A long mountain trail race is an invitation to make mistakes. The longer the race, the more persuasive the invitation. There are all kinds of mistakes you can make. Separate them into two categories: mistakes you make during the race, and mistakes you’ve probably already made before the race even starts. I am proud of […]
Hell Week is an entirely arbitrary and pointless quest held annually in the Boulder foothills to test ones grit against the 5 classic mountain climbs around the city. This being the second edition of the challenge, there was, as expected, a certain escalation to the antics. By the numbers, there appeared to be a good amount […]
Two years ago, just before I moved from Michigan to Colorado, I was searching online for Boulder-based running groups, in the thought that I might find a new friend or two with a passion for slow saunters in the mountains. I stumbled across a blog (this one, in fact) joyously recounting – in rather sadomasochistic […]
Do you ever go to those outdoor enthusiast movies? You know the ones where everyone is in flannel and Patagonia gear? The lights dim and some sick electronic song plays while a person either jumps out of a plane, kayaks a crazy river, skis down a steep uncharted slope, or runs a rocky ridge high […]
