Twelve hours before I was riding bikes up a mountain in Denver with 50 new friends, I was laying in bed texting a friend about whether or not he thought I could actually do it. Sometimes I need someone who knows me on a bike to laugh in my face and text me back with …
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Twice in the past week a friend has told me, “You inspired me to do XYZ…” Before I moved to Colorado, I don’t think someone told me that twice in three years. Co-workers might’ve said it in passing after I’d had an especially long training run or ride, but it wasn’t as special because these …
I had to Google my own blog to find out where I left off. August 6, 2018. It's been awhile. So here we are with a biking and living update slash story for the three people that read this thing. Big shouts to you, three people. You’re some of my favorite three people. Those updates …
I came to Colorado a road rider. A pavement junkie. Rim brakes and all carbon everything. Florida isn't exactly a mountain biking or off-road riding mecca. The few trails I explored were by foot and mostly in my D2 collegiate running days. They were fairly short, very sandy, completely flat, and crowded with runners. Mountain bikers …
Speaking of all the things I didn’t write about but meant to day after day and week after week. July 4th. On July 3rd I flew to my family’s lake house in New Jersey, but the trip wasn’t without delays and frustrations—a good thing gone bad before the thing even got started. As per usual …
This lately is really just a catch-all; words and pictures from the past couple weeks sewn together like Frankenstein. I've wanted to post about so many things but haven't made the time for them. So they get thrown under the "lately" category—the only umbrella that somewhat connects them all—and suddenly we've created a monster. Shall …
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Have I mentioned how much I love my job at Rapha Boulder? Have I maybe mentioned how happy it makes me to have a clubhouse full of suits and sweaty cyclists and college students stoked on biking? Have I? Rapha Boulder is a really special place, and yesterday morning's events hit it home for me …
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I AM SO SUMMER. ^^^T-shirt: sale on sale at J. Crew. Shorts: Marshall's. But only as of the past couple days because I just bought these fun clothes this weekend. And only because nothing else in my closet fits. Insert Mean Girls <<Sweat pants are the only thing that fits me right now. >> reference …
Now, I don’t believe in manifestation, but I sent a question out to the universe at the end of my last post: ‘How do I get paid to ride a bike in the mountains all day?’ It was one part wish, two parts serious. So last week, when I got paid to ride a bike …
My mom called me from the car one afternoon. She does that when she has a long drive ahead, going or coming from a work trip. It’s always a good time for us to catch up because we have each other’s full attention. I do it, too. Like mother like daughter. “I’m focusing on happiness …
