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Category: Bike
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For last four years, I’ve signed up for the annual Sturdy Dirty Enduro. Its an all-women mountain bike race and its the only one I do. It feels more like a fun group ride and I look forward to it every year. This year it sold out in 3 minutes, which is wild. Its also…
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I took my nephew to Whistler last week to spend four days at the bike park. Its known to be the best in the world and I’m lucky enough to live close enough to drive to it. He’s not yet 13 but I felt like I was riding with a friend – we rode everything…
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I’ve always wanted to do a Century, which is 100 miles in one ride. (The longest I’ve done is in the low 80s.) I found a map someone made on Ride with GPS that looked great, with lower elevation gain and lots of opportunities for water/snack breaks. I modified it slightly to have it start…
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Rode across the state with my good friend and bikepacking partner Matt. Touching the ocean in La Push to the Idaho border east of Spokane. Stuck primarily to off roads and did a combination of XWA Grand Depart, XWA Lite, and some of our own planned and adhoc routes. It was all inspired by this…
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We just got back from spending a couple weeks in Sedona, AZ. The idea, location, and plan came together in less than two days. It checked all of our boxes: close to trails, decent food options, warm-enough weather, drive-able over a weekend, good wifi so we can both work, and somewhere completely different. I was…
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Pavement, gravel, & dirt.Ferry rides. Hot chocolate, hot dog.Hills, aching quads. 3 jackets.Biography of X.A real camera.Happy 24.
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My favorite (only) race of the year. Women’s only enduro race just outside Seattle. I’ve done it each year I’ve lived here and have met some really great people, friends, and riding partners. Some photos from this year’s race:
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Big fan of Strava’s year in review design. I use Strava record all my rides, runs, and snowboard adventures since 2016. The past couple years I’ve hovered around 2k miles on the bike, which feels pretty solid. My favorite times on the bike this year were bikepacking with friends and I hope to keep that…