Many weekends as of late have been dedicated to some pretty serious Inclinathon training. But last weekend, despite having less than 2 weeks to go before the big day, I had a hard time stomaching more 30+ minute/mile repeats. So while I probably should have pushed beyond the 1/2 Inclinathon distance, I convinced myself that some actual running was much needed.

     A bout of allergy/upper respiratory gunk had me feeling puny all week so I decided to take Charlie Brown…

March Madness: Merrell Road Glove vs. Trail Glove Review…

Sea level is for sissies...

Ok... for those of you that have run or walked the…

Coach Nicole Drummer of NEO Endurance Sports & Fitness will be leading a Triathlon Training Group specifically for the HITS Triathlon Series races in Fort Collins, CO, July 28-29, 2012.

     My Monday through Friday gig is incredibly rewarding.  In fact, I still have a hard time believing I get paid to laugh and play with kids while helping them function more independently. Nevertheless, job related stress or perhaps the unwelcoming darkness and cold of the season has contributed to some pretty inconsistent weekday training sessions as of late. But, as one of my professors advised, "you are not your job." So no matter how many pre-work runs I miss, the desire to fill…

ROLL 2012 backs Boulder's bid for Bike Art



  Ain't it a beautiful thing when twin tire tubes,

a touch of creativity, and a lot of love erases the

distance between BDUs and trust fund hippies? 

Savvy cyclists will follow ROLL from Colorado…

Hey Everyone!

Check out Living Social today for the MotionX offer.  For only $35 you can choose either a month of unlimited of studio classes (Yoga for Athletes, Hot Yoga, Vinyasa, Tai Chi) or a month of Combine 360 group sport performance classes.

You have to purchase the offer by Saturday.  Call the studio if you need any more information 719.633.8380.…

Yves D. emailed me recently: " Hi. I'm a recent cyclist - started it to lose weight. Lost 30 pounds, but still have a long way to go. 290, 6'3". I can ride pretty quickly on flats. I train outdoors and indoors and have made good progress in becoming a stronger rider. But HILLS!! At my weight, will I ever get faster on hills or is the physics just unassailable? I can get 16 - 18 mph flat. But a good hill will slam me back to 7 - 9 mph or worse. 

Any…

Not being a runner, I get pretty sick of so much running coverage in this area... check this out and cheer on another kind of Colorado athlete... 17 of them! Musher Lachlan Clarke of Buena Vista is running the Iditarod again with his team of 16 amazing dogs: http://iditarod.com/race/musher/?id=883

He's got a website too: http://teamclarkeusa.com/

Long distance dog mushing puts all this…

     Thankfully last week's snow and wind gave way to forecasted city temperatures in the upper 50's and copious amounts of sunshine. So, as I looked out the window Sunday morning, there was very little doubt in my mind that it was going to be a great day to get the monthly Pikes run in. But while I'd convinced myself of summiting, selection of attire loomed as the big question of the day. How does one embark on a 6-7 hour run with fickle winds and temperatures ranging from 50 to -5…

From Change.org

Places like Browns Canyon are an important part of many Coloradoans’ personal identity, and

attract and retain talented individuals to the region to enjoy a high quality of life. By preserving

this incredible…

Colorado Springs City Councilman Tim Leigh has thrown his support behind the proposed Tour of Colorado Springs. Event organizer David Whitaker asked the city of Colorado Springs for $68,000 in in-kind support last week. Leigh is determined to raise private funds to make the event happen.

Here is an e-mail Leigh sent today

"I’m willing to put my money where my…

Ok.. I think I've logged enough miles in different environments to be able to provide my initial impressions of the Merrell Barefoot Trail Glove.…

           We all have our own share of demons and closet skeletons. My demons live in my digestive tract, my skeletons reside in my colon. So around this time last year I began…

A Winter run for Sherry...

Today was the third race in the 4 race Pikes Peak Road Runners Winter Series.  As you may know,…

We interrupt your regularly schedule programming with a guest blog!



A good friend of mine from high school shared this story with me, and I immediately knew it was blog worthy, just based how much I was laughing.  So, I had to share her story with you.. enjoy!…