Posted by Di on December 4, 2009
Di finishing “The Crater.”
November 14 was a great day. I met with some of my fellow MMBAers to copywrite the new MMBA membership brochure that will be available at the 2010 Annual Meeting and Expo. This was my first copywriting job, and it was a great educational and social experience.
I met my friends [...]
Categories: Mountain Biking
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Tags: MMBA, Mountain Biking, Novi Tree Farm
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Posted by Di on November 13, 2009
The MMBA recently asked all trail coordinators to remove teeter totters from the trails for insurance reasons. This is a nationwide issue. The MMBA Freeride Forum was full of users who were up in arms over this. After 13 pages of complaining and hating the MMBA, I wrote the following.
It is clear [...]
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Tags: freeriders, insurance, MMBA, teeter totters, volunteers
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Posted by Di on November 12, 2009
Some important changes regarding the timing and process of voting for the State Board At-Large Members are now in effect. The following is a guide to familiarize you with the new changes and to tell you how you can update your information with the MMBA.
Topics Covered in this Article
• Nominations Are Being Accepted until December [...]
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Posted by Di on October 3, 2009
I spent most of yesterday driving down from Marquette. After a detour through [near] Owosso, I headed to Mt. Clemens to begin my several-day excursion to the Detroit area for some mountain biking. I know…
…I’ve heard it from so many people: “Why would you go down there to mountain bike?” Well, [...]
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Tags: Massive Fallout Ride, MMBA, Mountain Biking
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Posted by Di on September 27, 2009
There really is no excuse for having a poor season. I am blessed with a body that responds quickly to a little gravitational abuse followed by protein consumption. With a little work, I am a fairly respectable mountain biker.
Over the last week, I have noticed quite a difference in my [...]
Categories: Motivation
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Tags: Lifestyle, MMBA, Motivation, Mountain Biking
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Posted by Di on June 5, 2009
I made the long journey down to Grand Rapids, last Thursday, to partake in the activities of the Midwest Mountain Bike Summit. After nine and a half hours on the road, I arrived at the Comfort Suites Inn where dinner was being served.
We enjoyed a pig roast served by a local caterer. [...]
Categories: Advocacy
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Tags: Advocacy, IMBA, MMBA, Mountain Biking
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Posted by Di on February 26, 2009
When I wrote yesterday’s post, I was feeling pretty cruddy (upper respiratory infection) and all I wanted to do was sleep. I went downstate, last weekend, and all I brought back was this stupid cold! While swimming in my self-misery, I forgot to mention one of the key things that took [...]
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Posted by Di on February 25, 2009
The Michigan Mountain Biking Association’s Expo and Annual Meeting was held last Sunday. Amanda and I headed down to Lansing to represent the Copper Harbor Trails Club and also show the world, or at least the Michigan mountain bikers, what the Keweenaw had to offer.
The Keweenaw exhibit that was the source of so much [...]
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Posted by Di on November 29, 2008
I have a passion. I am passionate about my sport. I am a mountain biker who fell in love with cycling almost as if getting swept up in a whirlwind romance. At first glance, I don’t give a lot of my time to cycling and all it entails. However, if you [...]
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Tags: Advocacy, MMBA
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Posted by Di on October 8, 2008
Someone once mentioned that we, the MMBA, should sells t-shirts with various quotes from our forum users. A few fun quotes from one of our completely ridiculous threads, which I, of course, am heavily contributing to, have recently come under scrutiny. I’m finding that quite a few forum users are quoting each other [...]
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Tags: Forums, MMBA
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