One of the [many] benefits of living in Boulder County, is accessibility to events like trail-running film festivals. Of the 8 films shown Wednesday, 3 were shot within 15 minutes of my home. Pretty sweet, huh?
Second time this month, out late on a ‘school’ nite. Go ahead & laugh. I’m an early riser…it’s when I do my running 🙂
Last week’s “Snowman Trek” featured 2 ultra runners I regularly follow on Twitter: Anna Frost & Tim Olson. Outside my local AMC Theatre, Timothy Olson [was] interviewed LIVE & later, took questions before the film started. WOW, right?
[Other runners spoke from a feed in Australia. Lucky for me Olson is a Boulder resident.]
The Snowman Trek follows a team of Ultra-marathon runners (Ben Clark, Anna Frost, and Tim Olson) as they journey to Bhutan to set a speed record on the world’s hardest trek. Bhutan’s high Himalayan landscape is not known for athletic pursuits and its culture must be persuaded to let the runners pursue their dream. The result is a shared accomplishment and an adventure that is always teetering on the edge of total failure.
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- one NIGHT only
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- Tim Olson LIVE
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- theatre Q&A
THREE featured runners took the stage in Golden for Q&A – including Moab 240 winner, Courtney Dauwalter. If you’re not familiar with Courtney’s win last October, posted excerpts below. 240 as in 240 MILES. Win as in OVERALL winner, more than 10 hours ahead of second place. Talked with Courtney ahead of the festival; enjoyed her laid-back responses to questions following the film.
$20 ticket paid admission for all 8 films. LOVE LOVE my Colorado life ❤
How Courtney Dauwalter Won the Moab 240 Outright
trailrunnermag.com/people/news/courtney-dauwalter-wins-moab-240.html
The Moab 240 2017 in Utah, USA finished on October 17th with a 112 hour cut-off. The course follows the Colorado River, running through canyons and into the Abajo Mountains and circling back around to the La Sal Mountains to reach 11,000 feet and finishes with the Porcupine Rim Trail back to Moab.
The race was won by Courtney Dauwalter from Colorado with a performance that stunned the ultrarunning community by finishing 10 hours before the first man, Sean Nakamura, arrived at the finish line. Setting a new course record of 57:55:13, Courtney slept for 21 minutes, which will take some beating.
Pos Name Time
1 Courtney Dauwalter 57:55:13
2 Sean Nakamura 67:50:10
3 Michael McKnight 68:26:38
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- sporty Buffalo Finisher shirt
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- Courtney Dauwalter
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- *UPDATE Sat Jun 23rd* WON America’s biggest Ultra in 106-degree heat
Boundary Breaker (promo clip)
Trails in Motion Film Festival – 8 films that are certain to inspire!
Wednesday May 30
American Mountaineer Center, Golden, CO
6:00 – 7:00 pm – Meet and greet with 3 of the athletes who are featured in 3 of the films:
Adam Campbell – Adam Campbell’s life has revolved around motion. As one of the world’s top ultra runners, his mantra has been simple: ‘If you’re not moving, you’re dead’. This life of movement came to an abrupt halt on August 30th, 2016, when he experienced a near fatal accident while attempting a traverse through Roger’s Pass in BC. Adam tumbled nearly 100 feet, sustaining 4 broken vertebrae, a crushed iliac crest and deep lacerations to the bone. Ten months later, Adam finds himself at the start line of the Hardrock 100, a hundred mile ultra race he medalled at in the past. It’s within these hundred miles that Adam discovers what he’s looking for won’t be found on the results board.
Courtney Dauwalter – What does it take for the human body and mind to run more than 155 miles in a day? When Courtney Dauwalter sets foot on a trail, it’s to see what human boundary she can break next. Courtney is not only the American female record holder for the most miles completed in 24 hours, She is crushing every race she races. She won the competitive Run Rabbit Run by a couple hours and ran the last 10 miles blind. Six weeks later she won the Moab 240 outright by more than 10 hours. What drives her? How does she push herself to complete such a drastic feat of endurance? Boundary Breaker takes a look into the humble Courtney Dauwalter’s life and gives the viewer a behind-the-scenes look at this talented runner.
