Bicycle road racing can be just as much fun as it can be discouraging. How so? Going fast is fun, but going fast while everyone else is going faster can be dispiriting. The trick, at least from this beginner’s point of view, is to “get your mind right” and focus on the fun. There are […]
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I had turned off Highway 904 on the south end of Cheney and was heading through the Turnbull Wildlife Refuge when the coffee finally kicked in. Just a few more miles, I told my bladder. I have been making the pilgrimage to Amber Lake every spring for the last 13 years, and this happens every
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This hike through desert country comes alive in spring, when wildflowers erupt in a profusion of pinks, purples, and yellows while the landscape flashes varying shades of green. Start this hike at an old working ranch, now managed by the BLM. The trails here are old farm roads, undulating on hills overlooked by basalt formations.
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Not me. I was pretty convinced that running was some sort of sick torture deployed by angry football coaches seeking revenge for botched plays during my high school years. Throughout college, the infrequent sessions of pain and suffering were mostly self-inflicted attempts to make up for prolonged periods of winter-induced inactivity and overindulgence. As a
Looking to get a new set of wheels for a great deal this spring? Spokane Bike Swap is this coming weekend (April 12-13, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.) at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. It is THE place to get great deals on new and used bikes, from kid’s bikes and road bikes
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May 24-25 of this year will mark the 15th running of the 24 Hours Round The Clock Race at Riverside State Park. This year’s race theme, “A Hard Day’s Night,” is one of the most appropriate themes yet. The race is a loop of trails about 15 miles long covering a wide variety of the
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Our region in the springtime is notoriously variable – rainy, chilly, slower to bloom than the territory immediately to the west. Fortunately, for climbers dying to get out on warm, dry rocks after a long winter, relief is only a few short hours away. The desert environment provided by Vantage, Washington, about two hours from
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