When It Comes to Cycling, Progress Is Natural
The more you ride, the more you’ll want to ride. The more you want to ride, the comfier you’ll want to be on your bike. And so on. Your bike life will progress as it’s supposed to—at your speed and according to your style.
Pro Jade Wilcoxson Shares Health Tips for the Everyday Cyclist
In part three of this video series, Jade Wilcoxson of Optum Pro Cycling offers health tips and encouragement for the everyday cyclist.
The Easy Way to Buy a Bike
Ladies, we’re leading the cycling realm’s trends; it’s time we go into bike shops with confidence in our goals and an idea of what to consider when bike shopping.
Pro Jade Wilcoxson Shares Training and Racing Tips
In part two of this video series, Jade Wilcoxson of Optum Pro Cycling lends her training secrets and tips for aspiring pro cyclists.
Road Bike Racer Jade Wilcoxson Shares Her Story
In part one of this video series, Jade Wilcoxson of Optum Pro Cycling tells us how she got into the sport and why she’s sticking with cycling.
Elite Female Kayaker Circumnavigates Australia
Joe Glickman writes about Freya Hoffmeister, the first woman to circumnavigate the entire continent of Australia in a sea kayak. The feat puts her in a league few other adventurers, male or female, occupy. That alone makes this book worth reading.
Moab Mountain Bike Training
My friend and I went to Moab a couple weeks ago. I had never been but it is the Mecca of mountain biking so figured I should make the journey. Plus, it was a great way to really kick off training as the entire month of March was spent on my road bike. We spent three days riding and each day just got better and better.
Make Things Happen For Yourself
“How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?” ― Anaïs Nin
Miller House Gluten Free Cherry Bread
From the Virginia Bed and Breakfast Cookbook, this recipe was first cooked up at The William Miller House in Richmond, Virginia. It’s a gluten free quick bread recipe that is both hearty and deliciously unique.
Magic in Misery
Here’s a run down of the events that got me entered in the Leadville 100 and an intro to the journey I’m continuing to the famous 100-mile bike race! I’m ready to enjoy and share the process with you in this blog series for Women’s Adventure magazine.
Spring 2013 Issue
Highlights of the Spring 2013 issue: Forage for Food. Train Like a Pro. Cast Your Line. Dive a Shipwreck. Retreat in Texas Hill Country. Try Canyoneering, SUP Racing, Fly Fishing, Road Biking, and Poi!
Jerk Boyfriend Pushes Girlfriend Off Cliff
Most of us prefer challenge by choice. But this woman ended up on the end of a pendulum swing rope because her boyfriend wanted her there. And she ended up in flying through the canyon on that rope. Because he pushed her.
HERA Helios
Our nonprofit partner, the HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation, teamed up with La Sportiva to bring you the new HERA Helios women’s mountain running shoe. Ten dollars from the sale of every pair of HERA Helios helps stop the loss of women to ovarian cancer.
A Ski On The Wild Side
Any workout which does not involve a certain minimum of danger or responsibility does not improve the body — it just wears it out.” —Norman Mailer
Mountains-to-Sea and Beyond
Runner Diane Van Deren is an extraordinary woman with seemingly unlimited physical strength despite a limiting mental disability.
Take A Risk
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. — T.S. Eliot
It’s The Struggle That Makes It Worth It
I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy, I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.
Montana Made and Kona Proven
Linsey Corbin wants to transcend the boundaries of triathlon and represent the importance of a sound mind, body, and diet in achieving dreams. Let’s all watch at the crux of her efforts and track her during the Ironman World Championship 2012 in Kona, Hawaii.
Finding Humility the Hard Way
More than a decade ago, I personally guided an alpine multi-pitch route in RMNP, Le Petit Grepon. Just days before I had to test-lead that route, there was a fatality. A gnarly, bloody swathe of mortality painted the route, and I told my mock-client, “I don’t want to do this for a living.”
Venus de Miles 2012
As we rolled into the finish, my new-to-cycling 13-year-old daughter said, “It’s already over?” and proclaimed her desire to tackle a longer route next year—somewhat for the challenge, mostly to up the fun.
Harness Pre-Season Snow Sports Excitement
Channel your early-season jitters with a pre-season workout regiment and developing a winter game plan. Here’s how to motivate and prepare yourself for meeting your skiing and boarding goals.
Bodily Breakdown on the Inca Trail
“There was only one thing thwarting my trek along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, and it was me.”
The Only GORP Recipe You Will Ever Need
GORP was originally the acronym for “good old raisins and peanuts.” This is the new-school, gourmet version, with whole nuts, seeds, and coconut.
10 Essentials for the TransRockies Run
You never know what race gear will be most useful until you begin—unless, of course, you have a list like this one.
The Hotter’N Hell 100 Was My Life-Changing Race
At age 49, I look forward to whatever adventure I will tackle when I am the same age as my grandmother on her first group bike ride.
Wild and Precious Life
“Tell me what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” —Mary Oliver
2012 GORE-TEX TransRockies Run 0
Women’s Adventure takes on the 2012 GORE-Tex TransRockies Run. Cheer us on! We’ll need it.
Honey Stinger Waffles, Now in Lemon
The new Stinger Waffle Lemon feels like the yummiest 160 calories of organic energy I’ve ever eaten out of a wrapper.
Trial in the Treetops
I stood at the edge of the platform clipped onto the zipline. The tightness in my chest and sweat dripping down the sides of my abdomen were familiar, and the rational side of my brain was struggling to stave off the coming attack. I took as deep a breath as I could and stepped into the air.
The Teva Mountain Games Motivate and Empower
Attending The Teva Mountain Games can make a confident athlete feel like a novice, comparatively. But use that feeling as a source of motivation. The women who graced the podium at The Teva Mountain Games are just like you: passionate, driven, and inspirational.
London to London: Via The World
British explorer Sarah Outen resumes her human-powered circumnavigation of the globe, cycling, rowing, and kayaking alone across the world.
Outdoor Foundation
Outdoor Foundation, a company who aspires to be a driving force behind a massive increase in active outdoor recreation in America, has concluded that participation in outdoor recreation has reached the highest level in five years.
Training Should Extend to the Kitchen
Your muscles and mind aren’t the only parts of you that need pre-race day training and attention. Follow a nutritional game plan leading up to an event and you’ll perform better.
