If you’re not on Strava and you’re a cyclist – then you should be. What is Strava you ask? It is a website and mobile app used to track athletic activity via GPS. Its slogan is “The Social Network for Athletes”. I have become obsessed with it. It tracks your time, miles, personal records (my…
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I love biking. I love coffee. Biking to coffee is even better! Last June, my friend Diane and I road from Plum Island to Hampton Beach to enjoy our morning coffee at Jumpin Jack Java’s coffee shop. We rode 22 miles round trip. There was a hiccup in our plans as Diane got a flat…
Recently Brian and I watched an amazing documentary called Blood Road. Blood Road follows the journey of ultra-endurance mountain bike athlete Rebecca Rusch and her Vietnamese riding partner, Huyen Nguyen, as they pedal 1,200 miles along the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail through the dense jungles of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Their goal: to reach the…
This past Saturday was Riverside Rockets PMC teams 5th Annual ride raising money for the Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund. There were three supported routes. 10, 25 and 62 miles. This was my second year riding the 62 route. My friends and I (Michele and Stephanie) were a great team riding this epic challenge and we…
It was a morning of nostalgia as I watched Cassidy play lacrosse against my hometown (Bedford, MA). Since we had some time to hangout before her next game, Brian and I decided to ride around that area. The route we took was from Chelmsford to Bedford. As we started riding, I realized something, I had…
I started cycling back in 2013 when I met Brian. He has been an avid cyclist for over 30 years. We started riding together (me slowly haha!) and I realized after the first season I wanted to keep riding. I now own two bikes. I bought my first bike at Papa Wheelies in Portsmouth, NH. It’s…
A few weeks ago I visited Sedona, AZ. If you haven’t been to Sedona, you must! It is the most beautiful place to mediate, unwind, rejuvenate and explore. We stayed in the village of Oak Creek Canyon which is a river gorge located in northern Arizona between the cities of Flagstaff and Sedona. The canyon is often described…