It is funny how we get to where we are today; the experiences that shape us, the people that influence us.  Major global events and significant personalities, though powerful in the moment, often fade in persuasion as time passes, while small occurrences and ordinary people sometimes possess tremendous power and provide life altering memories.  This [...]

Here is mine…
2010 Schedule -
3/13 – America’s Uphill, Aspen, CO (50:29, 8th place out of 262)
5/31 – Bolder Boulder, Boulder, CO (41:36, 852 place out of 50,000 plus)
6/5-6/6 – Teva Games Ultimate Mountain Challenge, Vail, CO (2nd Place)
6/25-6/27 – Adventure TEAM Challenge, Leadville, CO
7/4 – Fire Cracker 50 Mtn Bike Race, Breckenridge, CO
7/17 [...]

My second child, Blakesley Grace Sutter, was born on April 3, 2009.  She was just over six pounds heavy and right at 19 inches long.  She is beautiful.
The time at the hospital waiting for Trista to recover and Blakesley to be thoroughly checked out amounted to three days.  It was a blizzard here in Vail [...]