Bob the runner

I'm Bob from Arvada Colorado and I like to run.  The first time I ran, when not required, was after leaving the Air Force in 1981.  My buddy Mike Lowry suggested we run and so we did.  I'm not really sure why we ran back then or how far we ran but it was never about running races.  Thinking back, the first race I ran was in 1994.  I did a couple 5K's that year and then ran the Bolder Boulder 10K.  My time was 55:55.  Some folks I worked with were into running and exposed me to running races.  Once I ran the Bolder Boulder I was hooked.  For many years I couldn't get beyond 10K without getting injured.  Then in 2011 I ran my first half Marathon, the Rock and Roll Denver Half Marathon.  I was hoping to finish in under 2 hours but ended up finishing in 2:06:19.  OK, now I was mad and was not going to settle until I ran a half in under 2 hours.  I was challenged to say the least.  In 2012, I kept running but hadn't scheduled another half marathon when my wife suggeste