Category: Get Moving
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Who’s Up for a 2020 Road Bike Ride in Southern Utah?
UPDATE: Mesquite Madness rescheduled to November 14, 2020 due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Right after my cycling and walking races at the Nevada Senior Games and Huntsman World Senior Games, I took time off to recharge and catch up on other aspects of life. Though I didn’t keep to a structured training or fitness schedule,…
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2019 Women’s-only Bike Rides, Tours & Events in the U.S.
Make this list of women’s-only bicycle races, rides and events your go-to resource to find the event just right for you. The event organizers welcome women of all ages and skill levels. Choose from a myriad of paved, trail or gravel courses and routes that may take you along seashores and pebbled beaches, through verdant…
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Interstate 11 Pre-Opening Bike Ride with Friends
The Interstate 11 pre-opening bike ride on Saturday, July 21, 2018 was incredible! If you ever have the chance to ride on a freeway or interstate before it opens to vehicular traffic, do it! Several friends and I joined more than 500 fellow cyclists for the chance to ride a new bypass outside Las Vegas.…
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Hiking for Beginners: Perspectives from a 50-Something-Year-Old Who Set, Achieved Her Mount Everest Dream
In her guest post, “What’s Your Summit?”, hiker and climber Karen Whelan shared her seven-year journey toward achieving her dream of climbing Mount Everest amid the twists and turns of living a full life. Wanting to know her thoughts about where, how, and why we, too, could experience our own hiking adventures, I asked Karen…
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WATCH: “Race Walking vs. Power Walking: An In-Depth Comparison”
You’ve probably heard how walking is one of the best ways to lose weight and improve your overall fitness and health. But did you know that the sports of race walking and power walking can increase those benefits and stoke your competitive spirit as well! Race Walk vs. Power Walk: An In-Depth Comparison In this…