Wk 19 – Sun – AM – 1hr 40 min rollerski (19 miles) PM = trail run 60 minutes M – AM – 90 min rollerski PM – 60 min run with 12x1H/1E T – AM – 9 miles easy PM – concert/off W – 65 min rollerski 11 AM – 60 min run PM […]

Read More May – start of summer base training/end of school year

Shortly after the Leadville Loppet, I decided that since I was having so much fun in my new sport and desired to visit as many of the nordic centers in my area as possible, to sign up for the Snow Mountain Stampede at YMCA of the Rockies in Granby. I kept my training volume high […]

Read More Keep the Dream Alive: March and the Death March

The month of January ended at the Colorado Elementary All State Honor Choir, an event that started with a mini bus full of 6 students, my wife, and the bus driver’s wife, pulling out of the school parking lot at 5:00 AM. Even at that hour, all six kids were singing on the way out […]

Read More Keep the Dream Alive: February Part 1 – Crested Butte Alley Loop 42k

2018 is upon us and my goals for athletics are high. I’ve always enjoyed the beginning of the year – a time to reflect on what was accomplished in the past year and set new bars for the coming. It’s a clean slate. Every year, Christie and I write out massive lists of goals for […]

Read More Keep the Dream Alive: January

My first marathon was the Colorado Springs Marathon, which took place at the end of September. My logic going in was that, even though I didn’t have a very long build-up (only about 6-8 weeks of focused training), I would race it in trainers at more of my long-run pace anyway and use it as […]

Read More Colorado Springs Marathon (August-Sept)

This is the excerpt for your very first post.

Read More 2017 Jan-August