Cycling for Fitness
While cycling is a fantastic way to stay in shape, many people find that despite logging plenty of miles, they’re not seeing the fitness results they expected.
Biking Basics
Introduction to biking for fitness Finding a fun approach to stay fit is more important than ever in a society where our days are frequently spent in front of computers, stuck in traffic, or at sedentary jobs. In addition to providing a variety of advantages for both physical and mental health, biking for fitness provides…
RAMROD Cycling Event
The biggest one-day ultra-marathon cycling event in the Pacific Northwest is RAMROD [Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day]. It combines the breathtaking beauty of Mount Rainier National Park with a strenuous 152-mile course that climbs 10,000 feet. John Dixon organized the first RAMROD competition in 1984, which had 45 finishers in total. The gathering…
Biking Into The Wind
Bike Routes Went for a great bike ride today. A friend of ours likes to cobble bike routes together on Google Maps and then go ride them. We go along as willing victims. “We” in this case would be me, my husband, my best friend, her husband, and another friend. This other friend and her…
Quick Bike Ride
At Least I Exercised Well, it just goes to show you sometimes you think one thing is going to happen and then you get something entirely different! Went for a short bike ride this afternoon. Before I left the house I was feeling energetic and looked forward to getting out and hammering on the pedals….
Tour de Peaks – Bike Ride
Charmed Life Sometimes you have to believe you lead a charmed life…Ann, Mark and I went for a great bike ride today. “Tour de Peaks” is an organized ride that travels through the neighborhoods of North Bend and Snoqualmie. The scenery was outstanding, the roads for the most part were good, but what made this…
RAMROD Part One
First off, let me say that this is a “do as I say and not as I do” lesson….as a fitness trainer, I would never advise anyone I know to do what we did. With that being said, I can go on to say that I am totally AMAZED that we finished this ride and…
RAMROD Part Two
I haven’t mentioned the weather We were all really lucky. The majority of the morning was overcast with a little fog hanging in the valley when we started. Perfect riding temperature. The fog started to burn off by the time we got into Mt. Rainier National Park (high 70s?) but was not unbearable. So I…