So I didn't sleep for shit my first night in Golden. After posting yesterday from a nice coffee shop in town, my entire left leg has been bothering me... Just a chronic aching pain that sticks with you. I've had this problem before, and actually took a lot of time off from running several times in the past in order to let it heal. What I found out is while I'm running I feel fine for the most part. I'm 1600 miles from home, so not running is not an option.
I woke up bright and early and decided to get a nice morning run in. With hopes of getting the negative thoughts out of my head and enjoying the day. The temp was 35 degrees and it was starting to snow. I ran nice and easy around the outskirts of Golden, while the snow began to intensify. My leg felt okay for the most part as a ran for 36 minutes, just over 5 miles.
After returning from my run I stretched for 10 or so minutes, then I was off to buy some groceries. I got back from the store and had nothing to do so I decided to drive 20 miles north and explore Boulder! It was snowing at a good rate, but I didn't let that hold me back. It's a really nice drive up route 93 which runs parallel with the Rockies. I drove through Boulder for a while, checking out where all the local hot spots were before parking near pearl street. I checked out some of the shops but didn't buy anything. It was snowing and freezing so I went to a small coffee shop 1 block off pear. It had that local feel, and even the personality to make it unique. I was sitting there sipping on my coffee and got to talking with the guy an employee there. This is when I found out just how small the world really is. Not only was he from Richmond, we went to elementary school at Fox together. I talked with him for a while as well as a local coffee shop bum who asked a tone of questions. Seemed like a smart man and he even pointed me in the direction of some great trails... Although it was snowing, I quickly got back to my car and changed into my running gear and was out for a nice run through Boulder. There are a tone of trails in the area, but with all the snow I decided to stay on the boulder creek path which takes you for miles and miles through the Cu campus and also runs west into the mountains, where all the trails are located.
When starting out I felt really cold... My foot and left quad were bothering me at times but I enjoyed running in the snow right along the beautiful boulder creek. It was starting to get slick which caused my pace to vary. Around 30 minutes in I notices that my sweat was freezing to my face and I couldn't see from all the snow. I made my way back to the car, which took a while to find. I have a picture that I'll be posting soon of myself just after completing my run. I then jumped in the car to warm everything up. I forgot to mention that the temp was dropping, and was around 13 degrees at this time. I then drove around Boulder checking out "The Hill" which is a local hangout on the campus at CU. I remember reading about this place in Running with the Buffaloes. I didn't get out to walk around because I was just warming up and wanted to get back to Golden for a nice hot shower. I'll be back plenty of times over the next 10 days! After visiting Boulder I was feeling better about my day. I ran a total of 12 miles for the day and was feeling rather tired... I had a few, well only 2 Tommyknocker's and was about to fall asleep. I then received a lovely surprise as Laura gave me a call from Honduras. This is the first time I've talked to her in 8 days, which has been tough. It was really nice talking with her, and being away from each other has made me realize how much she means to me. I found out yesterday that my friend from Florida, Enoch is staying with his sister just north of Boulder and he invited me to come stay with him till the 15th. I'll be heading that way after a morning run in Golden. The snow will be hard to compete with. I don't know if I'll be able to take advantage of all the great trails.
Run #1- 36:00/5.5mi
Run #2- 45:00/6.5mi
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