my first day at the fitness & health bloggers conference 2012 is in the books!
i made it safely to denver after my brutal morning yesterday.
i’m blogging while taking a break. we had awesome sessions all day (which i’ll tell you about soon. be excited – we learned so much!), and there are some optional fitness classes happening now. i’m not feeling the best (tummy troubles + altitude adjustment?), so i’m just relaxing for a bit. i’m hoping to feel better tomorrow because i’ve got my heart set on sunrise yoga and a zumba class! anyway, let’s get going with the run-down from yesterday!
it all started with a 1:45am wake-up call and a 2:30am departure from our apartment (with a homemade iced hazelnut latte of course!).
i arrived at the airport (before the security line even opened!) around 4:30am.
[this bag is the best travel bag ever! it fits my dslr, laptop, ipad, water bottle, ipod, wallet, etc. it's amazing.]
6am flight to denver
i arrived in denver at 7:30am (ahead of schedule!), gathered my luggage and got coffee from caribou coffee
after a couple hours at the airport, i met up with allyson from goodness knows and got ready to depart for our hike
while we were on the bus, we heard from a couple people from goodness knows as well was from suzanne farrell, rd about snacking.
around noon(ish?) we left for our hike!
let me tell you though, this hike was intense. i’m sure it had something to do with the altitude as well, but my heart rate was way elevated and there was one moment where i wasn’t sure i’d make it to the top.
it was so worth it though!
after enjoying the view for a while, we hiked halfway back down and enjoyed our bag lunched provided by goodness knows.
i had a veggie sandwich, chips, and another apple. this tasted like the best meal ever after that hike! whew!
we had and hour of yoga in the park taught by breathe yoga in denver when we got to the bottom. i’ve got to say. i really like yoga, but i don’t practice it regularly. this was no joke.
back at the hotel we had a meet & greet with the other bloggers who arrived early.
pizza was on the menu (yes, i ate cheese. oops.), but more people showed up than were expected, so a group of us headed to panera to finish out our dinners.
i got an iced coffee and an avocado cobb salad, but only took a picture of the coffee, which is too bad because the salad was delicious!
i finally got back to the hotel around 9pm and promptly passed out in bed.
it was a long (but very fun) day!
thanks to goodness knows for hosting our amazing hike and yoga class. it was a great way to kick off the conference!
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today has been absolutely amazing too. we’re having chipotle for dinner in a little while and then i’m probably going to head back to the hotel and chill. i really need my stomach to start cooperating with me. it’s not a fan of something i’m doing. i’m not sure what though.
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full disclosure: i received a scholarship to attend the conference from refuel with chocolate milk.
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