Tips for Promoters: Valuing Women Participants
Earlier this year, a young female mountain biker shared her frustrations about her experience at a local cross country mountain bike race. Her story, in …
2020: the season that wasn’t & life’s sharp left turn
2020 was a shocker of a year. Heading into the early months of February and March I was feeling dialed and ready to rip the …
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After the dust settles
The next couple weeks were focused on recovery and rest. My family took excellent care of me. I’m very careful with my diet – eating …
Emergency surgery during Covid, a detailed account
Mid May, I woke up in the middle of the night with a severe stomach ache. By morning I was in absolute agony. My husband …
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2019 Came & Went.
Fall is my favorite season. Between the astounding colors and cool air it feels like a chapter ending and change in the air. This has …
Girls, You’re Welcome Here!
Across the United States, there are 31 National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) leagues striving to reach a more balanced male to female participation rate. In …
Redemption in West Virginia!
Nationals. West Virginia. In 2017, I had my heart set on the Enduro National title for Women 30-39. I was having a great set of …
Season Wind-Up
My next target race is Nationals in West Virginia. With some humbling experiences at the Sea Otter classic fueling my passion to work harder and …
April – California Grit
Oh man, the trip to California aka, my “sanity tour” is usually a highlight of the season for me. I was heading into the first …
Rolling with the unexpected, March 2018
The slew of Nor’easters this past March has been a real downer for my race schedule. All four of the Cross Country & Short Track …
2018, here we go!
2018 is starting off with a bang! Ticked off a bucket-list item this weekend at Egg Harbor Township BMX Track! Had an absolute blast racing the …
African Wildlife
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Great Pyramids of Giza
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Desert Safari in UAE
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A day on the mountains
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Christ The Savior – Rio de Janeiro
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September 2017 Update
Racing Nearly 8 weeks out from my ankle injury and I’m finally back on dirt! The Bad Bear Enduro at Bear Creek is one of …
August 2017 Update
Racing & Training Racing & traning was on hold this month while I recovered from a sprained ankle. Soft tissue injuries seem to take forever …
The City on Water – Venice
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July 2017 Upate
Racing Port Peter Pounder – H2H race series, Port Jervis, NY July started out on a decent note. Port Peter Pounder in NY – I …
June 2017 Update
Bloomfield Bike Fest Second annual Bloomfield Bike Fest in the books! Again with the rain! The volunteers enjoyed a lovely downpour during setup. Lucky for …
Mysteries of Vatican City
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May 2017 Update
Racing Not much racing happening in May. Nice to have a bit of a break heading into summer. July is going to be LIT. Bike-Vacation …
April Update 2017
April means Sea Otter! This is such a fun event – amazing attendance, an incredible vendor village, every race you can imagine and the list …
Narrow Lanes of Spanish City
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Legends of Machu-Pichu , Peru
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Into the wilds of African Desert
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March 2017
New Sponsors! Very excited to announce some new sponsors for 2017! I’ll be riding this gorgeous Carbon Cc Julian Joplin with the XX Eagle Drivetrain! …
Mayhem H2H #1 – 2017
Really tough effort at the Mayhem Mountain Bike Race in Southern NJ. It was a treat to have summer weather and dry trails though. Also …
The $5 training secret no one talks about
I’m going to let you in on a secret training tool that has helped me immensely over the past couple years. It’s so simple you’ll …
Taj Mahal – A Faschinating Wonder
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Today’s ride is just to ride
It’s been cold, rainy and gray for days. Today coach had a leg & core strength training workout lined up. Goal was to completely trash …
The Great Niagara Falls
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Assumption Cathedral at Vladimir
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Joe Tiseo Pump Jam
One of my goals for 2016 was participating in this event. Check. I had worked on a few aspects of skate park riding, mainly dropping …
Dream it, Plan it, Do it: Bloomfield Bike Fest
I refused to look at the weather forecast all week. Weathermen are alarmists, they exaggerate, they are often just plain wrong. I had spent countless …
Sea Otter Classic
What an event. Hard to describe it all, so I’ll leave it to the pictures. My races didn’t go as well as I’d hoped, but …
Bonelli round Up
Day 1: Travel Newark airport: 5:30am. I had heard about the fire at Newark Terminal B, but I hadn’t anticipated the overload of travelers that …
Fabulous Las Vegas
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Ramping up to the 2016 race season
(I made these ninja’s for the short track race #1 awards) Training hurdles The weather this winter has been particularly mild in NJ, which means …
Barreling into 2016
Dreaming about the year to come… More Pro XCT races! More enduro races! More downhilling, more indoor bike parks, more pump tracks, more skate parks …
2015 Wrap Up
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – 2015 was an amazing year. Training, racing & skills work were the focus for the …
Doing this ‘Cross thing
I decided I’d dip my toes into the world of cyclocross racing this year. I’ll admit, riding on grass has never inspired much excitement for …
Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg
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Summer Scramble: MTN Creek Race Recap
I know my legs are still fried from the Stewart 45. I know that I’m mentally and physically in need of recovery time after the …
Guys Neshimany: Race Recap
Still feeling the high from the Stewart 45, I’m anxious to race again – even though my coach advised I take some time off. Sure …
Maintaining Momentum: Stewart Race Recap.
