It all started when I first had sex and was so afraid the condom would break and I’d get pregnant that I rarely enjoyed it. I knew about birth control pills when I was 15, but, in order to get them, I had to go to the doctor. …

The Rapha Festive 500 is a challenge to ride 500 kilometers (310 miles) between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. I’ve never actually completed the Rapha Festive 500, sometimes for good reason and sometimes not.

For a long while, the miles only “counted” if you rode outside because, of course…

1. Raccoons are called “trash pandas” for a reason and you should help them out of the trash if they’re stuck.
2. Death is imminent and it’s worse for the families who live through it.
3. Watching your grandmother die will make you feel the most helpless you’ve ever felt.
4. Having to tell…

I had a faint idea of the route I wanted to take, but because it’s (sort of) winter, we were short on time if we didn’t want to have to break out our lights. Pretty much, take the Highline Canal to Chatfield all the way to the dam in Waterton…

Winter may or may not be coming in Colorado. We’ve had an unusually warm fall and it’s looking like an unusually warm December. But with the cold and dark approaching at like, 4:30 PM nowadays, it’s super easy to fall into a rut.

A lot of people suffer from Seasonal…

Pulling up my stretchy pants I bought from Old Navy years ago (you know, the kind with the thick waistband that nearly covers your belly button, but always rolls back down if you bend over too far), and I watch my stomach get caught on the waistband.

A muffin top…

I’m coming up on five weeks of no cycling or strength training. I thought this may help restore some energy by giving my body a break from stress. I thought it’d help slow me down. Maybe turn on my parasympathetic nervous system more and become more relaxed.

I actually got…

It wasn’t until I was in the back of Kelly’s car as she zipped through the winding roads of Cuchara that I realized something was wrong.

I got such bad car sickness that I felt car sick for five days after that. And normally, I’m fine in cars. I hate…