It’s been a big couple weeks for Birthdays! My good friend Deb Hoffman had her 40th birthday, and she wanted to do a girls weekend in Ojai. We decided to visit the Ojai Valley Inn to do some rides and spa time. I hadn’t been on a “Girl’s Weekend” in a long time and it [...]

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Well, I just had my first birthday in San Diego. It was a great day even though the weather didn’t treat us well.
I’ve never had a “Birthday Ride” before and there was definitely a lot of hype leading up to it. I was on email chains that had all kinds of interesting banter going on [...]

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I spent the last couple weeks working at the Tour of California. It was a great, but nerve wracking experience. I have been racing my bike forever, but I have never seen a bike race from the inside perspective that I had at the Tour of California. I took on two roles, my first was [...]

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Yesterday I went to the Fiesta Island Time Trial in San Diego. It was the first time that I have ever been to a race as a coach, and not as an athlete. I have to admit, there was a part of me that missed the excitement. I found myself getting nervous anticipating the starts [...]

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It’s that time of year again when trying to decide what to wear on the bike becomes a bit more challenging. Today I am packing for a ride from San Luis Obispo to San Diego. It is for the Qualcomm Million Dollar Challenge. Our ride was supposed to be a few weeks ago from [...]

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