How To Bikepack Like An Amateur
How to bikepack like an amateur, an Eastern Sierra adventure.
How to bikepack like an amateur, an Eastern Sierra adventure.
As maturing athletes, one of the first things we notice is an increased feeling of tightness pretty much from head to toe.
After a brief, informal brainstorming session on content ideas for Downshift, it struck me that my first habit I would highlight for our Nourishing Habits column should be exactly what I am trying to do by creating this: resurrect a daily writing ritual.
It has taken years for my stubborn mentality to recognize the following: a plan without some form of consistent accountability is wasteful. This past January, I completed my first 50K trail race. For three years I attempted to complete an ultra but injury, self-sabotage, and fear had kept me from getting to the start line….
Everyone seems to be migrating here to Bend, tis the season I guess, and all we can think about is how to get back to our rambling roots.
I know, it feels like a chore, it feels silly, it feels awkward and kinda pointless. You’re not spiritual, you’re not flexible, you’re not a hippy. You don’t know what all those Sanskrit words mean. You’re already strong, you’re already disciplined.
I’m currently sitting in my apartment scribbling notes, looking at my bookshelf, reading saved articles, and trying to come up with a topic and cobble together the required word count for this column. If I had developed a better habit for writing, something I’ve tried to commit to numerous times over the past few decades,…
As a devoted and enthusiastic endurance athlete, I find great value in adding a yoga practice to my training, and hope to help others discover the benefits for themselves.
Live a life true to yourself to live the good life.
Our pace had slowed to a sun-beaten crawl, and the shade that seemed to cover the trail kept hopelessly receding.