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As I posted in the cycling thread, the boy did a Grade 2/3 tear in his AC joint. Ortho isn't pushing surgery, and we'd like to avoid it for now. He already does Protein, Vitamin D, Creatine. We've ordered collagen. Anything else we should look into out there? Trying to get him back on the downhill bike before the end of the season. National Champs are in 6 weeks or so, which isn't going to happen, but there's still a lot of racing through November.

Anyway, this board usually has some ideas about alternative modalities for health, so I thought I'd put it out there.

Salida is getting a little gentrified for sure... but don't get me started on the "Seaside of the Rockies" of the South Main/Surf Hotel area in Buena Vista.

Yeah, I don't know. We just got back from Santa Fe again, and were talking about how we, once again, saw things that we hadn't seen before (admittedly, driving out into the surrounding mountains). I will say that a large part of our love for it is that my wife and I went just after getting married and had a pretty magical time there, and our experiences have just built as our kids have been raised there and feel practically like locals as well.

Also for the OP, some other places to try:
Los Poblanos (hip little store, market, and restaurant/bar)
La Mama (unique food and market nspired by the Swedish background of the owner)
Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery: large outdoor space (kid). often has live music.
Rowley's Farmhouse Ales: excellent brewery.
Modern General (let the wife go over there, you hang at nearby Shake Foundation with the kid).

Yes. Worth it. Santa Fe is basically our second home, as we have friends there who we house sit/swap with fairly frequently and we just end up there often.

With a 3 year old, I would look at the Railyard area as there's a lot of "play space" adjoining restaurants and night life. Already had some good recommendations on food with La Choza et. al. I'll recommend:
Dolina bakery
Cowgirl Hall of Fame for food (has a playground for kids in the back).
The Shed or La Choza (sister restaurants).
El Chile Toreado is a good recommendation
El Parasol (it's a dive, but the tacos are amazing and fresh fried)
I'm not sure that Meow Wolf is really great for a 3 year old, but it's a good attraction.
Tesuque Village Market (for food) in combination with the Shidoni Sculpture park, which is out that way, s a good thing for a kid as well.
If you go to Bandelier, would also recommend checking out the Vallez Caldera and going to the East Fork of the Jemez trailhead right past it and hiking and wading that. Really accessible and beautiful hiking trail that would be good for a 3 year old (could probably have a stroller on it if necessary)

Wild to me that people think that Salida is culturally as interesting as Santa Fe. I can see it if you really love the mountains and mountain towns (I do), but Santa Fe, culturally, is far more intersting, imo. Huge blend of different ethnicities, a unique foodway, tons of arts/crafts, insane art gallery scene (like people come from all over the world to buy art there) and a lot going on at all times.

Man, I'm feeling the OP. My rekindled running journey started this Winter. I absolutely loved getting out in below freezing temps and after 5 minutes or so, feeling warm and sucking brisk, cool air.

Now that we've moved into the muggy heat of Arkansas summer, I'm finding my desire to run has decreased greatly. Sweat management is one major issue for me. I really don't want to get some kind of head buff or sweaband, but my running caps aren't really cutting it for keeping the sweat out of my eyes.

The boy raced out at Pajarito in New Mexico last weekend for the first of the Downhill Rockies series. He was living in his truck out West and picking up work here and there for trailbuilders and going to some events for his sponsors in Colorado. He finished first in Cat 1 17/18 and had 3rd fastest time of the day for all competitors.

We came out to see him for the race then headed back home on Monday. He stayed out to continue working and riding. Yesterday, while working on some dirt jumps and filming an edit, he had a pretty minor crash but separated his AC Joint. Unsure of severity currently, but trying to get him home to our good ortho to decide whether surgery is going to be best course of action.

Pretty bummed as its most likely going to knock him out of the rest of his "main" race season, but he's always come back stronger after an injury. Just have to keep the mindset right and embrace the prcoess.

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I like starting drives early morning and getting some miles in before daylight. However purposely driving through the night from sunset to sunrise is a whole different story and only worth it in an emergency, and definitely not to save a few hours on vacation.

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Our kids are older now, but as a family we are/were road trip warriors. Getting an early start is the absolute key, in my opinion. Knocking out that first tank of gas while everyone else sleeps, then stopping for gas and more coffee gets you a good distance toward your destination while driving in relative peace.

My son and I occasionally have to start late (after work) and drive through the night for weekend bike races. It's pretty tough, and I usually spend my weekend of the race trying to catch up on sleep before turning around and driving back on Sunday.

Worst pull I've ever done was from Palm Beach to Northwest Arkansas in a single shot with the mistake of going up toward Atlanta. Traffic was awful. By the time we got to Memphis, which is where we should have slept, I was just ready to keep pushing, so we did. I think it ended up being about 21 hours in the car with two kids. Brutal.

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Personally I'd drop the OMAD. You'll be hard pressed to consume that many grams of protein in one sitting.

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I was a huge proponent of fasting for years and years, and basically did what this guy did with similar results.

Then I started pounding protein yogurts and cottage cheese and such for snacks and meal prepping heavy protein food for my suppers... and I got leaner than I've been since my 30s. Felt like I was eating way more, but the pounds just kept coming off. Pretty wild.

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Went on a chill mtb ride at lunch and clipped a tree and pretty sure i broke my hand. Looks like i’ll be on the trainer for a minute

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Damnit. Sorry man. It's always JRA.

Oh yeah. We've likely been at a lot of the same shows. Used to be amazing when George's and Chester's had back to back happy hours for a dollar. George's was 5-6 and Chester's 6-7, and they were a dollar cover for each regardless of who was playing that night. Those were some great years in Fayetteville.

Government Mule, Merle Saunders, Zero, Legion of Mary, Kimock (and all the various Kimock projects), New Riders of the Purple Sage, Split Lip, Medicine Show. Big Smith, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, etc.. etc.. I can't begin to name all the shows I saw there over the years.

I take spin and Pilates. Lift on my own 3 days a week.

With all the recent hype/research on strength and longevity, most gyms have some kind of starting strength class as well.