One Week Down, A Lifetime To Go

It's been a little more than a week since I moved to Colorado and I've thoroughly wiped myself out.  After not having the time to get regular workouts because of work and commuting I've been making up for lost time. In the past week I've done 3 runs, 2 bike rides and 1 swim. I even shot some hoops (which I also haven't done in a long time!) I'm now thoroughly wiped out and it feels great! Unfortunately I had forgotten the fulfillment I get from regular training and ending the weekend completely spent.

The first week of work was spectacular! Peaksware is filled with an incredibly passionate and authentic group of people who all seem to thrive as much as I do on either swimming, biking, running or all three! It's no wonder TrainingPeaks is so successful - I guess that is what happens when you put a bunch of passionate and driven athletes together and get them working on products that help other athletes be their best!

Colorado is everything I thought it might be. It is a beautiful part of the country filled with people who love the outdoors. During a two hour ride on Saturday I must have seen 150 other cyclists, and even more throughout the rest of the day while I was getting errands done throughout the day.

As week 2 starts the lesson I've learned is that I don't need to catch up on my training all in one week! Besides, going from living at sea level to living at 5,400 ft above sea level necessitates that I take several weeks to acclimate!

Stay tuned!

"Do what you like, like what you do"

This familiar motto from the Life is Good company is a phrase that most people have seen but I don't think a lot of people have considered how powerful a statement it is. It is to me any way.

Living this phrase is not easy, nor should it be. I know that it has taken me a long time to find a career path that combines my personal and professional passions - but it has happened. In June I started a new adventure as head of marketing for Montague Bikes. Even though I only started a few months ago I can say with certainty that I'm doing what I like and like what I do. In fact, I've been so busy liking it, it's been several months since I've been able to update this blog.

You'll see some changes to this blog as a result of my recent change.  I have struggled with what to do with my place on the web - how do I combine in one place my passion for cycling, running, swimming, triathlon, endurance sports, marketing, social media and technology?  My solution up to this point has been to maintain two separate blogs, one covering the sports side of me and the other covering my professional interests of marketing and technology.

Just as I've found a role that combines all these things professionally, I've combined the two blogs and will cover all topics in this one place.  I love what I do and the industry I do it in and look forward to sharing my new adventure!