Midlife Weight Gain

“I used to be skinny when I was a runner in college. Look at me now. My BMI says I am “obese.” “I’ve always been able to manage my weight by eating a little less and exercising a little more. Since I turned 50, that’s not working for me anymore.”  “Despite running regularly, I’ve gained…

Why does it feel like you run faster in the dark?

The clocks went back over the weekend, which means that your evening runs might have gone from dusk to full-on dark this week. Running in the dark produces a strange phenomenon that most runners notice – you feel like you’re going faster. It seems that by removing the spatial cues that we get when…

Fishers Peak is a Newly Open Colorado State Park

Fishers Peak State Park, the 42nd state park in Colorado, is now open near Trinidad in Las Animas County. The 19,200-acre property was purchased in February 2019 through a collaboration between Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the City of Trinidad, The Nature Conservancy, the Trust for Public Land…