BolderBOULDER 2008 has come and gone in the race’s 30th anniversary addition. I once again competed, but unlike 2007, this year I ran my own race just to see what would happen and achieved a much faster result. In fact, I was only 37 seconds slower than 2002. I guess this means I’ll have to do it again next year and see if I can pull off a PR.
I didn’t train particularly hard this time around, averaging only about 11 to 13 miles per week over the past 3 months plus a few Saturday morning pick-up soccer matches. I did “cram” the last week before the race, cranking up the distance to near 20 miles and slipping in a couple sessions in the pool, but not sure if the final week’s push helped or hurt me. Still, I exceeded my expectation of a 5:00 min / km average pace, so I’m good with that. Citizen’s Race winner? 31 year old Clint Wells in 30:52. Maybe next year will be mine? (yeah, right.)
As in the past, the course was packed with goofballs, families, first time racers, old warhorses and everything else in between. The spectator side show was entertaining once again and the race organization was brilliant. Even the weather was to my liking, with an overcast 60ºF topped off by a few sprinkles around 9:00am.
Congratulations, BolderBOULDER, on another year in the record books.
Dave’s BolderBOULDER Race History
(I seem to be re-setting the trend in the right direction.)
| Year | Bib Number | Last Name | First Name | Official Time | Age |
| 2001 | MM518 | Fuller | David | 00:54:25 | 30 |
| 2002 | GG348 | Fuller | David | 00:47:31 | 31 |
| 2007 | HD396 | Fuller | David | 01:03:02 | 36 |
| 2008 | HB022 | Fuller | David | 00:48:06 | 37 |
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