Just like the last couple weeks (aside from when my friends were in town) I really had no interest in getting on the bike this past weekend. The downside of that is I’m probably, definitely losing cycling fitness. But one of the upsides of trail running instead of riding is that I’m done fitness-ing for …
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PART ONE HERE Picking up On Sunday… With a deep ache in my quads (and calves and back and butt) and terror in my heart, I met up with my friends again to head into Boulder and pick up one my friends for another big ride, which I wasn’t sure I’d even be able to …
Last Friday two of my friends, Carly and her boyfriend, Andres, flew to Colorado from Tampa, FL where I used to live what feels like…ten years ago. They came into town for some riding, exploring, and catching up and I could not have been more excited to see them. I originally created one long post …
We are on a roll over here exploring new trails in and around Boulder, and I feel like I’m truly living my best summer life over here. Since I knew I was going to have a big bike ride on Sunday, I decided to keep things relatively tame on Saturday and save my legs for …
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Another Friday afternoon trail run! I’m going to miss these when Labor Day rolls around because that means summer Fridays are over and I’ll have to explore the trails and ride my bike on the weekend like the rest of the American workforce. Sigh. I shut my laptop a little after 1 p.m. and got …
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Good morning and happy (summer) Friday! I get to close my laptop and start my weekend at 1 p.m. today and I couldn’t be happier about it. Like last week, I might check out a new trail this afternoon, but it all depends on what the weather does; I’m looking out my window at gray …
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Summer Fridays at work are my favorite day of the week because it’s a half day! It’s such a treat; there are so many fun things to do in Colorado during the summertime and it’s great to get a head start on weekend plans. After I shut my computer for the day on Friday afternoon, …
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This run was sort of my return to weekend long runs after doing big rides every Saturday and Sunday and putzing around on the trails in between. But since taking a couple weeks off the bike for a mental refresh, and to give my legs a break, I decided to run some more trails I …
I've found them! The most comfortable trail shoes I've ever worn...so far. I know I haven't even scratched the surface of testing trail shoes on the market yet but that's because they're expensive! But, I need to talk about the Hoka One One Speedgoat because they have exceeded my expectations. I'd been looking for new …
Another new trail! I've said it before and I will say it again: I could live in Boulder for the rest of my life and never ever run out of new trails to run or hike. Since I've been less inspired to ride my bike lately (not sure what's going on there, but I'm working through …
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