Slacker Races June 2008

This past Saturday, Indian Princess, sister of Indian Princess, and myself participated in the Slacker's Half Marathon and 4-mile races in Georgetown, CO. The slacker name is in reference to both races being downhill. The half marathon impressively entails a 2,000-mile descent from the beginning of the race at Loveland Ski Area, to the end of race in downtown Georgetown. The ladies happened to be the ones with the balls and ran the half marathon (approximately 13.1 miles). They were troopers and ran the whole way until they crossed the finish line. However, they did not leave unscathed.

Myself? I was the ultimate slacker and opted for the 4-mile race, which is still more than a 5k, thank you very much. Anywho, I also ran the whole way and managed to finish with a time of 34:28, which I thought was okay. Turns out, I placed first in my age group of 24-29 and at the award/prize ceremony during the post-race festivities, I was honored with a gold medal.

As the consummate humble individual, I made no attempts to call attention to myself, but a handful of people did ask to touch me. K, not quite, but they did ask to touch the medal. In all seriousness though I was surprised at my placing, but also honored to receive an award for my accomplishment. I hope to eventually put the medal and the bib in a frame.

In summation, the entire weekend was a blast! The three of us had a nice meal on Friday night that consisted of portabella-veggie burgers, baked potatoes, and grilled corn on the cob. The race day was especially a great experience, despite having to wake up at 5:00 AM on a Saturday to make it to the shuttles in Georgetown. The post-race festivities included some great food, drinks, and people. Plus, the t-shirts that we got in our packages were pretty sweet! It took us a while to notice the dude that the bear is chasing.

The rest of the pictures from the event can be viewed here. Here's to looking forward to the Firecracker 5k this 4th of July!