I haven’t raced an Olympic Distance triathlon since about 2005, and I was looking forward to this one but was honestly a bit nervous I wouldn’t have the top-end speed it takes to really compete well at this distance. My coach Curt Chesney (Boulder, CO) has done a really great job training me; he has a lot of wisdom about …
Monthly Archives: July 2011
July 8-10, 2011 Lucas and I have dubbed each other adventure and training partners, unspoken, and we headed up to the “highest incorporated city with an airport” (Leadville, CO 10,152′) in the nation this weekend. (Apparently there is one city just a bit higher called Almas, CO at 10,578′, but it doesn’t have an airport to brag about. Lame-o.) …
One weekend, Two cool people, Three Bikes, Fourth of July! Fourth of July Weekend – no big plans to travel; instead stuck around Boulder and the surrounding area and played like we were on vacation right here at home. Friday evening after work, Lucas and I hopped on our mountain bikes and rode the bike paths to a fairly new …
My brother Jeff came to Boulder to visit me last week. I have two brothers, Jeff and Jay, and Jeff is the older of the two, though they are both younger than I. Jeff is currently in his dental school at UCLA. He’s visited many times and even lived here in Boulder/Denver for almost a year between undergrad and UCLA. …