Gotta say, jumping back into work after a four-day weekend is a little rough. Last week, our company gave us Friday off so we could have an extra long Memorial Day weekend, and I tried my best to enjoy every freaking second of it. One of my favorite activities was a big gravel ride on …
My first ride with a friend in TWO MONTHS
It feels like there’s no *right* time to start hanging out with people again because it’s become so routine to not…but after two months of pedaling alone, I was starting to go completely nuts without company. Part of the reason I ride is to be social! To catch up with friends, meet new people, see …
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Weekend Riding: Jamestown, Peak to Peak, Frozen fingers in May
On my way home from a beautiful trail run yesterday morning, I received some very sad news: Steamboat Gravel is cancelled for 2020. After a quick cool down, I climbed into my car and checked my texts and emails before heading home from the trailhead. My heart sank a little when I opened up a …
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A Misty Morning in the Mountains: Logan Mill + Chapman
Since Dirty Kanza was postponed to September, I've been feeling much less pressure to go on big, stupid rides every weekend until race day. In the next couple months I'll really have to dial things up, but right now we are still relatively far out, so I have been enjoying less structure and more go-by-feel …
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Quarantine Week 5: Weekend Riding, Friend Flybys, and my real fears
On my way out of town for a sunny Sunday ride this past weekend, a woman on a bike approaching me quickly pulled her buff up over her face, swerved toward me on the two-way bike path and yelled, “PUT ON A MASK!” Then she kept on riding down the hill toward other cyclists and …
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Quarantine Week 4: High highs and Low lows
Monday, March 16th was our first day of working from home. During a company-wide virtual call hosted by our company's CEO, we were told we'd be remote for two weeks and then assess the situation. ^^^ Hanging on by a thread, honestly. Well, the situation was assessed and after the first week, as things escalated, …
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Quarantine Day 1: Weekend Riding, Working From Home + Great Podcasts
Today is day one of working from home due to COVID-19. My mom works from home every day. A lot of my friends here in Colorado have remote jobs and work from home every day. But a two-week WFH policy sounds like both a blessing and a curse to me. I love the comfort of …
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JBL Endurance RUNBT Review: Super Affordable Bluetooth Headphones for working, working out, and running
I used to love my Apple AirPods. I used to recommend the Apple AirPods to everyone I met. I thought they were convenient, compact, and intuitive. I loved how quickly they charged, how they fit in every bag and pocket, how they stayed in my ears during bouncy trail runs and even HIIT workouts, and …
Weekend Riding: DK200 Training + Doubting my Fitness + A Visit With Mom!
Monday already. I wish I had a second Sunday to sleep in and recover because this weekend felt jam packed from Friday straight through Sunday evening—in the best way. I had two great training rides, some very necessary quality time with my mom, and real good food (that I managed not to take photos of; …
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Good Kanza Training + A Weekend In the 70s
Well well well. Speaking of getting back into shape… Last weekend I kicked off my non-training training plan with two bigger rides with some good climbing. One of my friends so rudely reminded me that we’re less than four months away from race day in Dirty Kanza and I swear to God my heart …
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