Coach Cary's Blog

What a trip. I am sad it is coming to an end. It doesn’t feel like time has flown by though. We have done so much, had so much fun. It has been exactly what I wanted. Adventure. Relaxation. Something to counter the insanity in the world. Sun Valley gave us a wonderful...

Snow yesterday. Sun today. A couple easy days did us some good, but we were back at it today and we are officially pooped. We headed out early to the trail I attempted to ride earlier in our stay here (when my cleat broke). Today we went on foot; the sun was out but...

Mother Nature has figured out how to get me to swim. It rained all night. We woke up to a rain/snow mix with snow sticking to the grass. Pretty but not exactly what I was expecting. Neither Puck nor I had any desire to go for a run on the paved path, so I left the...

Each of the last few mornings I have expected to wake up to rain, and each morning we are given a reprieve to get out and enjoy the trails. Thanks Mother Nature! After a full night of sleep – Puck seems to be on the mend thanks to the magic tummy powder – we had a...

Puck was a sick boy last night; he can’t seem to shake whatever is swimming around in his gut. I’m sure it doesn’t help that he ingests new bugs daily. So it was a restless night for both of us; it could have been worse, I remind myself. We’ve had much worse. This...

Before I go on, I would just like to say thank you to everyone reading this. I realize there isn’t much of interest going on in the world these days... but I appreciate knowing that at least a few people out there are reading my ramblings. It is fun for me to write...

We made it to beautiful Sun Valley! I’d like to take just a moment to pat myself on the back for my destination choices. As I recently told a friend, I figured this trip would either be a disaster or it would be amazing. And I got amazing. Make that double amazing. We...

My first experience with Stand Up Paddle boarding (SUP) was on a poorly inflated blow up board on a very cold lake in Colorado. I swam, multiple times and it did not endear me to the sport. Lori, who I met at CrossFit here, inspired me to try again. I had hoped to go...

I had planned another brewery stop today, but I’m too tired. I’m sure you feel really sorry for me. But before you fret too much, rest assured I still have wine in the fridge and an awning to sit under, now that Jeff showed me how to put it up. He is a very handy...

As I sit here staring at the trail map, I feel like a kid in a candy store. I will do this one, then this one, then… Hyperventilate. Hyperventilate. Then I remember that I’m not 30 anymore. Chill out, Cary, you don’t have to do everything on this one trip. Don’t get...

I realize that pretty soon I am going to have to stop just telling you what a great day we had. I’ll try to be more creative going forward. But for now… It was another great day out here in Bend! We are getting the hang of this – it’s tough, but we are glad to do it....

Today’s checklist for a good (great!) day: 1: spend the early morning biking on a beautiful trail with Puck. Check 2: find perfect beach for Puck to play in river. Check 3: have butt kicked at CrossFit. Check 4: drink good coffee. Check 4.5: drink more good coffee....

Our first full day in Bend and no complaints. Ok, that’s a lie, a couple complaints but they have nothing to do with Bend itself. Bend is really cool. But let’s just dive right in to complaint #1. The RV resort powers that be made me take my screen shelter down. I...

We have arrived in Bend! It was a very busy day so this will be short. More tomorrow. I hope everyone has a nice Memorial Day! We started the day in Boise with another nice run. Back to the trailer to pack up and hit the road. The kitties seem to have adjusted to...

We continue west! Friday morning Puck and I were out early on a mountain bike ride in Park City. It felt good to pedal. There were storms around but we managed to stay dry. We were sorry to leave the Park City trails, but happy to leave the unsettled weather. The rest...