January 2011
28 posts
Resolutions in Reverse: 23 Pounds and Counting →
If you had asked me in June if I thought I had 23 pounds to lose, I would have said no. Everyone probably would have said that. 10, sure. 15? maybe.
I carry weight well. I get curvy. I know what to…
December 2010
29 posts
I Used to Ride Bikes. A Lot. (Guest Post by Matt... →
My dear friend Matt O’Rourke wrote this earlier this week and nearly made my little bicycle heart break with longing and happiness. He has kindly agreed to let me publish it here as a guest post.
Reject Resolutions and Set Real Goals Instead →
I hate New Year’s resolutions for the same reason that many people do: no one ever keeps them. They’re empty promises that we make to ourselves in a moment of sudden (and possibly drunken) self…
Icy Mountain Passes and V02 Intervals in December →
I’ve been over mountain passes five times in the past two weeks. Twice as a passenger, three times as a driver. I prefer driving.
Winter is here now and my weekly pilgrimages to Bend, Oregon…
Introducing Quickies →
Just a little note to introduce the latest change we’ve made to the blog – Quickies!!
Sure, everyone loves a long drawn out slow-jam blog entry love session (god knows I do), but sometimes you …
Dear Diary 014: Winter Running and Yellow Attack... →
There was a couple running together on a country road. They were chatting while the woman’s long ponytail bobbed obediently behind her. The sight of them made me shudder.
I prefer to run alone.
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Dear Diary 013: Post-Cyclocross Depression →
[Lede photo by PDXcross]
The cyclocross high is wearing off and the hangover is heavy. In January I’ll go to California and get 5 more races in, but I might as well be a junkie at a methadone…
A National Level Throttling: Taking my Licks →
Cyclocross Nationals. Friday, December 10th, 2010. T-Minus two hours to the Womens 30-34 race.
A yellow school bus pulls up to the race venue and unloads a swarm of gradeschool kids – friends of a…
Cyclocross Lessons from Golden Gate BASP: Don’t... →
Golden Gate Park. Sunny and cold. I have been thinking about this race for two weeks.
Every night before bed, playing out the starting straightaway in my head. It’s a false flat (uphill) on…
WatchWilliams celebrates with her fans.
