In a few weeks, I’ll be running up Mt. Evans (a mountain that stands 14,264 feet tall) in the Mt. Evans Ascent race. This race is *really intimidating* to me but as the race (run? I’m definitely not racing anyone!) … Continue reading
It was a quiet night – almost eerily quiet – at the park. I passed a handful of runner on my first trip around Wash Park and only 1 on my last. Such a stark contrast to Sunday evening when … Continue reading
File this one under: Incredibly glad I learned it but hope I never have to use it. This week in Wilderness Trekking School (Dry Land Travel & Navigation weeks here), we learned about traveling in snow. Less winter camping and … Continue reading
This week’s lesson in Wilderness Trekking School was navigation – learning how to use a map and compass to navigate our way around and off trails. Until last week, I hadn’t used a map and compass together since 5th grade … Continue reading
Hiking and backpacking in the spring, summer, fall (and now winter!) is one of my favorite ways to spend my weekends. When Alex signed us up as members of the Colorado Mountain Club, we knew we wanted to take Wilderness … Continue reading
I have a question for my friends in the blogosphere who compete in individual events/races, like swimming, biking or running race. Since I don’t swim or bike, I’m talking specifically about running but this question applies to any event/race in … Continue reading
A while back, I asked y’all what you typically ate before working out in the mornings. I was trying to eat gluten free and was struggling to find a non-gluten alternative that would work for me. I was blown away … Continue reading
One great thing about Colorado is that there is never a shortage of new, fun races to try. Whatever your running flavor, Colorado has it – road races, mud runs, obstacle runs, overnight relays, ultra marathons & 100 mile ultra … Continue reading
Man! Have I missed the boat with trail running or WHAT?! This weekend I went trail running for the first time ever. I’ve hiked, snowshoed and skied trails but never run ‘em. But now I’m jumping squarely on the Trail … Continue reading
This weekend was our final winter camping class/overnight with our Winter Camping School through the Colorado Mountain Club. You may recall that our first overnight trip ended in a trip to the ER instead of camping so Alex and I … Continue reading