Things I signed up for today: the Aspen Valley Half Marathon. Things I haven’t trained for: the Aspen Valley Half Marathon. Things I am nonetheless excited about? You got it. The race is almost all downhill, on easy gravel terrain, and it’s going to be a gorgeous, cool Saturday morning (at the ungodly hour of…
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Aspen: Mega-Luxe Fine Art Fair
Hallmarked by both a real van Gogh and a Norman Rockwell, the Aspen Antiques and Fine Arts Fair and Sale is now through this Saturday, July 10, 11am-6pm every day. Also up for grabs? Tiffany jewels, Tiffany lamps, and wine coasters from the Duke of Cumberland. Only in Aspen. Hosted in the 16,000 square foot…
Runnin’ in Intervals
I’m working on a sweet piece right now about why HIIT – High Intensity Interval Training (hello CrossFit) is so awesome for your body. Naturally, when embarking on an impromptu run on gravel in my vibrams (it’s a long story about parades, mountains, a dehydrated dog, and the St. Regis pool with mini ice-cream cones),…
Aspen: Aspen Smart Kids (Ideas) Festival July 5-11
They say all the real business in the world happens in Aspen, in secret. Well today kicks off the Aspen Ideas Festival, the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic magazine’s gathering of great minds, including 13+ former heads of state and Bill Clinton (who a friend of mine shamelessly chased down the street last time he…
Aspen: Thursdays in Snowmass
After Food & Wine, I’d say the next most-talked-about thing by people who have lived or visited Aspen in the summer is “those free outdoor concerts … on the mountain … in Snowmass …” they usually say, as if recalling the good times first and barely letting me break into their reverie for the details…
Summer Reads
I have been nerding it up lately, what with spending a ton of time working at the library and eschewing Friday nights on the town for cuddling up with a good book. But this places me in a newly-minted position suggest some good reads. Below is an eclectic bunch, from newbies to classics, beach reads…
Aspen: Top Ten Things Newbies Should Know
I should know, since I am a newbie. Top ten things I didn’t get until I moved to Aspen: 1. There are no weekends. Any given night could be a party. 2. There are two offseasons: May and October. At least half of the restaurants and businesses will be closed at least half of the…
How to Get Hit on in the Gym
Just go to a “regular” gym and do some CrossFit. Or, not even some CrossFit, just some Olympic Lifts. Or, not even some CrossFit or some Olympic Lifts but a Burgener warmup with a wooden pole. Or, not even some CrossFit or some Olympic Lifts or a Burgener warmup but some simple shoulder mobility pass-throughs.…
Aspen: Cathedral Lake Hike
It’s an “easy” day hike, starting near Ashcroft and only about 2.8 miles to Cathedral Lake. You climb almost 2,000 vertical feet, though, so it’s not for flatlanders or those unadjusted to altitude. I haven’t had a hard time adjusting to much about the altitude, but this hike kicked my ass! It’s a National Forest,…
Around the CrossFit Horn
A selection of my fave CrossFit and happy food posts from around the interwebs: Should there be weight classes for CrossFit? Pint-sized powerhouse Jen Cardella weighs in here. “Stop trying to Rx, you look like a pooping dog” (my translation) from Boone Putney at CrossFit Austin. Mail-order Grass-Fed Beef from Wall Street Journal (wonder how…