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I’ll be riding my fourth 150-mile Bike MS ride this July and our team needs your help to raise $15,000 for the MS Society!
Today our leader of The Church of the Whirling Hub turned 75 and I revisit the inspirational profile I wrote on the importance of cycling to his physical and mental health.
My second annual “Americans still can’t do metric” Rapha Women’s 100(km) ride complete with photos of green hills, farms, and contemplating the virtues of barfing on my way through 120 miles.
I’ll be riding my third Bike MS ride this July and our team needs your help to raise donations for the MS Society!
How does a cyclist end the madness of 2020? Suffering under her own terms while riding over 300 miles over six wintery days.
A beautiful, challenging, and historic trail that matches what we love about Pennsylvania
Apparently I still had sufficient energy after last week’s sufferfest to do another century-plus, this time with hills.
Sometimes a 10 hour, 120 mile adventure just unfolds in front of you and there is no other option than to hang on and enjoy the ride.
Heaven in one loaf: chocolate, blueberries, and bananas with some G/F flours to hold ‘em together.
Comfort food doesn’t get much better than carbs and cheese. These g/f Brazilian Cheese Buns are why my bibs no longer fit, but they make me so happy.
I escaped the house to roam around the empty city, but so did thousands of others not sheltering in place at home.
Two weeks of sheltering in place down, untold more to go. Today in particular I was struck by how grateful I am to be able to still ride outside.
Lured by blue skies and warm weather, I set off to explore new country roads and inevitable new lessons.
When your friends call out for companions to help with a wintry birthday century…..you just do it.
Sometimes you are lucky enough to be given wings, powered by something greater than yourself
On September 6-7 we rode from Pittsburgh to the Flight 93 Memorial along the Great Allegheny Passage trail.
The MtLCCC has a long tradition of supporting the National MS Society in their annual Bike MS fundraiser and I finally was able to join in the fun.
Pittsburgh is fortunate to have the Panhandle and Montour Trails that also serve as a winter recreation paradise.
Why I rode almost 400 miles between Christmas and New Years….in Pittsburgh. Hint: lots of Pringles.
Three months ago, March 5 to be exact, I had my last weekly IV treatment for a rare infection that was attacking the mitochondria in my muscles and had left me a complete shell, just one of several issues that were keeping me from being physically, and mentally, happy.