Been a HUGE fan of ‘Skyrunner’ Kilian Jornet for 6 months now. Being sports obsessed, I follow Jornet’s (almost) daily post & have become a die-hard Skyrunning fanatic (where Kilian ended this season, World Champion).
WATCH short clip – Kilian Jornet: Summits of my Life
Couldn’t have been more surprised/thrilled to find Kilian not only travelling to the US (competing at UROC in Vail on Saturday) but also visiting Boulder – to promote his book Run or Die. WOW – I lead a charmed life 🙂
Arrived early enough for a 2nd row seat — LOVED the Q&A. Colorado is flat, who knew? Because of our extensive trail system in the States — and in particular, our use of switchbacks, races in the States generally favour ultra marathoners vs. technical climbers like Jornet. Jornet, a Spaniard, excels in Europe where mountain racing means just that – running UP mountains.
Hung around to get my book signed & share a pic with Jornet. Only in Colorado – LOVE LOVE this place!
Kilian Jornet takes the Skyrunner® Ultra title for the second time since the introduction of the distance in the World Series last year.
The five-race Series, after the previous epic events at Transvulcania, Ronda dels Cims, Ice-Trail and Speedgoat, concluded Sunday in Vail, Colorado at the 100 km Ultra Trail of Champions (UROC) with one of the deepest Ultra fields seen in recent times.
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- Thursday night in Boulder
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- Q&A with Kilian Jornet
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- ‘Run or Die’ book signing
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- photo opp w/ Skyrunning Champ
What to do after viewing volcanoes, glaciers & waterfalls for 10 days in the North Atlantic?
Erie Biscuit Day – duh, of course. (Erie is located on the eastern edge of Boulder County, 20 minutes drive from Boulder.)
Come join us for Biscuits and Gravy on Saturday, September 21st, 2013 from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon for the 11th annual Erie Biscuit Day. We will be holding the festivities in Historic Downtown Erie, CO on Briggs Street.
The day will feature Biscuits and Gravy, Homemade Stew, Live music, cake walk, raffle drawing, craft booths, historic photos and more.
Yep, easing my way back in 🙂
Bringin’ it on Erie Biscuit Day!
Back in Reykjavik with 20 hours ’til my return flight to Denver. Rest, relax? Heck, no. Shelled out a fast 5400 ISK (Icelandic króna) – tonite’s my last chance to see the Northern Lights!
Quick dinner, then boarded a bus to Iceland’s western fjords with Stephen & new Aussie friend Maria. Best chance to see the Lights (& first possibility since September 5th) were tonite on Iceland’s western edge.
Clear, cold night; windy & 6 degrees. Waited in pitch darkness, high on a knoll for the Lights to start the dance.
No more than 20 minutes in, folks started to murmur. Faint clouds seemed to stretch, elongate upward, diagonally. Gray to pink – and then, the most amazing greens. FAAAANNNNTASTIC!
Surprisingly almost as soon as these illuminated solar flares began to dance, they would then shrink, diminish, disappear. That said, once the show started, the frequency of light & colour came in rapid succession.
Another ‘WOW’ event off my bucket list. Cannot adequately express how it feels to see this phenomenon in person.
Re-boarded the bus near midnight, mission accomplished. Honestly, I don’t dream BIG enough. I pray/hope/dream on a scale from 1-10, my God blesses me using a scale 1-100. So very blessed!
Quick shut-eye, then used Reykjavik’s local bus service to briefly explore the city before my Colorado return – Highlights: Reykjavik Art Museum & Hallgrímskirkja (Lutheran church).
Goodbye Iceland — land of volcanoes, glaciers, waterfalls & rainbows! I leave inspired, forever changed.
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- Northern Lights over Iceland’s Western fjords
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- super cold, windy & 6 degrees — would I do it again? YES!
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- STUNNING solar flares
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- most AMAZING greens – will NEVER forget this night!
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- SPECTACULAR!
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- Reykjavik Art Museum
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- Tomas Martisauskis: Creature (postmodern take on the relationship between sculptural matter and the space)
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- Zilvinas Kempinas: Fountains (pools of magnetic tape waves driven by heavy-duty industrial fans)
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- troll envy
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- Hallgrimskirkja (Lutheran church) — designed to resemble basalt lava flows of Iceland’s landscape
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- Goodbye Iceland! I leave inspired, forever changed.
