 Buenos dias amigos it's a beautiful day in Boulder to go run a marathon let's do this check out this view coming up here there's my beautiful Boulder I love you you know you're at the start of a race when you can hear the clanking of porta-potty doors yep here we are start of the Boulder town is time to go there are a lot of people here this is amazing thank you I can't tell you how excited I am that we have finally an awesome marathon here in Boulder we've had some small ones throughout the years but finally we got a good one we got a big one and it starts right down here on Pearl Street Mall this is a new start for this year the first time ever the Boulder Tom has started on Pearl Street and we're gonna run all over Boulder I'm not all that well trained but I'm just out here for fun I'm gonna show you all the fun along the way prime time theme music let's go I want to go soon I'm freezing I want to run now let's do this you can't run a race without Elvis this feels so awesome I love running I love my beloved Boulder you put those things together and it's pretty much the best day ever here we go yeah everybody's so quiet why y'all so quiet cuz it's early and they're all listening to their airpods oh thanks I'm just gonna stop here and chill drink my water I gotta stop here and get a shot of the mountains it's pretty incredible view right here yeah okay maybe I should start running again I'm not gonna win if I keep doing that I like that sign you want to chase some squirrels buddy yeah okay bye so my goal today if you haven't noticed already is to have as much fun as possible that's my goal in every race sometimes I like to go fast not today I'm just hanging having fun with my people running through Boulder right on we are out of downtown Boulder doesn't take long it's a small city and we're running on these beautiful country roads and I don't come out here very often so this is a treat for me even being a Boulder boy look at those beautiful Boulder flat irons off in the distance all right time to run looks like they're doubling back on us here's all the fast people where to go where to go look you good buddy I love the vibe of races everybody's always cheering each other on so supportive so fun where to go where to go get him get him you got this nice job everybody thank you volunteers bye bye half marathon people okay now it's just a marathon come on we are now six miles in 20 to go oh yeah you feeling good yeah we're still woohooing we'll see if the woohoo has come out at mile 22 but for now we're doing good we're gonna head way out east now tonight why I never go tonight why this is like a sightseeing tour for me you know who this is this is Monique Gidry my track and cross-country coach from Boulder High School so good job life excellent excellent catch up another time okay thanks for being here bye oh it's so fun I haven't seen her in years you know a lot of people think of Boulder is like a mountain town but it's not really it's right at the edge of the foothills and it doesn't take long to get out into the flat open space and you can see the mountains are pretty far away from me now oh it looked good this morning too you know I'm born and raised in Boulder I spent most of my life here and I still get psyched when I see these mountains I mean give me a break it's incredible very grateful to live here mile nine I feel like I'm getting into my rhythm out here just enjoying a nice Sunday morning oh still feeling pretty good which makes me happy I didn't really know how I feel I haven't been putting in a lot of miles lately mostly bike riding which does not help with running thank you volunteers you're awesome oh look a bathroom just what I needed right on you're awesome good morning man that's how far away we are from the mountains so far you'd think the race is in Kansas right now what's up shadow are you doing brother look at this cute dog on the side of the road hi there buddy thanks for being here you're so cute bye you gotta stop and pet all the dogs of course you've got my new buddy Alec right here running his first ever marathon let's go you got this baby let's go I always love being around people who are doing this for the first time they're full of nerves and excitement what else energy energy love it energy feeling good what inspired you to do a marathon I just want to see if I could do it challenge love it feeling good right on thank you a little 80s vibe going on there it's hard to see that mountain right there is long peak that's one of Colorado's 54 14,000 foot mountains all right we just hit 13 about halfway there that's pretty good our leaves are just starting to turn here in the boulder area we've got some yellow looks really pretty thank you thank you right on thanks for being here look at that Joe come on shadow you're lagging come on buddy let's go here we go mile 15 how we feeling back there I didn't hear anything either they're tired or they're ignoring me they're probably ignoring me I've always loved hills ever since I was a little boy running the hills here in Boulder so whenever I hit a hill or race I try to go faster there we go you got this buddy you got this here you go you want to race you want to race I got to show you the view over here it's pretty incredible look at that look at all these runners running up the hill good job everybody all right we're heading back into town you guys are awesome thanks have a good day go boss go boss to get us going looking good buddy where to go you got this you got this thanks for being here so when I go through a station I usually walk this gives your body a chance to rest and chill and you're not bouncing around trying to drink while you're running and you really don't lose that much time thank you brother yeah shadow looking good how we doing oh thank you thank you airplane arms around the corner obviously I could hear you from a mile back this is awesome looks like we have a Boulder Boulder sponsored cheer section aid station oh yes you can how you doing I'm a little sweaty this guy right here is Cliff Bosley the race director of the Boulder Boulder good run thank you I gotta go I should run see you buddy you know the Boulder Boulder is the race they got me excited about running as a little kid I was six years old the first time I did the Boulder Boulder and I've done it pretty much every year since over 30 times I love that race so much and it's exciting to see them out here cross-pollinating with the the Boulder Thon helping each other out love it the mountains are getting closer which means we are closer to the finish line we're at about mile 20 right now come on shadow let's do this buddy the body's feeling it no doubt joints are starting to hurt a bit muscles are starting to scream but that's what happens toward the end of America and you just kind of push through it until the finish line and then it's all over here we go boom boom boom thank you the way back has been hiliar for sure come on shadow keep it up brother we got this so I am extra excited about this cheer station up here because my good friends Dana and Santa and all their neighbors are going to be there and I think they're bringing it I can hear them the best cheer station in Boulder looking good everybody keep it up here we go here we go oh yeah it hurts but it's kind of supposed to hurt it is a challenge after all right shadow let's finish it strong that's the one I want right here thank you so much so at this point in a race when everything starts to hurt I really focus on relaxing like my face muscles lowering my arms down so I'm not running all tight like this and I'm just trying to stay springy with the feet it's hard but it makes a difference for me for sure good job everybody way to go we're so close this last mile is a little tough it's just the slightest bit uphill the job guys where to go we're so close let's do this let's finish this come on you're on camera you have to go fast come on high five buddy thank you team jerk that was awesome that was awesome oh here's some water can I grab one of these thank you so much thank you good job let it go I love racing I just love it makes me happy everybody out here it's so supportive and kind and goofy and fun and I love everybody was on the course cheering us on I love this town I love the mountains I love the boulder thong I love everything I love lamp this pops in fountain is usually for kids but it's the perfect way to wash off here we go come on give it to it yeah come on haha you're gonna try this