10 Things I Learned at Denver's 2011 Race for the Cure

1.  $35 is a freaking deal for the rollercoaster experience that is the Race for the Cure

2.  Running a race at 7 am with 55,000 of your closest friends is surprisingly not crowded.

3.  You will VERY much appreciate the participants who wear bright orange instead of pink, reminding your eyes that they are not colorblind.

4.  You need to watch your step lest you trip over the smashed guts of a poor road kill raccoon that did not get cleaned up before the race.

5.  If you ask for the free spray on tattoo to be put on your boob they won’t even balk, but you will reconsider and then have them put it just below your clavicle.

6.  In order to entertain yourself while participating, you might judge all the funny/moving statements on people’s shirts.  You will decide that, “Saving Second Base” will be your favorite.

7.  You will find that you can move twice as fast while you are chasing down the guy wearing a headband with boobs on the top of it just so you can get a picture.  It’s amazing what will motivate you to “give it your all”.  Now if only every race had something like that to chase!

 

8.  Pink tutus and feather boas have replaced fun pink socks as the fashion statement items of choice.  You might get secretly jealous that you don't have one either, (but you would NEVER admit that...not even in a blog.)

9.  Many people choose to run with pink signs on their backs with the names of who they are running for.  The ones that moved me most were the ones without names and just simple things like “My Mom”, “My Sister”, “My Grandma” and of course, “My Father” and “My Grandpops”. 

10.  If you have the emotional temperature of frozen yogurt, you will surprise yourself and become a bit overwhelmed by the entire event and the memories of those you have lost to breast cancer.