Once every 4 years, winter sports collide & competition crescendos at the Olympic games.
Being a winter sports fanatic, I log a lotta viewing time during these 2 weeks. Seriously, who doesn’t LOVE the Olympics?
Two favourite sports:
- Biathlon – cross country skiing with a gun
- Ski Cross – downhill ‘roller derby style’ skiing (competition starts Feb 20th)
Favourite Olympian of the Sochi Games:
- Norway’s Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen Olympic Sochi 2014 10km Sprint (fast forward 1 minute into clip)
Why Bjørndalen?
- Good to see folks in their 40’s still compete as tops in their sport. Keeps the dream alive 🙂
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen Becomes Oldest Winter Olympic Gold Medalist In 10-Kilometer Sprint
Norway’s Ole Einar Bjørndalen
3 years in Colorado and zing – Denver’s first Super Bowl appearance since 1999. The Broncos have been killing it all season. Quarterback Peyton Manning set all-time passing records and won most every major athletic award this year – including MVP & SI’s Sportsman of the Year. This is our year!
Ash & Tom now live in Colorado but are huge Giants fans. This year’s Super Bowl was played in New Jersey – for the 1st time ever (in Giants stadium). Coincidence? I think not. Serendipity – this year’s Super Bowl is ours!
Why do we care? The Super Bowl is much more than a football game. There’s crazy big budget commercials, the halftime show – and of course, Super Bowl FOOD.
You call for Super Bowl food and I deliver.
Wings, jalapeno poppers, BBQ chicken pizza & black bean salsa (with chips). Agreed, Ashton delivered. FAAAANNNNNTASTIC!
Unfortunately after all that buildup, the three of us were the only ones to show up to the Big Show.
Broncos flubbed the opening snap, ball bounced off Manning’s helmet & the Seahawks scored a safety. Three hours later, just never got any better – 43-8, sad sad situation.
Don’t ever wanna relive that game, but already looking forward to leftovers. Thanks Ash 🙂
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- BBQ chicken pizza
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- black bean salsa
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- wings & jalapeno poppers
Happy February!
Maybe it’s the daily snow showers, maybe it’s my consistent/constant Ironman training – either way, gotta get O-U-T. Climb, hike, snowshoe, cross country ski, snow camp – itching to get outdoors.
I have an Adventurer’s heart.
Recently purchased “The Endurance” – a documentary detailing Ernest Shackleton’s 18-month journey to & escape from Antarctica. 27 men signed up for this epic adventure via a newspaper ‘Men Wanted’ ad.
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- Ernest Shackleton
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- constant danger, safe return doubtful
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- “The Endurance”
Where are these advertisements today? Who doesn’t want to challenge their mind, their heart, their body, their spirit – to the brink of saying ‘No Mas’. I can’t do this anymore.
I have an Adventurer’s heart.
Forward your favourite clips my way – email: keenan@mycoloradolife.net, Facebook, Google +, Twitter.
Hoping to bring an Adventurer’s heart to Texas & bang out my 4th FULL marathon — only two weeks away 🙂
UPDATE:
Facebook post from Ft Collins hiker, Cammy – summiting an 18,400ft volcano in Mexico. SPECTACULAR!
18,400ft hike
