One hundred degrees in the forecast for SLC so I am thinking about fleeing to Canada next week. Looking for suggestions in the Canadian Rockies? I may never come back… I am reading Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime right now and am totally blown away by his stories growing up in South Africa during the…
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Monday Mojo, Volume 9
Took a huge wipe-out this past week on my last training run for the Wahsatch Steeplechase and bruised a good 30% of my body and rendered my thumb barely usable. Hopefully that means I will CRUSH the Steeplechase this weekend finally getting my sub-3 hour finish and then I can completely retire from running and…
Monday Mojo, Volume 8
No mojo last week since I was finding mojo real time in Southern Utah with two of my favorite ladies! Explored several slot canyons in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and went on a super fun route finding adventure in Lower Death Hollow. We missed the prime cactus bloom by about a week, but spied a…
FAI Surgery 4 or 5 Year Update?!?
It has been quite some time since I’ve provided an update on my FAI-y hips. Has it been 4 or 5 years since my first surgery? How about my last surgery? Which side was it that was done twice? Good thing I have this blog to look back on because I can literally google my…
Monday Mojo, Volume 7
We had a very special week of weather in Salt Lake last week. Waking up to snow in our yard, I abandoned all responsibilities and took my dog up my favorite local peak to photograph the wildflowers covered in snow. Was a totally magical morning, but sadly all the wildflowers are now dead. Frustrated with…
Monday MoJo, Volume 6
I’ve decided to turn Monday Motivation into Monday Mojo mostly because “mojo” just sounds more fun! I’ve been having some troubleĀ finding my running mojo so this Ultrarunner podcast on Mojo, Motivation, and Burnout was a timely listen. This past week I went to the live taping of Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me in Salt Lake…
Monday Motivation, Volume 5
Whirlwind trips to the desert the past two weekends have my head reeling and of course lusting for more. A little preview of one of the trips! Last week REI launched its Forces of Nature campaign last week and released this sweet video discussing women’s equality in climbing and well pretty much life. As for…
Monday Motivation, Volume 4
Re-charged in the Tetons this weekend, thanks to Terry Tempest Williams’s The Hour of Land I recently finished, which inspired me to explore the park in winter. One of my ultrarunning heroes, Rickey Gates, began his self-supported journey across the country last week. He’s imposed a $1,000 budget/month for 5 months, which will cover food,…
Monday Motivation, Volume 3
How quickly I fell off the Monday Motivation wagon, but I found myself back and that is all that matters. Fell in love with this dog at the Banff Mountain Film Festival last week. It snowed a little bit in Salt Lake last week š How a split-second of kindness can alter your entire life,…
Monday Motivation, Volume 2
This past week was a little rough as motivation goes. My legs felt like mush bricks and an early week running face-plant made my neck and arms super sore. My heart also felt heavy with the latest immigration ban and environmental drama and I just can’t seem to find a way to deal. Perhaps a…