I paid my dues with all my road training and rewarded myself over the weekend!! Singletrack is like dessert… luscious and worth craving! Saturday was my first day up at Ned for the year. Unfort...
I’ve always wanted a big girl bike. After drooling over the Canyon Strive and thinking about all the cool things I could ride with it, I decided to bite the bullet and get one!! It’s in t...
It was great to get home after being on the road for so long, get back into more regular schedule, and to cook for myself instead of eating out all the time! It’s funny how when we’re hom...
Local races… I just can’t resist them. Last year, I got home on a Friday night after the Whiskey 50 and team camp in Sedona and lined up for the Front Range 60 the next morning. This year...
Last weekend, I lined up for my 4th Whiskey 50. It’s been wonderful to see the event grow from small (my first Whiskey 50 awards ceremony was held in the back of a bar, and I was just old enoug...
Today is the day I will almost catch up! The short of it – I just got home Tuesday from being on the road for 19 days. 19 days, 6 states worth of driving, and over 3,200 miles. I’m normal...
Tupac music for the title, it’s appropriate here! On April 12, Jeff, Yuki, and I piled into the sprinter van and drove 21 hours to Santa Cruz, CA It was actually relaxing to sit in the car afte...
I don’t know what to title this post, or how to follow up everything from the Yak Attack posts. It’s been several weeks since the race ended. In fact, I’m behind by nearly a month a...
This will be my last post in this series about Nepal, but hopefully not my last post about Nepal on this website. I want to go back and go trekking sometime(Everest Base Camp!!) in the sorta near fut...
Here is my journal entry from the last stage of the Yak Attack (and then I can post about other things!) The word to sum up today: WIND! It still cold in the room when we woke up despite being at wha...
2:26 AM. That’s the time I woke up on my own this morning. My alarm was set for 2:30. We had garlic soup last night for dinner, but the garlic was mostly raw and I’ve suffered all night f...
It was cold this morning at the start. We had a bowl of porridge and toast for breakfast. We all sat on the thrid floor deck in the sun (and freezing) until the start. I had the most clothes on today...
Day 8 into the race was a designated rest day, mostly for acclimation purposes. I was thankful for it and also hoped that the day off would help Jeff round the corner with his illness. Today, we took...
Finally!! A good day on the bike! First, there was a little ceremony for us from the Manang governing body and they wrapped prayer shawls around our necks before we set off on the stage. We walked to...
Straight from the journal again. I’m so glad I wrote it… I wouldn’t be able to reproduce the same feelings or remember some of these details! I wish I could have taken more photos d...
Stage 5: Besi Sahar – Taal Today was the first major day with a hike-a-bike. We started in Besi Sahar with the long downhill. My feet were aching on the DH. The road was steep and...
Journal Entry. I had a lot to say in my journal this day! As a side note, it’s really fun to go back and read what I wrote and how I was feeling during the race. I didn’t know what was ah...
This one will come directly from my travel journal. All the guys were teasing me for writing pages upon pages in a journal, but I’m glad I did! There would be way too many details that I’...
It feels trivial to write about how each stage went down in the race, so I’ll keep them brief. I wrote in a journal every day, so most of the text are excerpts directly from there. The later st...
The Yak Attack – an epic journey of the body and spirit. The adventure is over and yet it feels like it’s just begun. I honestly do not know where to start. How about the beginning? I can...
Birds squawking, motorbikes, people talking in foreign languages, and footsteps in the hallway are just a few of the audible sounds from my room in the Kathmandu GuestHouse. After 2 days of traveling...
The time has come. There’s a lump in my throat, I’m pacing anxiously through my house, I haven’t been able to sleep well the last couple of weeks. Tomorrow morning, Jeff and I will ...
How do I put into words something I cannot quite grasp? Something big. Something encompassing walking on the tallest and the most majestic mountain range on Earth? My work is finally done. Months of ...
Wait, what? I really leave for Nepal in 2.5 weeks? Already? It still doesn’t seem real!! Part of me goes into panic mode. What am I forgetting? I only have 2.5 weeks left to train? I look back ...
Someone on my athlete page suggested I write a post about motivation and commitment. I’m flattered that what I do is a source of motivation for others. I also have friends that help me get out ...
Ok, so my little gym post might have shocked some of you. Yes, I like to inspire and I’m normally a sweet girl…but I do have a crude, sarcastic, sometimes cruel side. I normally keep it t...
I posted this on my Elevation Outdoors blog, but I wanted to post it here too because it was a lot of work and I think is very informative! Yoga, stretching – everywhere you go people are talki...
1. Dress to impress. Wear a tshirt but cut out HUGE armholes. Make sure the tshirt is hanging by a tiny thread at your hip. She can’t wait to see your obliques and pecs. Don’t forget to g...
Things are on the up and up. Literally. Last week, I had three big rides and a couple easy rides. Thanks to all who participated in the contest to win some free grips on my facebook athlete page. ...
…..and then there was the snowbike race at Copper on Saturday night. I didn’t know what to expect, but I was excited that it was at night! I was shocked at how many people showed up! I...
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