Wednesday Workouts: Competitiveness and Circuit Training
This is the first post of a series that I will be doing bi-weekly! I have been an athlete my entire life and for the last 10 years I have been fortunate enough to make a living as an athlete. There have been so many learning opportunities along the way and an area that I have grown to truly appreciate is the work that takes place off the hill (or field, or floor) to be truly exceptional in one’s sport or discipline. The glory of what I do is often limited to a 30 second performance in a halfpipe where [...]
Take The Backroads
I have been living in Salt Lake City for 4 years now. In that time I have found back routes from my house to locations that I frequent- the gym, Whole Foods, Sugarhouse Coffee, or Guthrie Bicycle for example. If you were to measure the distance of my side-street-ventures, it would likely measure longer than taking the main roads, but I love my back roads. There is less congestion, fewer traffic lights, and an ease with which I seem to flow from locale to locale. Clearly I am not the only person who has lived in Salt Lake City for [...]
Each Step Must Be Itself A Goal
It has been over a decade since I set out to become an Olympian in the sport of halfpipe skiing. When I began there were only a handful of contests a year, and only a handful of competitors. There were no Olympic Games for us, just the idea of them. Many of us take on goals that initially seem insurmountable. Some of us achieve them, others fall short; but reaching a goal is not the entire purpose of having a goal. Besides loving skiing, the concept that has propelled me to continue over the years is the process of self-reflection & growth [...]
Stop Story-lining and Start Living
We are told from a very young age about these things called goals and dreams. Some of us are taught not to chase dreams because they are unattainable, others are told to “dream BIG!” because anything is possible, and some are just in between, directionless. For those daring enough to dream, to set goals that will take some time to achieve, the road can be rocky. Why? Because that is how it is, the reward of chasing your dreams lies in the process, overcoming obstacles and growing as a person along the way. But sometimes we make ourselves miserable during [...]
Stepping Back
Yesterday was the 9th time that I’ve turned south off of Interstate 70 onto CO-82 for the Winter X-Games in Aspen, CO and will mark my 8th Winter X-Games appearance. (It would be my 9th appearance, but I was sidelined last year with a knee injury and attended the event as a spectator. You can read about that trip here.) I couldn’t help but recount the feelings of anticipation that I’ve had every year, each year markedly different, but this one feels extremely special. Most of my peers that I began this journey with 10 years ago are retired and [...]