By Kat 2013 was the first year I rode the Almanzo 100, and it was the hardest thing I had done in my life (brief recognition of this privilege of my relatively easy life). After the haze of suffering had worn off, I sent in my postcard to do it Continue Reading →
Almanzo100 from Royal Antler. Race Reports! I love to post recaps from WTFs that rode Almanzo. Let me know if you wrote something so I can share it here! We laughed. We almost cried. We met some awesome people along the way. We were out there on the saddle for Continue Reading →
By Julia Wah! Where has all the time gone?! Where once I felt like I was just sitting on my hands, wondering where all my friends were hiding, I now feel on the verge of overwhelmed. It’s a good – and sometimes bad – feeling. BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST! Continue Reading →
Well, it seems that rather than a daily blog this has become an “every couple of days” blog. And you know what? That’s ok! Part of making a conscious choice to ride every day is also to make the conscious choice to listen to our bodies. Recently, my body has Continue Reading →
By Julia I know that I made a promise to do my best to blog every day, but I’ve just been so tired the past couple of days! The reason: on Wednesday, day 2 of 30 days of biking, my bike took me 100+ miles from Minneapolis to Eau Claire, Continue Reading →
Today I spent all day running around and preparing for a long ride that I’m going on tomorrow. I was so busy working on my bike that I almost didn’t have time to ride it! Funny how life gets in the way of itself. But it was the first day Continue Reading →
By Julia It’s April and that means we get to celebrate another 30 Days of Biking! The idea is simple: ride your bike every day in April. That’s it! You can go around the block or around the world, but rain or shine, just get out there. Then, share your adventures Continue Reading →
Every year I get so excited for Babes in Bikeland, the largest all-female and transgender alley cat race in the country. An alley cat race is like a scavenger hunt on a bicycle, where you’re given a list of stops and you have to find your own route between them. Continue Reading →
Friday night, this happened: Photo: Tom Wallace via StarTribune.com (Not my kids/ tree/ car. Grease Rag House more or less survived the mayhem!) Severe Weather Events Friday, June 21, Minneapolis was hit HARD with gusts up to 60mph after torrential rains that caused flash floods. When those two conditions are Continue Reading →
What’s an Almanzo? 100 miles of gravel and hills, south of Rochester in Spring Valley, MN. The race is free: a labor of love by a cyclist and organizer named Chris Skogen, supported by sponsorship and community donations and volunteers. From the Almanzo website: We drove this course over a Continue Reading →
