One of best part of these championship races is making friends with runners from our rival teams. We’ll have fierce competitive efforts on race day, but afterwards, we’re all friends who get together a few times a year, or maybe once every few years. We follow each other online and encourage those who might be going through a rough patch with health or injuries, and celebrate their triumphs from afar. We know Colorado has a lot of fast runners, master and otherwise. While it’s fun to compete locally, it’s another thing to race against runners from around the country. Seeing what other people are doing motivates us to stay fit for the competition.