A Mother’s Day Trip to Remember! The Swedish band Abba may have made the expression “Mamma mia!” popular around the world, but Italians have been using “Mamma mia!” as a mild expression of surprise, joy, annoyance, disappointment, anger and fear for years. It can be translated in numerous ways in English including, “Oh my...
Work 2 Ride – Women’s Fall MTB Trip!
Women’s Dirt Shredder Hayward MTB Trip Highlights! The weekend adventures kicked off Friday afternoon with a safety bike check at Riverbrook Bike Shop followed by an afternoon of fundamental mountain bike skills instruction. The women put their skills to the test riding the Hatchery Creek South/North Loop taking in the changing colors and sounds...
The Benefits of Green Space Exercise
Finding Joy in the Outdoors October is mental health awareness month. I asked my friend Janet to write an article about the benefits of outdoor exercise. Janet is an avid mountain biking, skier, scuba diver, and dog trainer. Janet has a contagious laugh and smile that brings joy to all around her. I have...
Nutrition Tips To Fuel Your Engine!
Nutrition Tips & Healthy Fall Recipes Nutrition is a huge part of athletic performance. Similar to physical training, healthy meal preparation takes time and planning. If you are serious about your performance and overall health, you need to make nutrition a high priority. In this article, I will discuss the importance of post-workout food...
An Uberlegger’s Birkie Reflections
What is an Uberlegger you may ask? An Uberlegger is an individual who has completed 30 or more years of Birkie ski marathons. This past summer I connected with Uberlegger skier Bob Britz while helping with the 1st Annual Birchleggings Club Golf Classic Fundraiser Event. The following article includes highlights and fun facts from...
Ski Coaching Above the Arctic Circle
After finishing up my race season, I had the opportunity to venture north to the small village of Ambler, Alaska. This small community is located in Northwestern AK, above the Arctic Circle, and is home to around 250 people. I was joined on this trip by two other skiers: Reid Goble and Renee Anderson....
Chasing Totality in the Ozarks!
This past April, my husband Craig and I traveled to the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas for some early-season mountain biking, and to experience the historic April 8th total solar eclipse. On August 21, 2017, Craig had the privilege of witnessing his first total solar eclipse in Nashville, TN. I remember hearing the excitement in...
Birchlegger Reflections
Loppet World Cup and Birkie Highlights A few days after returning from the Endurance Adventures Methow Valley trip we hosted our friends from Norway who came to watch the Loppet World Cup and race in the 50th American Birkebiener race. Two years prior, our family had traveled to Norway to stay with our friends...
Methow Magic
2024 Endurance Adventures Methow Valley Trip Highlights Similar to much of United States, the temperatures in Washington had been unseasonably warm this past winter. Despite the warm weather there was a decent base of snow at most of the trailheads. The 240 km Methow Valley Trail system starts in the country western town of...
Nordic Ski Adventures Near & Far
This past January Endurance Adventures was asked to speak for one of the seminar sessions at the Birkie Ski De She Camp in Cable, WI. The camp had one hundred participants with around half of the audience being new to the sport of cross-country skiing. Guest speaker and Olympian Holly Brooks inspired the women...