Hill workout

     This is a picture of the Wednesday night Boulder Running Company speed workout group last night.  The group is free to anyone and is ever-changing. All ages and abilities are welcome, from the young man in front with his parents to me standing just behind them.

     This time we did a 1 mile warm up jog, then hill repeats running up the Columbine Memorial Hill at the park for 16 minutes (I managed 5 repeats), then a 1 mile cool down jog.  That's me, the slowest person out there, on the right hand in the 2nd row of pictures. I am doing the recovery jog back down the hill in the picture. But look at the guy in the photo to my left. He is running up the hill.  Look at his form.  He is a powerhouse; a real speed demon who runs circles around the rest of us.  Yet we are both out there.  

     Here is a picture of the Saturday morning BRC run group....also free to everyone.  There are runners, walkers, lots of kids and dogs.  The group has grown to around 60 people up early on a weekend exercising. Although not in the picture, I was there.  I have been taking my crazy dog Charleigh, who would have been trying to jump up on everyone in her vicinity in that crush of people, so we keep a little distance until she calms down towards the end. 

     What a great way for the BRC to sponsor fitness and fun, as well as growing a loyal customer base.  That store, although technically a running store, is really a running family and they are inclusive of everyone. 

                                  (pictures from BRC, facebook pages)