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Welcome to Colorado life! It’s all about being active from the city to the trails. Here are my guides and recommendations from our adventures.

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Birthday Ideas for Adults in Denver

Anyone can throw a party, what I want are experiences! Memories, laughs and moments with the people who mean the most and a birthday is the perfect excuse to get…

13 Most Interesting Things to Do In Cañon City

If you're off to the Royal River Gorge and wondering what other things to do in Cañon City need to be on your list, here's a complete guide!

Things To Do In Steamboat Springs (In Every Season)

If you don't ski, why go to a mountain town? Because there's so much to do! Here are all the things you can do in Steamboat Springs all year round.

Running In Snow and Ice: 9 Tips to Stay Upright

Winter running brings with it a slew of challenges, but running on snow doesn't have to be one of them with these tips.

13 Best Things to Do in Winter Park Florida

If you’re looking to find the top things to do in Winter Park, Florida, then this is the perfect guide for you! Winter Park, a community of 30,000 people in…

Sea Level to Altitude: How it Impacts Running

The first question most runners in Denver ask is “How are you adjusting to the altitude?” If they’re lucky my non-totally adjusted lungs leave me enough air to say…it’s altitude…

Marshall Fire – Boulder County

The Marshall Fire in Boulder County was one of the most devastating in state history. Here's our experience and ways you can help

Celebrating 40 with a Colorado Bucket List

In just a few hours, the sun will rise on my 40th birthday and let’s be honest, doesn’t a birthday like this inspire a must do Colorado adventure list?! For…

Best Trails Near Denver and Boulder

Since moving to Colorado, one of the most frequent questions I get from those who will be visiting is what are the best trails near Denver? It’s important to know…

Steamboat Springs Summer To Do: A Long Weekend Itinerary

After 4 days in Steamboat Springs, we still felt like there were more trails to explore, mineral waters to soak in and food to be licked from our fingers.  Which…

5 Best Active Things to do in Grand Junction

In planning our trip to Moab for a week of trails, I was informed we MUST stop in Grand Junction. It turns out the things to do in Grand Junction…

12 Low Cost Things to Do In Moab | Runner and Biker’s Vacation

Like many of you, one of the things I missed the most in 2020 was taking our active vacations. We are remedying that starting with all the things to do…

The Broadmoor Colorado Springs – What to Expect

If you’ve been looking for an incredible resort to head to for a staycation, then I highly recommend The Broadmoor Colorado Springs. We spent some days there during New Year’s…

Snowshoeing for Beginners

Do you ski? A natural first question when someone finds out we moved to Denver. Nope. However, I’ve fallen in love with snowshoeing for beginners and that’s my way of…

Steamboat Springs Half Marathon Review and Race Report

Should I do this race? Is it good for a PR? How’s the weather? Just a few of the things I’m wondering before clicking register, which is why I now…

Colorado Sand Dunes and Pueblo State Park: Another Active Adventure

The traditional thing to do for a 10 year anniversary might have been a bottle of wine, a fancy restaurant, dressing up and making googly eyes at each other. We…

The Colorado Fit Life

It’s Saturday morning, the clock blinks 4:55 and though you don’t need to get up yet, you can’t stay in bed. There’s a sky filled with pink swirls coming soon,…

First Time Snowboarding Tips: What I learned the hard way

Moving to Colorado meant all kinds of changes to our lifestyle after 7 years of Florida living…and one of those was finding ways to enjoy the long winters. We decided…

Slow Cooker Harvest Chicken: Housewarming Hostess Hacks

For everything there is a season… Sure I could mean the crisp air, the bold leaves, the pending snow, but I don’t! In my early 20’s it was bridal showers,…

Colorado Autumn: Golden Moments + Home Camping!

In between the moments of mud and frustration on our non-camping adventure, we spent a lot of time ohhhing and ahhhing over the Aspens dripping in gold. Like a finely…

A Runner Goes Snowboarding and Lives to Tell About It

I put on my first pair of skis at age 16 for a whopping 3 hours….and then I proceeded to never ski again. I remember having fun, but the opportunity…

Finally, Our BIG News

It’s a big day around the Brooks-McLatchie household, not only are we celebrating David’s birthday with a few more gray hairs, but as this post goes live we are being…

Colorado Lovin: A Vacation Every Weekend

I confess that during my visit to San Diego I swore I was moving there…then during my visit to Boulder I swore I was moving there. In fairness, I’ve been…

Wild West Relay Recap

Getting my ass over the pass has resulted in a….sore ass. I believe this is actually due to getting in an out of the mini van 682 times rather than…

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Amanda Brooks is a Certified Running Coach, Certified Personal Trainer and long time distance runner with a passion for every facet of running, which leads her to do more reading, research and running than necessary. Find all the tips, tricks and tools you need from this running coach for your best injury free running. Read More…

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