Are We There Yet?

If you’d asked me in March what I was looking forward to the most at Ride The Rockies, my answer would have been “Everything.” Technically, that is still the case. As we get down to the last two weeks, I suppose it is time to start thinking a little more specifically....

Keep being awesome!

Peanut butter and jelly. Yin and yang. Hatfields and McCoys. Yoga and cycling. Yoga and cycling. I started practicing yoga not quite 2 years ago, fell head over heels for it even faster than I did for the bicycle. I like everything about it. Balance, flexibility,...

The Best of Intentions

In my last post I talked about training for this great adventure. I quoted training plans and alternate methods of training. Well, life must’ve thought I was getting a little too comfortable in my routine, because it went to the bullpen and brought in a curveball...

Taking on the Tempest

I am not a fan of micromanaged environments; I prefer things a little tempestuous, things on the edge of something else; like dawn and twilight, when changing light is transforming everything, or a storm front, when the atmosphere brings the transformation. Something...

Mitchman Multitasks

The end of the school year is upon me. There are numerous track and swim meets, AP exams, final projects, and homework, not to mention inclement spring Colorado weather. With so much going on in my school life, it is difficult to find time to squeeze in a few good...