It’s the end of the season and many of us are heading off for our summer jobs, spring vacations or new adventures. I find at this time of the year I am always amazed at how fast the season flies by.
One day I am saying hi to old friends in Ferraro Foods, the next I am saying goodbyes. Some will come back and others won’t. Such are the hazards of living in a town like Rossland.
In the past few years, Ian and I have headed off to the U.S. Snowboard Association nationals, however due to Ian’s recent injury while competing at the X Games we are staying put this spring and I am reminiscing over last year’s trip. It was one of the best trips I have ever had; my girlfriend and I headed down to Moab, Utah in her Westfalia Camper for some biking.
I spent my days riding with old friends and making new ones, enjoying every moment of girl energy on and off the trails. Moab is a beautiful place to bike, hike and be outside.
It was three weeks of biking, with a couple of days of snowboarding in the middle to mix it up — all my favorite things in one trip. It was a great way to kick start my biking season.
I learned that’s what I need. It puts me in shape, and gets my head in the game as well as my body. And it gets me so amped I have to go every day for the rest of summer!
Now that the bike season is here, it is time to step it up a notch and I have started to see the pleasure and benefits in a good spin class.
Nothing can beat the real thing though. Even if I can’t get out on the trails, just being on a real bike outside is invaluable.
For the past few years BettyGoHard has been offering a strengthening and conditioning ride series. We are doing the same again this year so check out the schedule online or get in touch with us to find out more.
Natasha Lockey runs Bettygohard Women’s Action Sports Community. Originally from New Zealand she has been living and playing in the Kootenays for the past seven years.