Memorial Day 2018
- Today we REMEMBER. Honoring those who Serve & Protect.
- Today we CELEBRATE our democracy/our freedom. USA – Land of the Free, Home of the Brave.
Midnite arrival from Buffalo, early start in the a.m.
Public Parked: S Boulder & Hwy 36 – 6:30am RTD Bus to the Start. First time I’ve run the Bolder Boulder since 2014, event’s 40th anniversary. Running the day after an East Coast marathon finish, not the best prep for a great finish time – but knew that in advance. Today, hangin’ back at a jog pace & enjoying everything Boulder. (BIG thanks to my neighbor Larry for the PUSH to register).
Bolder Boulder’s a mighty unique race; just never slowed down & enjoyed the ride. Mid-race slip-n-slides, beer chug, flaming Doritos, BACON, an AMAZING VIEW of the Rockies – and that FINISH, a 200-meter lap in CU Stadium. FAAAANNNNTASTIC!
Only THREE people win money. I’ll run fast next year. Today: ‘Snapshot’ Monday, gonna enjoy the ride – Air Force fly-over, belly dancers, dancin’ Cows & that STADIUM FINISH. Pics of every ‘K’ – kilometers one thru 10.
Of the SEVEN times I’ve run the Bolder Boulder, TODAY the funnest 😊
BolderBOULDER Results
Congratulations on breaking the tape on Memorial Day!
FB501 KEENAN HAGA LOUISVILLE, CO 1:14:29.24
Your bib number is FB501, and the best race of your life will begin at about 7:27 am.
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- 50k runners STRONG!
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- B-A-C-O-N
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- 8am STOP: Flaming Doritos
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- mile-high SUMMIT
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- dancin’ COWS
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- giraffes too
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- final push into CU Stadium
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- my kilometer journey
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- Part 2
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- BEST 10k EVER!
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- all SMILES, all DAY
Bolder Boulder 2018
2018 FB501 KEENAN HAGA 1:14:29.24
2014 DA255 K R HAGA 48:26
2013 DA218 K R HAGA 51:24
2009 H721 Keenan Haga 53:51
2007 JC370 Keenan Haga 57:34
2002 CA217 Keenan Haga 51:28
2001 CC373 K R HAGA 49:38
Denver ✈ Chicago ✈ Manchester
HAIL!
Lack of airports, lack of marathons. Vermont’s a gem. Gotta work at it to appreciate it.
5:40 flight to Chicago, 1:35AM arrival in Manchester [3-hour Vermont drive next day].
Dropped off Ro at lunch, left 30 minutes early for DIA. Spent that time on a 5-mile stretch within Boulder city limits. Glad I left early, not my usual. Spring storm forecasted/poised to hit Boulder – also not the usual (generally we’re shielded by the Flatirons, our surrounding peaks).
Skies opened, HAIL. Flash flooding; sheets of water poured down Foothills [Parkway]. Weather app said 90 minutes more. No time to wait, I’ve gotta flight to catch. Argh 🙁
Weekend prediction: RAIN… ’tis the season ☂
Hail coming down in boulder
3:59 PM – May 18, 2018 · Boulder, CO
Paul Aiken✔@PaulAikenBDC
A storm struck Boulder County on Friday afternoon, flooded streets, dropped heavy localized hail and was accompanied by lightning, which struck a Gunbarrel apartment complex and started a fire.
The National Weather Service put much of the eastern part of the county under a flash flood warning for about 90 minutes, and the county remains under a flash flood watch until midnight Saturday as more rain — some of it heavy — is expected along the Front Range and eastern plains.
NWS Meteorologist Kyle Fredin said that 1-inch hailstones were reported in south Boulder and nearly 3 inches of rain fell in the northeastern part of the city, causing flooding in some streets.
Local meteorologist Matt Kelsch wrote on his blog on Friday that parts of the Front Range are “in for a lot of rain today and Saturday, with wet snow above the treeline.”
“Watch out for localized street flooding and the potential for creeks to spread out of their channels in some places,” he wrote. “The Saturday morning Farmers Markets may be in for the second wet Saturday in a row.”
