Photo above 50s team members enjoying the Monday Social at Upslope Brewery.
By Chris McDonald
A remarkable First Monday Social kicked off our May in style! Many thanks to Tom Lemire and Diana Shannon for leading the way, and the 40+ members who turned out. Thanks to our community partners for the great raffle prizes including Shoes & Brews and BolderBoulder.
 Vinny Juliano and Tom LeMire catching up at the Monday Social. |
 Sandy Edmonson, Joyce Lermire, and Don Hayes socializing and toasting BRR. *Photo Cred for all: Nancy Antos |
Boulder’s Ultimate Who’s Who List – the BolderBoulder All-Time Top 20 Age Group Records
Dave Dooley, Doug Bell, Laura Bruess, and Ellen Hart are the best runners in BolderBoulder history. With 32, 23, 19, and 17 appearances, respectively, on the All-Time 20 List, these four local legends are in the top 20 across all 43 years the race was contested over the streets of Boulder. Not only has Doug Bell made the list 23 times, he holds the #1 position in 15 different age groups – the most in race history.
Strong honorable mentions among the BRR include; Andy Ames (13), Rick Katz (13), Tom Lemire (13), Andy Ames (13), Elliott Henry (9), Don Hayes (8), Melody Fairchild (7), Lesia Atkinson (7), Dan Spale (7), Jay Survil (7), Kevin Konczak (6), Jeff Dumas (6), Bob Weiner (5), Roger Sayre (5). Look it up at bolderboulder.com/all-time-records.
USATF Colorado 2024 Grand Prix
Our beloved BOLDERBoulder also serves as the USATF Colorado 10K Road Championship to kick off the 2024 Long Distance Running Grand Prix. Other Boulder-based events in the seven-race series include the Pearl Street Mile, and Colleen DeReuck 5K XC Classic. Like last year, results are age-graded giving our members from every age group an opportunity to compete on the same scoring team in every championship race. With events in Fort Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs, our BRR teams will tour the State defending our 2023 Men’s Club Championship and battling it out with the Women from Athletics Boulder as they seek to defend. Visit https://colorado.usatf.org/grandprix24
Race Roundup & Aspire OTQ Update
This month’s Race Roundup is stacked with remarkable results including members running a new Masters Marathon record on Colorado Soil, another M70 National Team Championship, and more Top 5 U.S. results by our middle distance crew.
With over $25,000 raised, we are 91% to our fundraising goal for our Aspire OTQ athlete support program. We are fortunate to have partnered with truly community-minded athletes who are already giving back as much, or more than they are receiving. Program contributors become “Aspire OTQ Insiders” and receive periodic updates from the athletes with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of their journey to the Olympic Trials and beyond. Read the latest “Insider” post and consider donating to Aspire OTQ if you haven’t done so already.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Memorial Day for the annual runner takeover of Boulder!
Happy training,
Chris McDonald
president@boulderroadrunners.org