Less than one day to go I have pondered the idea of riding the Colorado Trail since I moved to Colorado. It was an idea in the air like a firefly floating overhead, as Peloton coach, Christine, talked about in one of her of her reflection rides. Then we faced…

This past week has been filled with final prep work for the Colorado Trail race — from making sure I am caught up at work and with clinic, to my last ICU call shift (and post-call recovery) until after the race, to final errands and supplies. With help from Pedal…

What do you drink of when you hear the words “fentanyl overdose?” George Gerchow spoke to a captivated audience, sharing the heart wrenching story of his son who died after taking a pill not labeled as a narcotic for his post workout soreness. It was doctored fentanyl, and he did…

Originally posted on Facebook. I’m putting this in Medium to keep it as part of my memories of the CT. Sept 8 in Silverton — Notes of Days 1–3 CT update: Days 1–3 of the CT were incredible. Incredibly challenging, incredibly beautiful, incredibly vast, incredibly high, incredibly cold in the mornings, incredibly humbling, incredibly friendly (chatting with fellow hikers…

It has been a long time since I’ve written a blog post. But after the past week, feeling like I have to process it and so here is my ride report. My second attempt at the CT lasted 5 days (3.5 days on the bike), starting in Durango and ending…

Co2uT Desert Gravel, Utah Raptor 125 May 14, 2023 When we try our hardest, we don’t always win. Sometimes we end far from the podium, but we always learn, and if we’re lucky, we discover something new about ourselves. This is a big reason I ride my bike. I have…

Race Report What do 18 hours on a mountain bike in Fruita add up to? 134.8 miles, 8517 feet of climbing, over 4100 calories consumed, too many water bottles to count (but at least 12), And… A breakthrough. May 5–6, 2023 Highline Lake State Park Fruita, Colorado You gotta have a plan. I have set some pretty big goals this year, including the Colorado Trail Race this summer and an even bigger event next year, and the first “A race” of the season was 18 Hours of Fruita. To prepare for…

Being an ultra athlete is about minding transition time Coming home from Idaho, having truly enjoyed the Fat Pursuit Workshop, and wanting to continue living in the headspace of adventure, I downloaded and listened to the audiobook, Rusch to Glory, by one of our workshop coaches, Rebecca Rusch. I highly…

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Because these words are not a part of a speech transcript, and quite challenging to find the source citation to this oft-cited quote, Dr. Quentin Young recalled that…