Category Archives: biking hippy

something is different .. something happened in my brain i think .. something has clicked. late wednesday evening, i told nick that i was thinking about trying a lap of boyne on my new love, the single speed.. without flinching, … Continue reading →

It was a rough one out there today. Lots of crunchy snow and slick iced-over xc ski tracks. Slow going and completely anaerobic. But, damn it was fun 😀 The cameraphone doesn’t do the day justice. It was gorgeous outside … Continue reading →

I’m standing at the top of what could be the largest hill on this course, catching my breath after climbing my way to the top on foot. The guy standing next to me had walked the second half of the … Continue reading →

2005 finish time: 3:24:16 2004 finish time: 3:16:40 2006 goal: don’t die

Shari and I had planned on riding the sunrise lap together. My girls were really cool about helping coordinate so I could get on the trail in time. Shari was in no position to ride the sunrise lap, but since … Continue reading →

Lap two wasn’t any easier.  But – it wasn’t any harder either.  Its all about the recovery. I got to wear my brand new sleeveless Trails-Edge jersey.  Seriously, I just took it out of the packaging to put it on.  … Continue reading →

I’ve been coming to this race since 2004, but this is the first time I’m actually racing.  Its a whole different world on this side of the bike shorts.  Woah. Probably it doesn’t help that Brent made some course changes … Continue reading →

If you read any of the other Michigan mountain bikers’ blogs, or any of the Michigan mountain bike forums, you already know that the 12 Hours of Addison Oaks (5/13/06) was a huge mudfest disaster. Most bloggers are solo riders … Continue reading →

“You didn’t race Yankee? Now I’ll definately need a blog entry about that.” – fellow female mountain biker turned full-time rv traveller. I realized that last summer, instead of getting faster, I got slower. I had high expectations of myself … Continue reading →

Its gotta be 75 degrees today .. Not a cloud in the sky. And I flicked the rear shock all the way to full boinger. I apparently obsess about Yankee Springs. I’m pretty sure that I think about Yankee Springs … Continue reading →