You may remember my blog entry from last Friday where I was freaking out a little bit about the Mt. Evans Ascent, which was this past Saturday. As it turns out, I survived the race! And so did Lynne and Heidi. Here’s the full story. View from the Ascent. Somewhere around mile 4? The race … Continue reading »
If you’ve never been nervous before a big race I basically think you are not a human. It’s pretty normal to be nervous before races, and in fact I think sometimes nerves can help you dig deeper and find more strength to do your best! To be perfectly honest though I am beyond nervous for … Continue reading »
It’s a good thing that my Pikes Peak Marathon training does not mirror my blog entry writing! Although my blogging has been admittedly infrequent lately I have still been diligently plugging away at training, don’t worry. I must say that I am enjoying training for a trail marathon much more than I enjoyed training for … Continue reading »
It’s hard to believe that I have already been officially training for the Pikes Peak Marathon for three weeks. That means that the marathon is less than 100 days away, which is a truly terrifying thought. That also means that the Mt. Evans Ascent is in three weeks, another terrifying thought. Luckily, I still feel … Continue reading »
It was just another typical week around here – you know I drank a lot of coffee, went on some runs and signed up for another really ambitious mountain race with lots of altitude gain. My summer race schedule might now include the Mt. Evans Ascent, the Wild West Relay and the Pikes Peak Marathon. … Continue reading »
I really think the trick to making yourself train hard for a race is to sign up for something that terrifies you. For example, I signed up for the Pikes Peak Marathon a few months ago, and it’s without a doubt the most technical, challenging race I have ever entered. People tend to be impressed … Continue reading »
I’m about to write a blog entry about a card game. Yes seriously. This either means I have completely lost it or I’m writing about the best card game ever. My vote is the latter, and hopefully you agree too! Lately my life has seriously been benefitting from a lot of cabin time in Grand … Continue reading »
Remember that time when I actually wrote blog entries on a moderately regular basis? Yeah me too. I don’t even want to think about how low my Klout score probably is right now! I guess I’ve just been going through one of those periods where my real life has been trumping my internet life. It … Continue reading »
My mom is not a huge fan of my recent rock climbing addiction, but I always try and assure her that it’s really one of the safest things I do. I swear that sliding down a snow covered mountain on two sticks is ten times more dangerous than climbing and bouldering at a climbing gym. … Continue reading »
If you asked me my opinion on Copper Mountain at this time last week I would have said, “Eh it’s not that great.” If you asked me my opinion on Copper Mountain today I would say, “Holy cow it’s an awesome mountain, and I might switch passes next year!” What changed my mind? Well you … Continue reading »
