Sometimes, you just need a goal. In late May, I got a summer-changing email. It came from the PR team for the Venus de Miles Century in Boulder County, Colorado. The email asked me if I would be a “connector” for Colorado’s only all-women century. It took me about half a second to reply, “I’m […]
Road Biking
The Axel Project: Getting Kids On Bikes
A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn. ~Author Unknown It takes a special kind of strength to keep going when the road you’re on bends unendurably. By any measure, the Charrette family is special. As a mom, dad and two adorable sons, they […]
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A Fast Life Is A Good Life
The first thing you notice about Marge Gunderson is her smile. It’s radiant and infectious. But if you focus on that smile, and she happens to be on a mountain bike, the next thing you’ll notice is that your reciprocating smile is full of dust and you’re working double-time to catch up. Spend any time […]
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The 2012 Colorado MS 150 (Big Thanks to Mountain Khakis)
Last Friday, I sent my family off without me. As they left, I charged them with three tasks. Number One: Enjoy the Ride Since they were on their way to this year’s Colorado MS 150 (a two-day fundraiser for the Multiple Sclerosis Society), I instructed them to have fun and enjoy the ride. This instruction, […]
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Six Spectacular Ways to Get Outdoors in Mesa County, Colorado
Grand Junction, Colorado is one of those places that many people have heard of, thousands have passed by on I-70 and few have ever visited. I am a ski writer and recently I met one of my peers: a talented, very funny man from San Francisco. When he asked me where I live, I proudly […]
