Some bad ass woman. Wish I had a camera

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Over the last few weeks I’ve had quite a few occasions to video something that would make great youtube fodder. Two days ago, i pulled up next to a very nice Mercedes to see a woman diggin with great zeal in her nose. She was using both hands and making all kinds of faces. Then, as if to taunt those of us without cameras… she ate it. Note that she is not the bad ass in the title.

Last week, while suffering through my Denver-Boulder commute, there was a woamn wearing suit pants and a nice top just ROCKIN OUT to her ipod at the bus stop. Air guitar and all… She’s not bad ass, but not far off.

Then today, right now in fact, there is a group of female Korean runners doing laps around where I work. The loop is 5 miles of rolling trails and not easy. There are 4 of them and they start out with some VERY easy running, 9-10min pace, and do some small efforts. There was a lot of going into the portalet’s too, more than one trip per runner… kinda strange.

First Lap: looks like they have spaced out the start times so they’re not running together. Pace looks strong, but not crazy. Bad Ass point #1. Making the choice to not run with the others and do the effort on their own is wicked tough.

Second Lap: Now they’re moving. Leader is looking comfortable but running very fast. the rest are starting to make some noises. Bad ass point #2. Going hard enough to make yoursefl squeek is wicked sweet.

Half way through this Chrissie runs by, and as always, she gives a great smile and a wave. Classy lady that chrissie. Bad ass point #3 Undefeated IM champin being sweet as can be is wicked cool.

Third lap: Now they’re flying. From where I sit, I can see the coaches so when they start to pay attenton, I start looking back for the runners. I can see them a good half mile off and they’re charging. I step out from my shed and can HEAR the first girl. She’s a ways off and looking to be in a LOT of pain. Her pace as she goes by is VERY fast. The second and third run by and it soulds like a porn film. the fourth is even louder and it’s almost funny how much shes grunting away, but she’s is hauling ass. I admit out loud to myself that I’m a bit turned on by this. In a few moments, two of them are 15 feet from my door yacking in the bushes… not so turned on any more.

So that puts them at about 3 miles warm up, 5 miles hard, and 10 miles hauling ass to the point of puking. Bad Ass point #4. Doing a 15 mile effort to the point of puking in the bushes is wicked bad ass. period.

After the pukeing and stretching they are now warming down and packing up the truck. BAD ASS WOMAN. Wish I had a camera.

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Pics or it…

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Crissy is just one of the nicest people i hae ever met; in fact, MOST of the professionals i have met are just happy as hell to be doing what they are doing and pay it forward to MOPers like me…

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Do you work up at NOAA or something?

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Helping out at the Rez today. I know, my job sucks.

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I worked out at the Rez for three years coaching rowing. I have spent a
lot of time running those trails out around there (well, not a lot of running by Boulder standards)

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Nice… I wonder if these are the same Korean wommens who run near my house (South Boulder - broadway and table mesa). Every day for the past week, I’ve seen at least four women in matching unis running… Mornings, it’s balls-to-the-wall (moving the same speed as many of the bikes on the path), and afternoons it’s 9:30 min/mile pace.

Two summers ago, getting ready for my senior year of cross, I decided to whip out a 10-mile tempo at the res. I maintained 6:30 pace. At the entrance, I ran into two gentleman COOKING in the opposite direction. Waved, kept going. Then, just over two miles later, ran into them again, same direction! Wait a second, the shortest route is a 5 mile loop! Again, a spot over two miles. I saw them again. This happened to me four times, and I saw them as they were finishing. I talked to them, and they said they had just done 30K getting ready for their marathon coming up. They said they’d averaged 4:40 pace. I never got their names.

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Don’t you just love Boulder!

The woman you see are most likely the Japanese woman that are staying up in Table Mesa. They’re very nice and do speak a little english so I’ve been able to talk to them a bit.

I do admit that the only reason I think the woman at the rez are Korean is because one of the boat inspectors told me so. Not sure if he’s right, but they’re not the same woman.