Lucy just isn't one of those super snuggly dogs. She loves her belly rubs and being scratched but just doesn't voluntarily snuggle often. Today I forced her to snuggle with me while we napped. I didn't feel bad about it and secretly she liked it!
6.06.2012
lucy snuggles
Lucy just isn't one of those super snuggly dogs. She loves her belly rubs and being scratched but just doesn't voluntarily snuggle often. Today I forced her to snuggle with me while we napped. I didn't feel bad about it and secretly she liked it!
6.04.2012
love my mtn bike
After struggling through last summer with a hard-tail mountain bike (the rear doesn't have suspension) I finally gave myself the gift of a proper (aka awesome) mountain bike in April. I got a great deal on last year's model of Giant mountain bike with 5" of travel (5" of suspension in both the front AND back... pretty sweet).
It's barely June and I've already mountain biked more this Spring/Summer than I did all last Summer. It's amazing the difference a proper bike can make! It's like a whole new sport! It's more fun, I feel more confident and it's a blast learning the various intricacies of the sport (when to shift, how to preserve your legs on the long uphill rides, picking the best lines through more technical areas, etc.).
Yesterday I biked a pretty typical local trail, Smuggler, and I didn't feel like I wanted to keel over and die! (that's an improvement) The majority of local trails have a heavy dose of uphill and I didn't exactly come into the Spring in shape so I've definitely been struggling through rides just trying to get my fitness going. I felt surprisingly strong yesterday which got me pretty excited because that means I'm actually getting into bike shape. The first time I rode Smuggler (about a month ago) I was stopping very frequently and out of breath the entire way. Yesterday, I only stopped a few times, was never extremely out of breath and my legs actually felt pretty good when I got to the top. Improvement!
It's kind of funny to think about how I've grown to thinking about anything athletic and actually being excited at improvement. The younger, more athletic Me would've been far more wouldn't have cared about improvement unless it meant I had finally reached perfection (which I obviously never did, which meant I was never happy with any performance). Really glad I don't think that way anymore; lesson learned from marathon training injury.
It's barely June and I've already mountain biked more this Spring/Summer than I did all last Summer. It's amazing the difference a proper bike can make! It's like a whole new sport! It's more fun, I feel more confident and it's a blast learning the various intricacies of the sport (when to shift, how to preserve your legs on the long uphill rides, picking the best lines through more technical areas, etc.).
Yesterday I biked a pretty typical local trail, Smuggler, and I didn't feel like I wanted to keel over and die! (that's an improvement) The majority of local trails have a heavy dose of uphill and I didn't exactly come into the Spring in shape so I've definitely been struggling through rides just trying to get my fitness going. I felt surprisingly strong yesterday which got me pretty excited because that means I'm actually getting into bike shape. The first time I rode Smuggler (about a month ago) I was stopping very frequently and out of breath the entire way. Yesterday, I only stopped a few times, was never extremely out of breath and my legs actually felt pretty good when I got to the top. Improvement!
It's kind of funny to think about how I've grown to thinking about anything athletic and actually being excited at improvement. The younger, more athletic Me would've been far more wouldn't have cared about improvement unless it meant I had finally reached perfection (which I obviously never did, which meant I was never happy with any performance). Really glad I don't think that way anymore; lesson learned from marathon training injury.
6.01.2012
i'm back...
At a wedding in London a friend of mine (you know who you are) asked why I stopped blogging. My answer was simple- with Facebook and Twitter being increasingly prevalent I didn't think that people actually cared about the details I'd blog about. Now that I know not everyone is a Facebook/Twitter addict I'll start blogging again about my strange yet excellent little life and so long as people are reading I'll keep on going :)
A little update: I am currently working from home (helping manage a 5k race in conjunction with the Food + Wine Classic in Aspen) and doing a bit of tutoring. My 'regular' job on the Event Marketing/Management team at the Aspen Skiing Company only runs from Sept-ish until the end of April so my summers have been generally filled with a lot more outside playtime and flexibility.
I've been doing a fair amount of mountain biking (I got a super sweet, new mountain bike in April), hiking, trail running and get outside to play pretty much every day... priorities :)
Little Lucy is doing excellent and accompanies me on most adventures (she doesn't get to come on all of my mountain bike rides). She turned 2 years old in March and loves playing outside as much as I do.
Stay tuned if interested in my random little thoughts/outside play time adventures. And, if not, please don't waste your precious time on a computer reading this- go outside!
A little update: I am currently working from home (helping manage a 5k race in conjunction with the Food + Wine Classic in Aspen) and doing a bit of tutoring. My 'regular' job on the Event Marketing/Management team at the Aspen Skiing Company only runs from Sept-ish until the end of April so my summers have been generally filled with a lot more outside playtime and flexibility.
I've been doing a fair amount of mountain biking (I got a super sweet, new mountain bike in April), hiking, trail running and get outside to play pretty much every day... priorities :)
Little Lucy is doing excellent and accompanies me on most adventures (she doesn't get to come on all of my mountain bike rides). She turned 2 years old in March and loves playing outside as much as I do.
Stay tuned if interested in my random little thoughts/outside play time adventures. And, if not, please don't waste your precious time on a computer reading this- go outside!
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