Tag Archives: road riding
Kids and Exercise
The Best Way to Battle Childhood Obesity: Get Your Kid Moving! (Photos here) I heard a debate on CPR today about whether or not government money should be spent battling our country’s epidemic of obesity. As you doubtless know, the … Continue reading
What Kind of Crazy Would Ride Mountain Passes?
Well … me. When I first moved to Colorado, I was amazed to witness the things cyclists can make their bodies do here. Coming from a sea level community of rolling hills just outside New York City, I was not … Continue reading
Cycling With Kids in the Mountains
I find cycling with kids is a unique challenge when you live in mountainous Evergreen. We live on a hilltop – three quarters of a mile up several switchbacks from the Bear Creek Canyon Road, above Kittredge. One kid is … Continue reading
Surviving the Heat
I lived my entire life on the east coast until I moved to Colorado 3 ½ years ago. That means I spent a lifetime of summers sweating in the oppressive heat. I lived for a decade in Washington, DC, a … Continue reading
Join the new Evergreen Multisport Club!
I love to work out, but I haven’t found the right group in Evergreen. The Denver Road Runners are too far away. Team Evergreen is too intense – I don’t always want to ride 50 or 100 miles over mountain … Continue reading
Safe Cycling Tips, Evergreen Style
As I was riding on the bike path along I-470 this morning, the wind whizzing through the vents in my my helmet as I labored uphill toward Golden, I passed a cyclist plummeting downhill at top speed with a bare … Continue reading
Cycling Season is Here … Want to Go for a Ride?
One of the big factors that lured me to Colorado was the divine road riding. I envisioned miles and miles of open road, surrounded by rocky ledges and ponderosa pines, warmed by the bright Colorado sun. And I was not … Continue reading