Hiking Report: Manitou Incline
In Colorado, kids go back to school crazy early - as in, school already started in my neighborhood last week! When I realized that was happening, I had a rude awakening that summer is almost over. Now, I don't consider summer to be over until Labor Day, but that is still really closing in. And I haven't made much progress on my summer bucket list at all :( So this weekend, I went all-in and managed to check off three things on the list - and had a blast doing it. Thursday night, I went to a concert at Red Rocks with my friend Heather and her husband. I first heard the Piano Guys on YouTube way back in 2009, and became obsessed with their mashup of Taylor Swift's Love Story plus Coldplay's Viva La Vida. I listened to everything they had put out at the time, but then in the last six or seven years, haven't really followed them. So when I saw they were coming to Red Rocks, I was thrilled! The concert had all kinds of new songs I had never heard, but I was really lucky and they played that original Love Story / Viva La Vida mash-up second. I was in heaven! Creative, beautiful music, good friends, all tucked into the splendor of Red Rocks... perfection. Saturday night, I also … [Continue reading]
Links I Love: August 20, 2017
Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing at, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/tablet and enjoy :) CAREER How to Land the Job. (Ivanka Trump) Ask a Boss: I Hate My New Employee!. (New York Magazine) How to Work with Someone Who’s Always Stressed Out. (Harvard Business Journal) Meet the streamers using Twitch to pay for college. (The Verge) PRODUCTIVITY/SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY How to Make Tasks Matter and Find Meaning in Your Work. (Zapier) The subtle power of uncomfortable silences. (BBC World) 6 Ways to Be More Resilient. (Ivanka Trump) How to Make Decisions. (Deep Existence) Better Brainstorming: The Most Effective Ways to Generate More Ideas. (Zapier) The 4 Keys to Learning Anything. (Zen Habits) 12 human conversations that drive strategy execution. (Patty Azzarello) Introducing custom tracking (and how we're using it). Really interesting ideas here! (Exist App) Why your Instagram filter of choice could be a sign of depression. (Well & Good NYC) HEALTH/FITNESS 5 Ways to Get Better Sleep Without Sleeping More Hours. (Entrepreneur Magazine) Why Multitasking While … [Continue reading]
Race Report: Run for the Roses 5K
I had wanted to write this race report on Sunday, so it would be as fresh in my mind as possible. I had thought this was going to be an awesomely excited race report about how much faster I'm getting and how much I ended up PRing by. Instead, as I noted in Monday's quick post, I'm incredibly disappointed and frustrated with my poor performance :( Leading up to the race, I did (mostly) everything right. I didn't work out at all Friday and Saturday, even though I was itching to hike/run/something. I wanted to be as fresh as possible Sunday, so that my legs would be raring to go. I didn't get quite as much sleep as I wanted Friday night, since I woke up naturally around 5am when I had planned the whole morning to sleep, but I at least woke up feeling decently rested. I took care of a lot of errands/cleaning on Saturday morning, and flew to Albany that afternoon/evening, choosing a super healthy dinner on my layover at O'Hare in the form of a mason jar salad from a vending machine. Seriously, one of the best airport dinners I've ever had - I was so pleasantly surprised! Unfortunately, despite a full 8 hours of sleep on Saturday night once I arrived, I found myself startled awake … [Continue reading]
Upcoming Race: Broncos 7K Series at Bronco Stadium
It's Monday, and I'm off work and visiting family in New York today - which is wonderful. But while my nephews are napping, I wanted to do a quick check in here. First, an update on my big 5K race this weekend. Unfortunately, yesterday was not my day to go sub-20 minutes, and I'm bitterly disappointed. I pretty much knew my sub-20 goal was doomed within a few seconds of the start (when the race director welcomed us to "one of the toughest 5Ks in the area"... what?!), but I still thought I could go sub-21 to at least PR. Spoiler: that didn't happen either :( I will hopefully get a full race report up tomorrow, but in the meantime, I'm already scouring the internet and my calendar for another 5K where I can try again. I'm really upset about how I did, and the sooner I can make up for it, the better. Although it's not another 5K, this morning I did sign up for a local Denver race that I'm pretty excited about: the next event in the Broncos 7K series, which finishes right on the 50 yard line at Bronco Stadium! For the Denver race in the series, runners will start at Sports Authority Field at Mile High and head west into the beautiful Sloan’s Lake area. (I've run around … [Continue reading]
