With over 50,000 runners, the Bolder Boulder is not little. But I think, with the ultra and two marathons I’ve already run this year, a 10K is small in comparison. The Memorial Day run will be over just as my legs will be starting to warm up.

The photos are from the last time I ran this in 2017. I finished in 45:29 – a 7:20 pace. My fastest Bolder Boulder was in 1990 in 41:11. A lifetime ago. I’ve run twelve Bolder Boulders to date.

I won’t be running a 7:20 pace this year. And I can’t say how hard I’ll try to run but I’m pretty curious to know if I have any speed. My 9 minute marathon pace would have me finish under 60 minutes. I’ll be happy if I can run close to an 8 minute pace and if I could finish under 50 minutes.