February 2026 (miles 155-367)
Perhaps the first winter in Colorado without a winter. I am getting summer miles in, 213 to be exact. This never happens. Lived here since 97’ and this is just wild. The warm weather has allowed me to get my head around the new slopestyle bike. I replaced the XC bike with this and they could not be more different. This bike is tiny, like a trail sized BMX bike. However, I’ve never ridden a better handling bike, and it just invites you to do stupid things. Big drops, big jumps, flat out corners, this bike doesn’t care. Bends your personal limits til it takes a piece of you. So far just a chunk of my shin but damn this bike is fun.
January 2026 (miles 0-154)
This has probably long transitioned from a challenge to a way of life if I am being honest. The key is changing your mindset to just doing something every single day. Even if you’re not feeling it, at all. Just walk the block, do something. When you shift that, it gets easier and turns into just who you are. Which is great, cause that attitude is contagious. It has spread to my discipline with learning and practicing German. Jedes tag lerne ich Deutsch.
This winter is weird. There are sprinkles of snow in there, but it is crazy warm and dry. Spent a lot of the month riding in shorts. Fun little secret, the best riding is out there when nature gives your favorite trail a little drift sauce. Usually nobody else dares to ride, so you have the trail to yourself, and you get some sweet drifts too.