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 […]
“Hell no, I would never do that…those people are crazy”. I think that sums up my feelings after pacing Emily at last year’s Big Horn. I had somehow hallucinated more than Emily, and thinking back on it…I have no memories of the day after the race. The whole point of that outing for […]
