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 »
Category Archives: climbing
Remembering to have fun
It’s just not a holiday if I don’t spend three or more hours at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport. Over Thanksgiving, I got stuck at good old DFW for five hours when my flight from New Orleans back to Denver got delayed. This past Christmas, I spent a solid three hours at DFW on my way … Continue reading »
Earning my title
After a bouldering session at my climbing gym last week, I glanced down at my climbing shoes and noticed that they seemed to be getting a little worn, which seemed strange to me. I made a mental note, and the next night when I was bouldering I asked Jay, one of the employees at the … Continue reading »
How to climb a 5.10c
I recently discovered that the trick to breakthrough rock climbing is being really hungover. I kind of learned this by accident. Oops. Anyway, this past Saturday was the Santa Claus Pub Crawl in Denver and of course I went all out and dressed up as a Christmas tree. There were functioning lights. Oh yes. The pub … Continue reading »
Life without running
I haven’t gone on a run since September 22, the day of the Golden Leaf Half-Marathon in Aspen. My lack of running really has nothing to do with this particular race either. I didn’t get hurt and it was a fun race. Nothing crazy or monumental happened on this run. Do you want to know why … Continue reading »
Way down South
Apparently I now spend all my free time in Colorado Springs. Okay, I’m being a little dramatic, but I stayed in Colorado Springs last weekend for the Garden of the Gods 10 Miler and I was in Colorado Springs again this past Friday. The scary thing is that I don’t hate Colorado Springs at all. In … Continue reading »
Virginia rocks
Living in Colorado I am pretty spoiled with stunning natural beauty on a regular basis. It’s a hard state to beat. I mean my casual after work runs involve this view: Mount Falcon sunset trail run. Or what I like to call Thursday night. However, I am happy to report that Virginia now ranks highly … Continue reading »
Climb on
I don’t believe in timing. I think there’s no such thing as timing. I think there is your life in the here and now and you determine what is going to be part of it. There is never a convenient time to sign up for a marathon or move to a new city or start … Continue reading »
