Barbara Howe

Racing

Dec 20, 2009

Frozen Over

Every year I look forward to racing in cold, wet and muddy Portland. This year the weather played a trick on everyone and instead of dumping an insane...
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Nov 17, 2009

Saturday Night at the races

What's more fun than a plain old cross race? A cross race in the dark! Race number three of the Bay Area Super Prestige Series was held at...
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Nov 13, 2009

Wicked Weather in Boulder?

Eighteen inches of snow and counting: that was the weather report for Boulder on Wednesday evening. Tim and I were scheduled to fly out on the Friday before...
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Nov 3, 2009

Dedication

We all know that to reach the top level of any sport one must be dedicated to the effort. There's the maintenance of one's diet, training and recovery,...
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Oct 14, 2009

Back in the Mix

Another big race weekend has come and gone. I'm left with the race weekend hangover, exhaustion and tired legs. Luckily I'm staying with my parents this week –...
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Oct 6, 2009

Three times equal

Now that I've recovered from the cold I caught at Interbike, I'm ready to head off to my next round of races. The first stop is Cincinnati, Ohio...
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Sep 22, 2009

The first two big ones

Star Crossed and Rad Racing Tim and I opted to drive to Seattle – maybe not one of my better ideas. We squeezed the entire drive into one...
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Sep 14, 2009

And so it begins...

When the light changes, it's 'cross time I realise that the road and mountain bike seasons linger on and there's some big race in Switzerland but in my...
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