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Love The Ride

Love The Ride

“I just want to ride.” This is something my wife hears me say every time an injury keeps me off the bike. There are few things more challenging for athletes, or anyone that loves to train than injuries. Texting an old friend (who’s dealing with some nagging lung...

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Fools Gold Gravel Grinder

Fools Gold Gravel Grinder

If you’re not a rider or racer, this one might not strike a chord, but I’m hoping it can serve as inspiration to anyone trying to do something out of the ordinary. I’ve had this gravel race on my calendar for four years, but with injuries, wedding gigs and the 1st...

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Audacious Jackson Hole Weddings

Audacious Jackson Hole Weddings

That’s a wrap on another summer (autumn) season of weddings. Friday marked eight weeks in a row driving down to the Hole (Jackson Hole) for officiating gigs—with two Snake River trips thrown in to keep the end of summer ritual alive and strong. Love this pic snapped...

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Independent Bookstore Day: The Best In The West

Independent Bookstore Day: The Best In The West

In honor of Independent Bookstore Day, I want to give a shout out to a few of our favorites. We had quite a run with Grizzlies On My Mind & Be Audacious and these bookstores were so good to us—and what an honor it was to speak, sign and read at these independent...

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Earth Day 2020

Earth Day 2020

In honor of Earth Day, I wanted to share an excerpt from the introduction to my book of essays, Grizzlies On My Mind. May we put some of this COVID-19 fire into our efforts to protect our wild planet and fight climate change. 'It is my hope that your journey through...

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COVID Chronicles: Life on ‘Lockdown’

COVID Chronicles: Life on ‘Lockdown’

How has ‘lockdown’ impacted our day-to-day lives? I imagine this is going to look different for each of us. At our house, with the exception of going to school, evening swim practice, and morning coffee shop writing sessions, things are pretty much business as...

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I Found Dry Dirt

I Found Dry Dirt

With the exception of grocery runs, and little spins on the bike around the neighborhood, we haven’t really left the house in weeks (except for scouting missions to my favorite early/and late season dirt roads). Tuesday, we struck gold. Dry dirt. We also saw our first...

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Storm Weathering 101: Managing Expectations

Storm Weathering 101: Managing Expectations

Here’s a little excerpt from Be Audacious about the art of managing expectations while weathering the storm, which feels apropos during this time of upheaval and uncertainty. Manage Expectations ‘Don’t put pressure on yourself to always be productive. If you just got...

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BikeErg: My New Go To Training Tool For the Mountain Bike

BikeErg: My New Go To Training Tool For the Mountain Bike

During these times where daily rituals and routines are being disrupted for many (especially for all of us gym rats), I wanted to plug my favorite company in the fitness world: Concept 2. I’ve fallen hard for the SkiErg (thank you Amy Pakula at Momentum Physical...

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Be Audacious blog

Storytelling is the heart of the Be Audacious blog. Each post is a medley of thoughts, observations, training tips and stories.

With so much noise out there telling us how to be, how to train, how to think, how to live, it’s my hope that this blog can help readers redefine what success looks like (a deeply personal thing and matter of perspective), while combating the demons of self-doubt and fear that so often accompany athletic pursuits, creative endeavors, bold adventures and passion projects. 

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