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I discovered a wonderful blog while reading the post of the day at The Fat Cyclist, yesterday. Elden is currently enlisting the help of guest posters while he tends to his personal life. At first, I wasn’t too excited about that idea, and then Jill Homer wrote a post. She hooked me [...]
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I had a brilliant idea a couple days ago! I decided to act on it an send the following email out to our community cycling list:
It’s going to snow, Sunday. That means one thing: it’s time to ride.
I have some great dirt roads around my house that I’d like to [...]
Categories: Mountain Biking
| Tags: Motivation, Mountain Biking, Snow, Winter, Winter Riding Clothing
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I haven’t been very conscientious about posting my food intake. I know that. I also know my agreement with Ali, Andrea, and Sean. I haven’t been whimping out, however. With the onset of Halloween month (yes, I just called it a month), I bought a bag of candy and have been [...]
Categories: Mountain Biking
| Tags: Cross Training, Mountain Biking, Weight Loss
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Saturday was a most excellent day. I woke quite early so I could prepare for an 11 a.m. ride at the Tech Trails. Driving was not an option. I was to prepare for a four to five hour ride and go by bike.
I rode down and met up with the [...]
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| Tags: C4, Mountain Biking
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Most students are relieved when Friday rolls around. Their busy, weekly schedules come to an end. Saturday brings free time – time to play, time to catch up on homework, time to just do nothing. Things are a little different for me. With Saturday and Sunday comes more time already spent. [...]
Categories: Mountain Biking
| Tags: Finding Time, Lifestyle, Michigan Tech Trails, Mountain Biking
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Fat Tire tomorrow! Today, I stuffed and numbered more water bottles for the water bottle toss. The next thing I helped out with was registration.
I sat at the registration table from 3:00 until 5:00 taking care of pre-registrations. This was a new experience for me. I actually enjoyed it and decided [...]
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Sunday Trail Day
It’s the week before Christmas . . . er, Fat Tire, and I have the anticipation that a child would have for presents. I have a great week planned, and it has started off properly, considering the climactic event.
Yesterday was the weekly Copper Harbor trail day. I showed up early to [...]
Categories: Mountain Biking
| Tags: Beer, Bike Clubs, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw, Mountain Biking, Trail Work, Trekkers
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My rides and races are usually quite uneventful. Aside from a few loose skewers, I haven’t had any issues for a while. I haven’t even had a flat since last summer.
I decided to ride my bike to the Michigan Tech Trails, today. I planned to be gone for four hours and decided [...]
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| Tags: Equipment, Michigan Tech Trails, Mountain Biking
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A poetry thread broke out on the Michigan Mountain Biking Association forum. Unexpected, but not at all unusual. We’re a different bunch, one might say.
I decided to join in on some poetry action in my small, white-flag effort to keep the thread on topic. I wanted to create a representation of what [...]
Categories: Mountain Biking
| Tags: Advocacy, Lifestyle, Mountain Biking
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As mountain bikers, it is imperative that we eat. Well, it’s imperative that anyone eat, but we need more energy than some, or many.
Pat arranged a Copper Harbor Fat Tire pre-ride for this morning. I started the day off right by making some buckwheat pancakes topped with raspberries picked in my yard and [...]
Categories: Mountain Biking
| Tags: Copper Harbor, Equipment, Keweenaw, Lifestyle, Mountain Biking, Nutrition, Product Review
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