Honestly, it was probably only a day in hell for my friend, Zeb, who pulled me the last 30 miles of our 80-mile ride on the gravel roads in and around Boulder. I cracked hard halfway through and he stuck with me as I fought each pedal stroke. But we’ll get to that in a …
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I'm just sitting here drinking coffee on a sunshiney Sunday morning thinking about my first month at my new job. I'm fueling up before Rapha's 80-mile Day In Hell Ride following Paris-Roubaix. I'm nervous and excited! Grab a cup and read up if you'd like. So, Friday, April 12, 2019 marked one month at my new job …
I never thought I’d say this, but I’m a weekend warrior now. I never thought I would say that because I never wanted to be one. A weekend warrior—in relation to cycling or running or any sport, I suppose—refers to someone who only does that sport on the weekend, not during the week. Obviously? I …
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I probably pass five or six trailheads on my commute home from Denver to Boulder—visible ones from the road with parking lots and pay stations and everything. If we’re including trailheads I can’t see or have to drive a few miles out of the way for, there have to be hundreds. And I think one …
For the past two weeks, my early morning runs began the same way: At 5:21 a.m. my blaring alarm knocks me out of a glorious sleep coma. I hit SNOOZE 2x but don’t actually fall back asleep. At 5:44 a.m. I swing my tired legs out from under three warm blanket layers and over the side …
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Maybe someone somewhere up there knew my friend needed a friend this weekend and that I was the friend he needed. I don’t necessarily subscribe to those kinds of beliefs, but I felt something. On Friday evening a friend I hadn’t seen in awhile messaged me on Instagram. His message wasn’t related to biking, but …
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This past week was a big one for me. I started my new job and re-joined the advertising world full-time as a copywriter. It's been a huge life change for me, and this about sums up week one... To give you an idea, and help me remember, I decided to document my first five days. It's …
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Spring! It's here! I'm giddy for it. In celebration, I took myself out for a gravel ride in the beautiful Colorado sunshine at 10:30 a.m. on a Friday morning. I enjoyed some coffee and waited for the world to warm a little first. Since I start my new job on Monday morning at 8:30 a.m., …
Today’s the day! And on my last day at the agency, the owner brought his 6-month old puppy dog, Lenny. What a perfect—yet unintentional—gift. I considered stealing her. Honestly, I didn’t know what I was doing when I signed on as a freelance copywriter in February 2018 (on top of working a full time job …
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Well, we woke up to more snow this morning. I watch the weather. I knew it was coming. But, honestly, I’m sick for those sunshiney mid-60s days where the sun dances into the sky at 6 a.m. and doesn’t set for the night until after 7 p.m. My legs are antsy. My skin is a …
