Her Active Life

Cycling, like other sports requires the use of equipment--your bike. It’s important to know how to maintain your equipment whether that means tightening the trucks on your skateboard, or wrapping grip…

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Some people like to run or cycle for the sheer, unfettered joy. They love the feeling of escape, the internal push, the connection to their body. But sometimes you want information. Heart-rate…

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Let’s face it. Your favorite sport is probably dominated by men.  I’m sure you’re not the first woman to participate in that sport, and you’re probably not the only woman you know…

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The general rule of thumb is that an infant can be loaded onto your bike (or trailing behind it) when she or he is strong enough to hold up his or her head with a helmet on it. According to the

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Everyone knows you can’t buy running shoes for looks.  You can’t get the blue ones instead of the green when the green ones work for you. It’s the same for bikes. You have to buy the right kind of bike for how…

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With this first post, Her Active Life welcomes Martinique Haller as our new staff writer. In this article, she talks with joy about the reasons to become a bike rider even if your city doesn’t exactly make it easy on you. In…

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Caffeine boosts physical performance even if you are dehydrated and overheated, according to a new study. 

Endurance-trained cyclists engaged in 120 minutes of rigorous pedaling in a hot, dry environment in order to test the effect of caffeine ingestion…

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Many experienced cyclists do not know whether it is best to point their feet upward, downward, or straight as they cycle. A recent study from San Diego State University shows that you should hold your ankle in whichever position is most comfortable for you…

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Racine Native Erin Mirabella Debuts Children’s Book About Bike Racing, Teamwork, and Staying Hydrated.

Boulder, CO, June 12, 2007 - Two time U.S. Olympian Erin Mirabella will read her new book for children and families in four…

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If you would like to submit an event, please email .  We will be posting regional race roundups every Friday morning.  For a more extensive regional race calendar, see the Running Network Event Calendar.

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If you would like to submit an event, please email .  We will be posting regional race roundups every Friday morning.  For a more extensive regional race calendar see the Running Network Event Calendar

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If you would like to submit an event, please email .  We will be posting regional race roundups every Friday morning.  For a more extensive regional race calendar see the Running Network Event Calendar

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Triathletes are injured only about one third as often as marathon runners even though they do far more work in their program of swimming, cycling and running. Training intelligently for three sports is less likely to injure you than training very hard for one.…

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If you would like to submit an event, please email .  We will be posting regional race roundups every Friday morning.  For a more extensive regional race calendar see the Running Network Event Calendar Sunday,…

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If you would like to submit an event, please email .  We will be posting regional race roundups every Friday morning.  For a more extensive regional race calendar see the Running Network Event Calendar

Saturday,…

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