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Biking (or running, or walking, or other carfree pursuits) for fitness and fun!

(This) Woman and Body Image

While it’s true that I avoid poppy magazines and other media with their pictures of stick-thin supermodels and perfect hair, I can’t say that I’ve entirely escaped their influences. True, when I was little my parents did an excellent job surrounding me with books and magazines and movies of substance, …

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stasia •May 28, 2013Favorites, Fitness, Random Thoughts
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Is it worth it to keep track?

Back when I was 1) teaching, and 2) keeping track of how far I rode with my bikey odometer/speedometer, my goal was always to ride at least 100 miles per week. A normal there-and-back daily commute was about 19 miles, so I figured that simply getting to where I needed …

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stasia •February 6, 2013Commuting, Fitness
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biking is good for your running

Back in the day, I would have told you that I was a runner, not a bicyclist. Not that I like to categorize myself like that anyway, but my point is that the stasia of old used to define herself much more by her running than her biking. Now, even …

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stasia •October 14, 2012Fitness
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truly badass

As I was getting ready to take off on the Hagg Lake mud run yesterday, I noticed a fellow bike up, strip off his biking shorts, and join the starting line. Intrigued, I pointed him out to a friend I was with, who realized that he’d passed the same guy …

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stasia •February 21, 2011Fitness badassery
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