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The Prince of Snacks
June 30, 2023
I’m forty-five miles into a bike ride in the foothills above Boulder, Colorado and I have finally reached hallowed ground: the gas station. It’s a cloudless, hot summer day. In between the pumps I see tourists side-eye me in bewilderment. I lean my bike up against the glass where I…
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Hii Ndio Maisha – This is Life
June 13, 2023
In 2019, with a small and dedicated team, I realized the true power of taming the voice in my head and embracing the beauty of endurance. My American friend Brian Ash, his Kenyan wife (girlfriend at the time), Selina Nkoile, and Fred Omavene and Evans Nyaema (two Kenyan young men,…
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North South Colorado
May 26, 2023
To race or not to race. I couldn’t make up my mind until the day prior to the start of the event, and wasn’t fully committed to finishing it until I arrived in Idaho Springs, Colorado. I wasn’t in a good mental (or financial) state to ride bikes for 4…