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Is It Low-Testosterone, or Is It Time To Fire My Doctor?

Apr

2013

Sitting in a sparse room, I felt like time had slowed and my stress level had risen, with two questions circling through my mind: Is it low-Testosterone, or time to fire my doctor? My Story And Why I Fired My Doctor So time to get a bit personal. I’ve been struggling, and if you’ve followed ...

Race Day Preparation – Get Ready To Kill It

Jan

2013

When it comes to a race, you know that you have to start preparing in advance. Running a long distance is just not something we can roll off of the couch and do. There are some tips that you should consider to ensure that you get to the race in the best condition to be ...

What’s In Your 2012?

Dec

2012

What a year. But it is soon to be over. Time to peer through the porthole and consider what’s in your 2012. This site started on a whim and has continued to grow. I’m tremendously thankful for all of you cube dwellers. You are proof that we can be in shape to enjoy all life ...

Camping Accommodations: The Hennessy Hammock in Maroon Bells, Part 3

Oct

2012

Why stay in a tent, when you can hang? Hammock Camping in the Maroon Bells in a Hennessy Hammock. Why A Hammock? There are several different arguments that I’ve heard about why people say hammocks are better than tents. Some of them include: Hammocks weight less – Okay I don’t quite agree. Especially when you ...

Offroad Footwear: Inov-8 Mudroc 290 in Maroon Bells, Part 2 6

Oct

2012

Hiking the Maroon Bells in Aspen, Colorado needs footwear. Footwear that will let you carry everything you’ll need for three nights and enable you to haul it over four mountain passes. My choice …. Inov-8′s starling the Mudrock 290. MudRoc 290 You may have figured it out by now, but I’m part marketing guy and ...

Hiking The Four-Pass Loop, Maroon Bells Part 1 1

Oct

2012

Fitness should fuel your adventures. For me that meant, jumping at the chance to go on my very first backpacking trek. Most would start with a simple hike out and back; not me. I lunged full-force into it by heading off for a 3 night trip that would require us to trek over 4 mountain ...

Merrell Lithe Review – Perfect Shoes For Daily Use Living In The Rockies

Sep

2012

What shoes do you wear to the office? Wait, what if your office was the YMCA camp in Estes Park, Colorado? That’s the dilemma my daughter faced this past summer. Check out this review of the Merrell Lithe and how she picked them over other options for daily use outdoor shoes. My search for new ...

Tackling The Beaver Creek Tough Mudder – Team Compassion

Jul

2012

We did it. We pulled together a team of cube dwellers (well some of us) and took on the Tough Mudder at Beaver Creek Colorado. It took me a while – like 2 months to get the video done and get it on the site, but here it is. Not only did we conquer our ...

Shooting in Aurora Batman – Not HEROIC

Jul

2012

Seriously, this is not HEROIC. 12 people are dead and 50 people wounded from a shooter at the midnight showing of the movie. Not heroic at all. You know I’ve been thinking about Super HEROES all week with the release of the newest Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. But no one expected this. Here’s ...