Last summer I closed out my return to masters track feeling on track for a successful summer. This week delivered the sequel: two meets in two days, three season PRs, a lightning delay, and a 200m run at 11:15pm that ended, quite literally, in the dark. Thursday: BRR #3 Thursday night was the third meetContinue reading “Two Masters Track Meets, Three PRs, and a Race in the Dark”
Category Archives: Colorado
Xcel Energy’s PSPS: A Costly Failure in Grid Resilience
When Xcel Energy shut off power to over 100,000 customers across Colorado’s Front Range on December 19, 2025, they claimed it was necessary to prevent wildfires. What they didn’t mention was that this multi-day Xcel Energy Colorado blackout—which left our house without power for five days—was the predictable result of years of underinvestment in gridContinue reading “Xcel Energy’s PSPS: A Costly Failure in Grid Resilience”
Back In Track
Yesterday I raced in my first track meet in more than four years. It was a mixed success, but net-net a positive, and it felt great to be back in competition! My last track meet was in January of 2020 – indoor championships for the US southeast region. I was slated to compete in theContinue reading “Back In Track”
Getaways in the Mountains
The last two weekends we have escaped to Colorado mountain towns and they have lived up to the hype! Two weekends ago we visited some dear friends in Beaver Creek. We found Beaver Creek to be a small, secluded town with a real feeling of getting away. The architecture was very Swiss-inspired, which took usContinue reading “Getaways in the Mountains”