Crushing your first fondo – on Joyviva

I am doing some writing over at JoyViva  – a great website for everything an athletic and adventurous women needs (and for her male pals too). This week I tackled how to get read your your first Fondo in more detail .  Check it out. Crushing your first fondo – from training to finishline

Getting pulled along – why you need a ride buddy

I took up cycling because I could do it solo. Just me and my bike (and shoes, and helmet, and glasses, and gloves, and kit, and, and, and it was a lot more expensive than I realized) on the open road. It took almost two years to discover the power of a ride buddy. When…

WOW. Just Wow – how to choose a cycling club

Last spring I was wondering what was next. I had fallen in love with cycling doing the My First Fondo Clinic – thriving in the daily exercise, the camaraderie and the accomplishment of riding up a mountain. I will be honest – I love having worked out. I typically don’t love working out. Road cycling…

How it all began

I was camping one day at Porteau Cove. I was tired. I was exhausted and understimulated by this stay-at-home parenting thing. I have enjoyed so much of it but I was bored. I had been playing around with a lot of options. Should I go back to work? Should I take a class? Should I…