That was f'ing hard. Signed up for the Castle Rock 1/2 earlier this week because it seems to be everyone and their mother is racing something this weekend, so I wanted to as well. ( Chris A. - you caught me ). HUGE thank you to Sandy L. for driving out to cheer me at the finish and stay around for awards. AND I got to have lunch with…

First and foremost, I need to give a shout-out to Leanne O. for driving down from Denver before dawn on a Sunday morning to support - can't thank you enough! Secondly, I was NOT letting Anton Krupicka beat me in this race, held him off by about 45 seconds. Hey, a win is a win, no matter what regard it's in!

Garden of the Gods 10-Miler...a race that, every year, makes me want to walk at multiple points throughout the race, but…