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It's all downhill from here. Ladies here is your chance to get really good at mountain biking!
Gravity Goddesses Downhill Camp September 5-7, 2008
Winter Park Ride School presents a downhill mountain bike experience exclusively for women. Take your riding to the next level with top-notch coaching covering topics from fundamental skill development to trail-riding. You will be in small groups ranging from 1 – 7 women for 6 hours a day, working directly with Winter Park’s mountain bike coaching staff.
Tentative Agenda: Friday 9/5 4 – 6pm registration & gear-up followed by wine & cheese welcome! Sat 9/6 9:30 – 12:30 clinic 12:30 – 1:30 lunch at Doc’s Roadhouse 1:30 – 5:00 clinic 6pm dinner Sun 9/7 9:30 – 12:30 clinic 12:30 – 1:30 lunch at Doc’s Roadhouse 1:30 – 4:00 clinic
Cost: $495 - includes: two-day Kona “Stinky” Downhill bike rental & protective armor, two-day Trestle Bike Park pass, two days of coaching, two lunches, dinner, welcome wine & cheese party and more!
Lodging packages starting at $88 per room.
Levels: Intro to Mountain Biking (if this is your first off road experience): Develops skills on the easiest trails using cross country equipment. Riders will transition to downhill specific equipment and trails depending on progress.
Advanced Beginners (if you have some off-road experience): Based on your experience, athleticism and attitude you'll start on either cross-country equipment and trails, or Downhill specific. You’ll start on easier trails, transitioning to more challenging trails soon as you are ready and willing!
Intermediate Riders (if you have quite a bit of trail riding experience and want to only ride downhill): You’ll start out on downhill specific equipment and will be riding more challenging trails as the camp progresses.
Advanced Riders (riders with downhill experience who want to take it to the
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Yoga tops, yoga mats, yoga pants, yoga this, yoga that and these strange yoga contraptions.
Last weekends YOGA wellness festival in Denver's City Park was quite the show. Women's workshops, live bands, partner yoga classes, yogini speeches to stretch your mind and body, plus the best selection of yoga attire in the world. Well, at least on the Front Range.Brand like Prana, Verve, and Stonewear just to name a few.
The Yoga Health Foundation and OmPass teamed up to present the first-ever Yoga Health Festival during a political convention that was held Aug. 24-25 in the City Park of Denver under the futuristic Pavilion for Public Discourse, a levitating, pneumatic structure creating a sculptural canopy.
All proceeds from this event benefited Youth Health Alliance and health education for children.
If you missed this year's yoga expo- mark your calendar's for next years festival.
Treat yourself to a healthy Nordic skiing winter retreat or a yoga trip to MEXICO.
Colleen Cannon, founder of Women’s Quest adventure programs, has sent hundreds of women into the outdoors via bike, horse, skate ski or foot. Cannon learned that physical activity was one of the most powerful and, perhaps the most under-used tool for personal discovery, balance and transformation. Beyond the athletic accolades like National Triathlon Champion and World Champion, she saw her successes not in titles, but rather in experiences. She says that she has a Ph.D. in Play!
DIVAS: In a few words what is Women’s Quest all about?
CANNON: I hope to enchant women with the experiences that coax happiness grown from joyful physical experiences.
DIVAS: Wow, a world class triathlete, what advise could you give to a never-ever or someone thinking about training for their first triathlon?
CANNON: I would recommend doing a women’s only race, like the Tri-babes Sprint or Tri for a Cure and I would defiantly practice an “open water swim” before the real race.
DIVAS: What are your favorite Women’s Quest trips?
CANNON: Women’s Quest has an array of retreats that I love but the yoga retreats in Mexico and the bike tours through Tuscany seem to bring out the best in my customers. I want to inspire and motivate women to take in all that life has to offer with a deep full breath and I feel sometimes that getting out of your element helps inspire that. I love the saying by Mary Oliver, “what are you going to do with your one wild and precious life?”
DIVAS: Winter is fast approaching what are you looking forward to?
CANNON: Our yoga trip to Mexico is fun but I like sliding on the snow — I think it’s really fun. We have this white stuff fall out of the sky and then we get to play in it! Also, I like the possibility of having a really good workout in a beautiful space outside in nature, the exhilaration of climbing a hill and the free ride downhill. It makes my body, mind and spirit feel rejuvenated. I do feel tired afterwards, ready for some hot chocolate, but rejuvenated.
