My last quarantine update for the week, I promise. When I went to bed last night, there were over 244,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide. When I logged in to work this morning I checked again: 246,444. (I’m using this interactive map here.) In under twelve hours, the world added over 2,000 cases, and that …
Quarantine Day 4: Groundhog Day
Have you seen that movie? The Bill Murray masterpiece where weatherman, Phil Connors, relives the same day over and over until he finds true love with Rita (AKA Andie MacDowell)? I am Bill Murray. My lonely apartment is Pennsylvania. The groundhog is mocking us all. The only thing that felt remotely different about today was …
Quarantine Day 3: Working Alone + Sticking to a Routine
By the end of the second day, I started feeling lonely. The first time I talked to a human being was at 4:30 p.m. when I went out for fresh air. My neighbor was sitting on her back porch doing the same after working inside all day. Normally, in a past life, I would’ve loved …
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Quarantine Day 2: Trying to Get Better at This WFH Thing
Once I made it through the first day of figuring out what style of working works for me, I felt like it was easier to make a plan and get myself and my space organized. On Monday, day one of this thing, I started with a morning run, which set my day off on the …
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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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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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My Favorite Things About Getting Back In Shape
No matter who you are or what you are working toward, getting back in shape is a journey. Which is kind of unfair because getting out of shape is so stinking easy. Building back fitness is really tough and completely exhausting. It’s painful. It can be time-consuming. And it’s one of my favorite things in …
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Old Man Winter Training Ride: Hills + Ice
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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What My Workouts Look Like Lately
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 …
