Race for Research 5K

Another 5K closer to the Colorado Outbound Relay in September. The Race for Research was held in Washington Park. My time got a little faster, 30:40, averaging a 9:54 mile.

Chatfield Park - Kayaking

Raj and I went kayaking at Chatfield State Park.

The Rocky Mountain Balloon Festival was this weekend also, but we got there after the balloon launch in the morning. I had never been kayaking before. It was definitely a good arms workout. Also, notice how safe we were - wearing life vests! I just think it's cool that you can strap these things to your roof, drive 20 minuts and kayak.

Red Square Euro Bistro

Megan and I met for dinner at the Red Square Euro Bistro in downtown Denver in Writer's Square. It definitely has a few things on the menu that sound Russian or at least Eastern European. They also have an entire menu just for Vodka. Megan and I tried one of their Red Square Infusions - basically, it's flavored vodka. We had the strawberry. It sort of tasted a little like cough syrup. I've never had lamb before, so I tried it for my entree. It was good but not my favorite. If I had a choice between lamb and steak; I'd choose the steak.

Rockies Game

Megan invited me to a Rockies Game with her husband and brother-in-law. The Rockies played the Cubs. It's the most full we've ever seen the stadium. Because Stephen works for Anheuser, I found out where the only stand that sells Budweiser in the stadium was (afterall, it is Coors Field). The Rockies won 4-2; they even had a home run! Click on the picture for a larger version.

Jeff's Wedding

Here's a pic of the family at my cousin Jeff's Wedding in Albany, NY.

After the wedding I drove back to NYC with Suzanne. We went to dinner with Jennifer and Tamara who happened to be in town. Ryan joined us later. Sunil and Mario happened to be in town that weekend and their flight out of LGA was
cancelled due to weather so we all met up at a local bar.

Evergreen Town Race 5K

I ran the Evergreen Town Race with some co-workers (l-r: Kassie, Leigh, me). It was an easy course, downhill most of the way. It was Leigh's first 5k and she did awesome. I was hoping to get under 30 min; I was close with a time of 31:16 (10:05 average mi).

Leigh's Birthday

My co-worker Leigh celebrated her 29th birthday with dinner at the Bull & Bush Pub and Brewery near Cherry Creek mall. I tried their Hail Brau Hefeweizen; the menu said it had won at the state fair. I didn't know they still had state fairs...
Bull & Bush is modeled after the London original dating back to 1645. The Denver pub was opened in 1971. I think their logo is pretty funny.

The Wedding Crashers

I went to see the movie "The Wedding Crashers" starring Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken and Rachel McAdams. The previews give you a good idea of the type of humor to expect. I thought it was very funny. Vince Vaughn's character reminded me a little of his role in Swingers.

Jeremy (Vince Vaughn): Okay, what's our back story?
John (Owen Wilson): We're brothers from New Hampshire. We're venture capitalists.
Jeremy: I'm sick of that. Let's be from Vermont. And let's have an emerging maple syrup conglomerate.
John: Wait, that's stupid. We don't know anything about maple syrup.
Jeremy: I happen to know everything there is to know about maple syrup! I love maple syrup. I love maple syrup on pancakes. I love it on pizza. And I take maple syrup and put a little bit in my hair when I've had a rough week. What do you think holds it up, slick?