Women’s Quest and Outdoor Divas learn-to-skate-ski programs ENTER HERE.
Masai Barefoot Technology shoes and boots will arrive soon in new styles and colorsFall is approaching, and as the colors of nature begin the change, so do the colors of Fall fashion. As featured in Oprah magazine, MBT is coming out with some exciting new looks and colors. Be on the look out for some of our favorites:
Don't forget what MBT stands for: Masai Barefoot Technology. The shape of the sole engages muscles that don't usually get that much work while walking.
They also improve posture and gait, tone and shape your body, help with back, leg, hip, and foot problems, and so much more.
Our own Lauren shares about her 3 week NOLS backpacking trip.
The gear truly does make a difference. Having hiking boots that don't hurt, a woman specific pack that fits, a comfortable sleeping bag that stays on the pad and the layers you'll need for all weather conditions make for a more pleasant experience in the woods.
For all those years before they made women’s specific gear we were hacking it in boots that were too big, packs that rubbed and not to mention we felt ugly the whole time in our brown frumpy hiking pants. No wonder men tended to dominate in the woods. Now with all the cute and functional gear our time in the backcountry or off the beaten path will be all the more pleasant.
NOLS needs to take note, apparently they do not have one women’s specific piece of gear. No women’s packs, sleeping bags, rain coats, hiking boots, climbing harnesses…..nothing. Yet more and more girls are taking part in their courses each year. So a shout out to all the ladies who still hack it with boys despite the discomfort and ill-fits.
Lauren shares of her 3 week NOLS trip in the Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains north of Yellowstone.
If you have not yet heard of Women's Quest you'd better listen up.....these women are always up to something fun!
Join Women’s Quest and the Chipotle-Titus Women’s Mountain Bike Team for an amazing mountain bike day at Devil’s Thumb Ranch. Whether you are a seasoned rider or just learning how to mountain bike, this day is devoted to you. They'll provide instruction for all levels and abilities and teach you how to be a kid again while riding on epic single-track trails lined with wildflowers and clear streams.
If you’ve always wanted to learn to ride better, this is your chance for a comprehensive introduction to the sport in a supportive and relaxing environment (there are sessions for more advanced riders, too). Devils Thumb Ranch is home to over 3,000 acres and 40 kilometers of single and double tracks. You'll be fitted for equipment by knowledgeable coaches and given group instruction on basic skills/techniques. Customize your day by choosing how to spend your afternoon: more riding, a personal coaching session or a bike maintenance and equipment clinic. Finish it off with a dip in the resort's geothermic pool and hot tub and a group yoga class for cyclists to unwind. For more details check out Women's Quest!
Before hitting the trail be sure to get yourself the correct gear. The women's specific bike gear is getting better and better, from cute bike short skirts to stylish jerseys by Shebeest, Pearl Izumi and more! Ride with a pair of padded bike shorts and you'll never go back.....believe me your fanny will thank you.
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Bike Accessories The little things do make a difference...bike gloves, socks, clipless peddles
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Nicole DeBoom doens't skirt the issue. Women's running skirts-skirt chaser 5k race series and fun!
You can't skirt the issue here, the movement is in full swing: convert to skirt.
Mark your calendar for September 6th, and start your 5k training. Nicole Deboom of SkirtSports chats with us about her experience as a CEO of her own company and the SkirtChaser 5K Race Series.
OD: Are you and your husband going to race, and if so do you think you'll beat him?
Nicole: I will not race this one and Tim will probably still be too sore from the Leadville 100, but if we were racing, yes, naturally, I would beat him! (if he’s smart!)
Nicole: Heck no, there will be dating games, beer and a band. It is meant to be a fun night out for couples or singles with a 5k thrown in the mix.
OD: When you were growing up were you a girlie girl or a tomboy?
Nicole: Tomboy all the way. And proud of it now!
OD: What do you think of a ski skirt?
Nicole: We have received interest from the ski community to do a skirt for hottie women skiers. I think it’s a great idea. Why not add a little more insulation where we women need it most? It won’t be the most aerodynamic, but your friends will definitely be able to spot you.
Nicole: I would love to give them the magic answers to all of our womanly woes. The problem is that there is no magic. They’ll hear from me what a real person has done to build a business, stay in shape, and hold her marriage and personal life together. I am by no means perfect, and I have made a lot of mistakes. I try to help people learn from my mistakes so they don’t have to make them on their own. I’ll also give a few training tips along the way -- tips from an ex-pro.
