Post conference we also had some fun! Sunday we rented a car and headed to Estes Park to check out the Rocky Mountains. We drove a super cool loop in Rocky Mountain National Park and then hiked up a very cool trail. The views here were amazing. So glad we made the trek to do this. On the way, we got the crazy idea that we wanted to go white water rafting. So naturally, we called an booked it. Which meant that Monday saw us in Idaho Springs! First we stopped ...

Conference in Denver, so why not make the most of it? Here are a few highlights: Day 1 Got in. Strolled downtown. Checked out pearl street and had drinks and pizza with friends. Day 2 Picked up race kit. Did some shopping and had brunch. Hiked the Flatirons in Chautauqua park. Unreal views in a city park! Day 3 Ran the Bolder Boulder. Amazing race. ~55,000 people and everyone having a blast. Slip n slides, keg stands, and cartwheels along the way. So. Muc...

So, I spent the last four days in Denver. I had meetings Friday and Saturday, and then booked a couple extra days to check out the city. Our sport management conference is here in June, so I I wanted to check out the city and see what kind of fun I can have when I've got a crew to explore with. Here's my report. Firstly, Denver is known as the "Mile High City" because of its altitude. I didn't think this would affect me much as I wasn't doing any kind of crazy ac...

Work and play in another hot pit stop. Spent the last few days in Orlando for a conference. It was a busy few days, and hot off a 14 hour time change. Nonetheless, it was a lot of fun. I left Melbourne at 9am on Wednesday. The 14 hour flight was a killer but I survived with lots of movies. That flight was actually delayed which made me miss my connection. This had me re directed through Charlotte which was also delayed. In the end I was en route for about 26 ...

After a hectic weekend of trying to pack between frigid hockey games and winter carnival activities, I'm ready to roll. Suitcase weighed in at 49lbs with the backpack inside that I'll be living out of for the first few weeks. Just said my farewells to family and we're headed to the airport! After the -40 temperatures we've had this week, I couldn't be more excited for tanks and flip flops - or singles and pluggers, as they say down under. Here's a little overvie...