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Beyond keeping up
There was a time not so long ago when my cycling goals were simple — be strong enough to be a good training partner. Strong enough not just to keep up, but to push a little harder, farther, or faster. In retrospect, this was a poorly designed goal. I had all of about six months…
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Embrace Uncertainty
A Lesson from Dreamforce for a Cyclist For the last three days, my brain and body have not been those of a cyclist. My brain has been firmly planted in work mode. My body has been walking approximately nine million miles around Moscone Center in San Francisco, sitting in conference sessions, eating at odd times,…
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Thoughts From the parking lot
I’m sitting in a parking lot right now in La Crescent, Minnesota. 8:18 AM on a Saturday. Quiet and calm…now. Sol and Beric rolled out a few minutes ago, making a bid for the stars and stripes jersey at USA Cycling Gravel Nationals. After all the preparation, packing, flying, driving, carrying, worrying, chanting “helmet, shoes,…
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The Slightly Crazy Idea to Start a Race Team
I had this hair-brained idea to start a racing team. OK, OK, so it’s a team of two. But we have a website, an Instagram, and custom kits. That makes us a team, right? Well, Wikipedia officially defines a team as: “a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal.” We…
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How it Started
It is hard to admit that you need to change. When you are in it – work is busy, being a mom is busy, holding things down at home is busy. I had always been active, but I found myself drifting farther and farther away from that healthy, active lifestyle and justifying the decline with…
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Get to Know Us
This journey began before Beric was born. I was introduced to cycling by good friends who wanted to create a crew that rode mountain bikes together on local trails. I slowly developed some skills and built fitness in an effort to keep up with friends. About two years into that journey, Beric showed up. I…