Old Man Winter is a running and cycling event held in and around Boulder County in February each year. It hosts a 10k run on the gravel and pavement roads in Lyons, a 50k ride up in Lyons, and a 100k ride that stretches further into Boulder and the nearby mountain trails. I’ve never participated …
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I was talking to my mom on the phone the other night on my way home from work and she asked about my plans this weekend. “There are a couple rides happening, but I’m so out of bike shape right now. I always get dropped. I can only ride once, maybe twice, per week in …
Years ago—at least ten of them—my entire identity was wrapped up in being a collegiate runner. I had never envisioned myself representing my university in cross country and track and field. I figured my high school spikes had had their day. That they would sit in the back of my parents’ closet for the rest …
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A lot’s been happening in the last few months. I started a new job. I flew to Orlando to surprise my family for Thanksgiving. Then flew back a month later for Christmas. I’ve once again transitioned from racing cyclocross every weekend at my peak fitness to running, biking and hiking when I can and when …
Ok, so let me level with you. Are you ready? Grab a coffee. This is a super long and very detailed story about the flu I got last week and which then ruined my entire weekend. When I got to the very anti-climactic end of me getting better and going back to work on Tuesday…I …
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Twenty nineteen was the year of transitions. After a year and a half, I made the very difficult decision to quit my freelance writing job and hourly café barista job at Rapha to jump back into the salaried advertising world full time. I felt the societal pressure to reestablish myself in the professional world, get …
It happened again. When I returned to Colorado after a week in Florida with family for Thanksgiving last month, a thick cloud of loneliness rolled in and stayed for a few days. I’d never felt that before. In the past, after family visits, I was always relieved to return home to an empty apartment; it …
Hello and happy holidays from the Sunshine State! It feels good to say that, even though it’s been raining almost nonstop the past two days. But I’ll take it because I just miss hanging out with my mom; at 30 years old I’m not ashamed to admit that. I landed in Orlando late Friday night …
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This afternoon, I sat at my desk in front of my computer staring at a blinking curser on an empty Word document. It mocked me. I just can’t focus this week. On work. On life. On the mountain of laundry in the corner of my room that I’m supposed to have already washed and packed …
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Well, my last cyclocross race really was my last race of the season. I wasn’t sure because that last race was such a blast, but I had a feeling it might be. There were still a couple races left on the 2019 calendar, but what if a freak wave of inspiration hit? Or what if …
