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 …
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 …
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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December 1st! Wow, that’s wild, isn’t it? It sure feels like it here, though. Colorado is covered in a fluffy blanket of snow and, while it’s absolutely beautiful, it’s also absolutely freezing. I woke up to temps in the teens. My little space heater is working overtime over here. I’m trying my best to get …
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Two months ago, my 50-minute commute to work (each way) really started wearing on me. It was about the time I moved from Boulder to Louisville, which added time to my drive. It was also when I really started to notice how early the sun was setting each evening. I was very happy at my …
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Saturday was my last race of the season. (Well, maybe.) Before Saturday’s race, I had no plans to do another this year. Over the last month I knew I’d lost some cycling fitness. After Tabletop Tuesday rides ended, I didn’t get out on the bike as much during the week due to some later nights …
This one time, while working at Rapha, my co-worker and I got talking about haircuts. She rarely gets them and told me that when her hair starts to get a little too long she just flips her head over in the bathroom and starts blindly cutting. I couldn’t believe it. I mean, if I did …
Monday! How’s everyone feeling with that extra hour of sleep? ^^^ Saturday night's sunset was pretty fantastic. I am actually feeling pretty fantastic today, but then again, Mondays are typically my most refreshed day of the week thanks to a no-alarms weekend. If I’m not racing on Saturday or Sunday and didn’t make early plans …
Ah…thank goodness, I thought as I rubbed one tired eye and peered out my frosty-rimmed kitchen window with the other. Piles of fluffy snow blanketed our bushes, and covered my car and the top of our city-issued recycle bin with fresh flakes. After a glorious 9-hour sleep on Saturday night, I woke up a little …
