I went to Nationals for the first time and didn’t even get to finish
I admit, the title sounds a bit like I’m whining, but I’m not. Really. Truth is, I wasn’t even going to write about my first trip to Nationals because I thought, who wanted to read a race report about a race that I wasn’t even allowed to finish? Quite honestly, the race belonged to the [...]
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Melted Crayon Collections
I’ve been an artist since I can remember. I’ve taken very few art classes & always drew with pencil and colored pencil & in college took 1 class on portraits. Portraits are the hardest things to draw and I can get easily frustrated. Also, it takes a lot of energy for me to do a [...]
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It’s all coming together. Best result this year so far – Bariani Road Race report
I was happy that so many women registered for this race despite its’ short distance and relatively flat course. I was also really happy to see Vanderkitten there as I knew it would be great training for me as I’ve been participating in races like Merco and will be heading to San Dimas where the [...]
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Cherry Pie: Setting the tone for 2013
My coach Todd of HSP Seattle and I both felt that it was important to race well in my first race of the season for two reasons: the importance of setting the tone for 2013 and to help me build my confidence. It seems like every year I change up my training program at least [...]
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Expressions of a different media
I’ve been experimenting with expressing myself as an artist using different media other than what I’ve been using the majority of my life: paper & pencil or variations thereof. Today, I used words and a camera. As I sipped my coffee I watched a caretaker help an elderly man in a wheelchair enjoy breakfast….’Don’t waste [...]
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Routine Leg Works embrocation product review
The guys over at Routine Leg Works over in the ‘other’ cycling hub state of Colorado were kind enough to send me a few samples of their product last spring of 2011. I had wanted to try some embrocation as the early race season approached for several reasons. Training and warming up for racing in [...]