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2009 Ride and Retreat Camps

June 5-7, 2009Need a little R n’ R? How about a weekend of road or mountain biking (your pick!) with some of the best instructors in the world? And then quite a bit of retreating, breathing the fresh air and seeing the sights of the Northstar at Tahoe resort? It’s a women’s only weekend away, with women who love to ride! You’ll wake up to morning yoga, then spend the day learning and riding,… »
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Balance

Balance defined in the dictionary is: A weighing device, especially one consisting of a rigid beam horizontally suspended by a low-friction support at its center, with identical weighing pans hung at either end, one of which holds an unknown weight while the effective weight in the other is increased by known amounts until the beam is level and motionless. Okay that definition was just ridiculous and… »
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Breathing Workout

In one of her previous blogs, Mari Holden provided readers an excellent indoor training workout. In addition to working your legs and heart, consider improving the strength of your lungs. Although we all breathe naturally no matter what we are doing, there are ways a person can actually exercise the intercostal muscles involved with respiration and increase lung capacity and improve the quality of… »
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Makeup Tips for Cyclists!

I’ve been searching for the perfect combination of makeup that you can use while riding without finishing and looking like a clown! The great thing is that a lot of makeup has sunscreen in it, so it is actually helpful to us while we are on the bike. I like to apply a normal sunscreen with 30spf all over my face before applying any makeup. Then I use a light all day foundation (I use Estee Lauder… »
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Tips on Being a Green Cyclist

If you are reading this blog chances are that you ride a bike in some form or fashion. Cycling is by its very nature an environmentally friendly activity whether you are a seasoned commuter or a recreational weekend warrior. For whatever reason you have chosen to ride your bike as a cyclist we have a responsibility to do what we can to protect our planet and just riding is not enough. Here are some… »
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The First Triathlon

I’ve signed up and my training is underway for my first triathlon. I’m very excited to expand my fitness into three sports. I think I’ll always have a soft spot for my bike, but training in three sports has kept me motivated and on a tight schedule. The Stanford Treeathon is now three weeks away. It is a sprint triathlon. Distances for each sport are short; 500 yard swim, 12 mile bike ride, and… »
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Let's Talk About Rubber

Okay ladies now when I say rubber I am not being dirty, however the rubber I am talking about will get dirty. Tires are what I’m talking about and there are a wide variety of them. There didn’t used to be nearly the amount of choices when I first started compared to today. Not that I am ancient, but I think rubber companies were just in the beginning stages of figuring out how different sizes,… »
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