I hadn’t planned to race this event, but I put in enough volunteer time course marking on Saturday and MTBNJ had enough available team members …
Boston Rebellion Pro XCT, Pro STXC & Kenda Cup East Barn Burner
What an insane weekend. Friday I was on the road by 6am to beat the traffic to the Boston Rebellion & Barn Burners Races in …
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Gnar Weasels Race Recap
I was adamant that I get to the race venue bright and early to preview the enduro section of the course. So by 6am on …
Lewis Morris Race Recap
There was a solid drizzle of rain all night and all morning. Having rode The Millstone Grind after torrential rains that made the trail a thick, greasy, peanut butter …
IT’S NOT ALWAYS RAINBOWS AND SUNSHINE
Writing about the wins is easy. There is a high from the effort and the achievement that fuels the desire to share that awesome feeling …
Race Recap: Bear Creek
Tough luck this weekend at Bear Creek. In 2013, when my technical skills were mediocre, I thought this course was incredibly demanding – the climbs …
Millstone Grind Recap
I deliberately left the “race” out of the title, because, well, I don’t think what I did should be considered racing. Drove up to VT …
Williams Lake Race Recap!
Building up to the NJ State Championships at Jungle, I had been taking training, nutrition and race prep pretty seriously. After so much intensity – …
Race Recap: Jungle Habitat, NJ State Championships
I was surprisingly calm heading into this race. This is one of my 2 target races or “A races”. I love this place, and the …
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Waywayanda Race Recap
I headed up to Wayway extra early to get a run on Sitting Bear – a trail with an extended rock garden that I had …
Race recap: Farmington CT.
Course Description The course was really mild – could have been a CX course. A few punchy climbs – the one at the end was …
Mooch Race Recap
After the carnage at Sugar Hill, I wasn’t expecting much. It wasn’t easy to drag my aching body out of bed, but somehow I managed. …
Bacitracin Bath & All The Gorey Details From Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill – Day Before The Race. Rich & the guys at Bicycle Tech are putting together my new race bike – a Jamis Dakar XCR …
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Race Recap: Grundle’s Short Track 3 & 4
Short Track #3: Endless Sludge My teammates suggested I try the Open Men category for this race, so I gave it a shot. You’d think …
I LIKE TO RIDE IN CIRCLES
AND THE SECRET TO RIDING FASTER… Before every race, you’ll see me in a corner of a parking lot or grassy field riding in tight …
Race Recap: Grundle’s Short Track 1 & 2
The Grundle Short Track series by MTBNJ.com has had 2 sick races so far. Short Track #1: March 1 – A Test of Determination The …
Is it really worth hiring a cycling coach?
On the fence about hiring a coach? I certainly was. At the end of 2013, the close of a great season in the cross country …
Riding Like a 300lbs Man.
Things I hear all the time: “What did you do to your bike?”, “I didn’t even know that part could GET broken.”, “How did you …
Holiday binge eating blues
The holidays are in full force and aren’t going to let up until the New Year. For me, that means eating a ton of delicious …
Find your weakness. Tackle it head on.
It’s Saturday morning, 4:45 am, complete darkness. After fumbling around for food and coffee, I jump in the car and head to Cathedral Pines in …
H2H Race Series Leader 2014
So proud to be the Highland to Hudson (H2H) Cat 1, Women 15-44 Series Leader! The 2014 season has surpassed my expectations. Thank you to …
NYS Seriers Leader 2014
1st Overall – NYSMTB Series 2nd – Williams Lake Classic NYS #1 1st – Hurley Burley NYS #2 2nd – SOS Stewart NYS #3 1st …