Dirtyheart MTB

How do you maintain cycling motivation through a season? What about those people who seem to race season after season and still have the drive to compete? It seems like some people are able to keep going out and riding for years on end. Those cyclists never get tired of training and they always have an infectious enthusiasm about the sport. Riders like that have a unique kind of cycling motivation that we all envy a little bit. How do you grow that kind of cycling motivat

I went to nursing school with grand dreams of becoming a profound and wise healer, aiding people back to vibrant health, and giving them their lives and energy back. I imagined listening to their stories, holding their hands, and supporting them through difficult times. I felt it was my mission to give back to others and support them on their journey to health. Being a nurse was how I was going to carry this out. When I got into my first real hospital rotation, however, I rea

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I was a fortunate beginner mountain biker. I had a great teacher: he was patient and willing to explain everything to me. Everything. But maybe you don’t have someone right beside you to tell you some of these things… so I’ll be there for you. Here are 10 not-so-obvious tips that you, as a beginner biker, need to know: 1. You do not wear underwear under your lycra shorts. I thought I was the only person who had ever done this. It

"But I do nothing upon myself, and yet I am my own executioner." ~ John Donne Have you ever wanted something so badly, for so long, trying so hard to get it, but failing miserably? Have you ever set goals and objectives that you didn’t reach? Or have you ever wondered why you keep repeating the same patterns of behavior over and over again and therefore keep getting the same pitiful results? All of us at one point or another go through these phases. In fact, many of us go thr