Capital C COLD weather running + gear sales

5:06 a.m. I can't sleep and the coffee is ready anyway. Here we go. This isn’t the weather channel over here, but I just need everyone to know it’s 2* outside right now in Louisville, Colorado. It is 2* with a Feels Like of -9* and a high for the day of 14*. I might …

Weekend miles in the wind: Walker Ranch + Davidson Mesa

5:58 a.m. My alarm goes off at 5:40 a.m. every morning. Sometimes earlier when I go into the office for the day. But every morning when the alarm goes off, and scares the living daylights out of me, I roll over with one eye cracked open and check the weather so I know how many …

Sunday Run: The Best Run of my life in eight years

On Sunday, January 31, 2021, I ran my best run since my first Dystonia symptoms in 2012 and my subsequent diagnosis in 2014. I went 10 miles on my favorite trails here in Boulder under a perfectly blue and cloudless wearing my cute new lululemon running vest. The whole day felt like a huge gift. …

Trail Running Shoe Review: Salomon Supercross Blast GTX®

Morning! Happy Sunday. I'm sitting at my kitchen island with a cup of coffee in front of me debating whether I should run or ride today. I'm learning towards a run; I've felt so uninspired by cycling lately. I went for a ride yesterday in the most gorgeous sunshine...because I felt like I had to. …

Weekend Hiking: Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO

Garden of the Gods has been on my bucket list since I moved to Colorado, for obvious reasons. An historic landmark! Unbelievably beautiful! Fairly close to home! Totally free! On Saturday evening, I received some pretty devastating news, so after a terrible night of sleep, I needed to get up and out of my place …

Three Easy + Delicious Dishes I’ve Made Recently: a breakfast, lunch + dinner

5:50 a.m. Good morning! How are you? (Aside from the emotions of yesterday, which I’m assuming are excited and hopeful). I've got my coffee and I'm ready for this Thursday! Yesterday's sunrise run. The best. Are you tired but also wired because you stayed up later than normal watching TikToks until you couldn’t keep your …

5 Things and Thoughts for this Wednesday: kids, diets + sticky rice

An RD I follow started turning her blog posts into podcasts. Essentially, she reads the post she wrote, in a conversational way, and expands on things she wrote about. She’s thoughtful, wise for her age, her voice is soothing, and I could listen to her talk about literally anything, even things I can’t relate to …

Life Lately: Moving to Denver?

5:43 a.m. Oh, good morning. Happy Monday. Another Monday… We’re still doing the early morning thing around here, and it is my new favorite routine. I’ve got my giant cup of coffee next to me and my dimmer lights on low. Those are probably the best thing about my place; they glow really softly on …

First Monday of the New Year + a sunrise run

Aaaaand back to work we go! Hello and happy first Monday of the new year from me and my shacket. Shirt + jacket = shacket. From here on out I’m not wearing anything but shackets. They’re so comfy omg. After two generous weeks of holiday vacation, and a whole month in Florida, I was actually …

REVIEW: The Lead Out! Mini Handlebar Bag

Brand new to Colorado and green to riding anything other than a road bike with skinny tires, I had no idea that gravel bikes existed—that they were their very own category in the bike world and that the Ibis Hakka MX would soon dethrone my Trek Émonda as the everyday, do-it-all bike in my quiver. …