What is Ducky Derby? 28,000 rubber duckies released into the Roaring Fork River racing each other from one bridge to another, with a $10,000 cash prize to the winning duck. Aspen Rotary Club’s only fundraiser, they sell ducks for $5-10 each (depending on quantity, I got 3 for $20). It’s pretty crazy to watch! Admittedly,…
Month: August 2010
Dog-Dodging Sprints & 100 Burpee Challenge
It’s like that YouTube video that came out awhile back, where someone said the best way for a white woman to train is pretend a black man is chasing you. Sub black man for white dog and you have my sprints today at the Playground portion of Nature’s Garage Gym. Sprints: 10 x 40M (across…
Eat Pray Love on Friday the 13th!
Eeeeep! BUT being superstitious can help you–if it’s a positive superstition. So tote your lucky charms around today, kids! Also coming out today: Eat Pray Love. I did not love the book. But I love Julia Roberts. Should I see it? The Frisky’s handy-dandy flow chart helps me decide: And when I go, I should…
Aspen: WOLFMOTHER
So it’s late notice, but WOLFMOTHER is playing at Belly Up tonight. Doors at 9p, show at 10. Tix are $50. Word on the street is that Wolfmother puts on one of the best live shows around, so the expense is probably worth it. Belly Up is a crazy-intimate venue, so seeing a show that’s…
Beer
Because I haven’t met an athlete yet who doesn’t like a good beer with their game or sports-watching. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peAwDVF-fCE&feature=player_embedded] And, Boozy Beauty Benefits of Beer
Austin: MORE free cocktails
Austin Monthly & Grey Goose are serving up the booze AGAIN (see #1 on my top ten things newbies should know list) for FREE this week, from 7-11p if you play your cards right Thursday and from 9-11 on Friday. Those are prime drinking times, kids! Thursday, August 12: MOLOTOV | 7-9PM | UNION PARK…
SicFit!! Round 2: The Tale of Ripped Hands
I’ve railed against and railed against and railed against ripping your hands just to do pullups. It’s an injury, it’s not worth it, and it puts you out of commission for days. BUT today I ripped. And not just a little. Anywhere I didn’t tape, I ripped. I stopped every time I felt a blister…
Austin: Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt
I swore off FroYo awhile back. Too out of hand, I ruled, too unhealthy when you add in all the mix-ins and candy topping and cookie dough bites. But then they put a new one, Menchie’s, in the Central Market shopping center by my house (4001 North Lamar Blvd. Suite 550) and we just HAD…
Around the Fitness Horn: Sex, Drugs, and CrossFit
In the sexiest edition of Around the Horn yet, I present sex, drugs, booze, and food. What other vices do you need? … Fuck Supplements CrossFit the Gateway Drug Hangover Cures!! What Miss USA Eats (it’s mostly Paleo except some whole wheat items!)
SicFit!!
I am proud to say that a) I did not die in my first CrossFit workout back in the Texas heat in the middle of the day in an un-air-conditioned garage. 101 degrees, “feels like 106,” says weather.com. b) our “dynamic warmup” was laying down the horse mats that become the gym floor. This is…