Boulder, Colorado

I spent the last five days in Boulder, CO hanging out with friends from college and doing a bit of running. All in all without a car Boulder isn't a great place to run in my honest opinion. Andrew and I did a bit of exploring from our house just off Pearl Street. We ran a good deal on the Boulder Creek Path which is nice but overcrowded and not quite long enough for anything serious.

We made our way to Chatauqua Park on one of the days to find the Mesa trail which proved pretty terrible for running. It was especially difficult because we had to climb for over a mile before getting to the park only to continue uphill for the next half mile or more, all on pavement, before getting to the beginning of the Mesa trail. After all of five minutes on the actual trail, it was time to turn back.

We also checked out Potts field which was very underwhelming, although the track was mondo and in pristine condition.

The one run I did thoroughly enjoy despite its difficulty was six miles with Andrew and Danny George (!) on Magnolia road. At about 8500 feet this dirt road was a tough run with the hills but my god was it beautiful (see above). The trip was awesome, but I definitely expected more from the running.