O.K. I’ll admit it. I am high-maintenance. I’ve always known this on some level, but I didn’t understand/admit to it because I am very self-sufficient. I figured, I can’t be high-maintenance if I am self-sufficient. Yes, I like things to be done in a particular way. Put in a particular place. Performed at a particular time.…

You know those ‘not-so-good’ training days? The ones that just fall apart. The ones that make you take a step back, humble yourself, and hopefully make you think really hard about what is happening training-wise? Are you moving too fast? Is it just one of those days that you’re off sync? Are you actually doing…

Yep- that’s right! I found my first TWO grey hairs today. Not just one, two! As I sat in the usual Friday Boulder traffic I couldn’t stop staring at them. They were just sitting there glowing, shining, and perhaps mocking me. So what did I do? Pulled them out. Two swift moves and they were…

How do you define that “winning feeling”? Is it measured by the accomplishment of goals or do you count up your physical hardware earned after each competition? Do you walk away from a weekend with your hands full of ribbons feeling satisfied or do you walk away with checks next to some goals and a…