Move Over Black Friday; Small Business Saturday is Here
Black Friday is great but it is Small Business Saturday that I love. Small businesses are the heart and soul of your community. In the endurance sports world they provide the free community rides and runs we all enjoy weekend after weekend. They host the clinics and...
Riding in Nevada City
With limited mountain bike experience I never turn down an opportunity to learn new skills. So when I saw there was going to be a women’s mountain bike clinic in Nevada City I quickly signed-up. The 2-day clinic, hosted by Youth Bicyclists of of Nevada City, was...
Kicking of Fall in Truckee
We are just days away from fall but the temperatures in Northern California still say summer. In Sacramento cross country and cyclo cross racing are in full swing, morning runs are getting darker and darker and runner talk frequently centers around CIM (California...
Maybe I’m Ready for Fall After All
As soon as Labor Day arrived I started seeing a flurry of social posts shouting that summer was over and that fall was here! As someone who embraces the warm weather and the longer days of I wasn’t quite ready to trade in my shorts and flip flops for sweaters and...
Let the Games Begin
1984.The first year I remember watching the Olympic Games. While I am sure I watched more than gymnastics, but gymnastics is what I remember. The seven women on the USA Gymnastics Team inspired the young athlete in me. By the time the ’84 Olympics started I was 8...
