doing cardio exercises, abdominal routines and more. Katherine could have mentioned that part.

She didn’t , so I am. If you are in Boulder, plan a trip to visit Red Rocks and include time to get in a high altitude work out.

Live. Learn. Run at Red Rocks.

Tom