Runnin' of the Green

Sometimes there's a sentiment that snow's a pain in the city. Traffic, commuting, dirty slush on your Dockers, and large patches of yellow snow makes urban snow showers less than friendly.

Yesterday morning, however, 2500 runners made it in perfect time to an early morning run before Sunday's snow showers. To me, a great run before the snow comes is as satisfying as hitting all green lights on the way down Broadway. The LoDo Runnin' of the Green 7K set off this season's races (for me anyhow) - packed with green-wigged runners, Irish music and free beer at 10:30 am.

The race started at 17th and Wazee at McCormick's. The 7K (about 4.3 miles) led us down Wazee and Blake to 20th, up past Forest Room 5 (a great wine bar) and around some Art Deco buildings before doubling back. It was cold, for sure, but only until the race energy heats those streets and speeds up your step.

What was an even better surprise was that after a long Sunday brunch, I came home, checked the results of the race and boom: they're posted! Let me tell you, for someone obsessed with times, you can see your results while the race endorphins are still fresh.