Non-Election Content: Fresh bread, New books + A sunset ride

Last week, leading up to the election, I got completely fed up with social media. I got fed up with people screaming at each other between their screens. I got tired of reading hateful tweets about both candidates. I couldn’t listen to one more person shout something negative from their Twitter handle. It’s exhausting. Maybe …

Lately: Riding Before the snow, A COLD run + My First PT appointment

First of all… YOU’RE LOOKING AT A VOTER. Beanie season! On Thursday evening last week, I walked (in freezing rain that wasn’t in the forecast, might I add) three miles to and from the ballot drop box at The Louisville Police Department. I did my research on all the candidates before filling in those little …

Weekend Riding + Running: Rowena, Rain, Two New Fires

This weekend was full of surprises. Some good, like this bright yellow rain jacket I got on Sunday because I still haven’t figured out my personal style and I just couldn’t stop looking at it. But also some bad, like the fires that are raging in the mountains near Boulder. There are several that are …

Scenes and Seasons of life lately

I do a lot of my best and deepest thinking while I’m riding or running. Even if I’m listening to music or a podcast, my brain can somehow tune out the voices and let me explore my thoughts, feelings, fears, dreams. Sunrise runs. What's better? Sometimes, in between a thought, a feeling, a fear, a …

A Very Fall Saturday Ride: Boulder, Nederland + beyond

I was supposed to race on Saturday. Last week I sort of panicked and registered for a cyclocross race in Broomfield after seeing some photos from last year’s race at Valmont; that day was so fun, the weather was perfect, my parents were there cheering, and I was really missing the feeling of killing myself …

A Birthday Ride: Nederland, CO + Fall leaves

Saturday, October 3rd was my birthday! I’m not huge on celebrating my birthday because I’m single, over 30, and every day just feels like another day to dread getting older (lol), but this year I really had an amazing day and I’m feeling very grateful for all the love I received all weekend. Bright and …

Friday Morning Sunrise Ride: Flagstaff Mountain

I was pretty sure my eyes were still closed as I swung my leg over the top tube of my bike and rolled out of the driveway following a beam of light attached to my handlebars. 5:33 a.m. When I meet friends in Boulder for bike rides, I have to leave my house at least …

Weekend Trail Running: Goshawk to Doudy Draw Trail

When my mom called me on Sunday night to catch up, I didn’t tell her I spent the better part of the weekend alone, overcome with loneliness, self-doubt, insecurity—you name it, I felt it. I didn’t tell her that I stood at my counter chopping vegetables for dinner, periodically sobbing into a dish towel. I …

A Totally Cloudless Weekend in Boulder: Saturday running and Sunday riding

Man, I really can’t believe what’s happening with all the fires on the west coast. All the people who have been affected, displaced, injured, etc. I think I’m even more sensitive and aware of the situation because we got a tiny taste of it this summer when smoke descended on our town due to the …

Colorado’s first snowfall of the season: September 7, 2020

Earlier this week Colorado got its first snowfall of the season. But the season is still summer, so that’s kinda crazy. I shouldn’t be surprised after living here for three years because by now I’m very familiar with freak snowstorms that come of nowhere, blow through town in a couple days, and leave beautiful warm …