Posted in C4, Mountain Biking on Sep 29th, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Finding Time, Lifestyle, Michigan Tech Trails, Mountain Biking on Sep 19th, 2008
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. [...]
Posted in Collegiate, Mountain Biking, Racing, Rain on Sep 15th, 2008
I was in an interesting situation. I am a 31-year-old woman. I had a career and traded that in for a part-time position of the same job so that I could return to school. Don’t think for one minute that this post is about a woman choosing an education over family and [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Bike Clubs, Cyclists, Lifestyle, Mountain Biking on Sep 7th, 2008
One of the interesting things about the Internet is the vast network of people out there. I’ve met a lot of those people through the MMBA. Unfortunately, I’ve met most of those people during races and related social events when crowd hopping is a necessity.
For example, I was deliriously happy at [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Racing on Sep 6th, 2008
Tomorrow, unless unacceptable weather hits, is the Peaks Tour in the Keweenaw. It is a group of riders who will ride all day. I wanted to sign up for the half day portion, but I quickly realized that my sink is full of all my silverware, every bowl, and many glasses, water bottles, [...]
Posted in Bike Shops, Equipment, Full Suspension, Mountain Biking on Sep 5th, 2008
Today marked the beginning of a new era . . . and the end of a new one.
Many people figured I bought a new bike. The reason? My 2005 Trek Fuel EX7 went out on the Trekker’s email list and the Red Jacket Forum’s Classified section for sale. It is currently for [...]
Posted in Copper Harbor, Mountain Biking, Racing on Aug 31st, 2008
More bottle stuffing!! I helped out with registration, again, from 11:00 ’til 1:00. This is where it gets really interesting. All but about four pre-registered people showed up. We had about 130 registrations. I was thankful I wasn’t taking care of race-day registrations, though. The line got very long. [...]
