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“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” Happy Monday everyone! A new week with new opportunities, how exciting! I’m not going to get too deeply into what’s going on with me just yet, because I don’t have all the answers I need to make an informed decision. But I…

“The bicycle will inspire women with more courage, self-respect and self-reliance.” — Susan B. Anthony In the 1890s, as the bicycle boom swept across the United States and Europe, a strange and now-forgotten medical “condition” entered public conversation: “bicycle face.” Doctors and newspapers warned that women who rode bicycles risked developing a permanently flushed complexion,…

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” – Laurel Thatcher Ulrich This month is Women’s History Month, an incredible opportunity to learn more about the women who paved the way for the opportunities and freedoms we have today. We kicked off the month the best way we knew how: together, on our bikes. Our ladies’ ride brought…

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” How has your new year been going? Be honest with yourself. Are you staying on the path you set when the calendar turned? Are you on track to meet your goals? Or do you feel like you keep getting derailed, pulled in directions you…

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt During a long car ride this week, I had one of those soul-stirring conversations with a dear friend, the kind where the miles pass quickly because your hearts are unpacking something heavy and real. We found ourselves circling around a topic that quietly robs so many…

“Community isn’t built by chance, it’s built by showing up, again and again.” I have to brag on the cycling community once again. Surprised? Sunday’s Pull the Line Ride with Pull Through Coffee Bar was everything I love about what we’re building. Twenty-six incredible ladies showed up to ride, the weather showed off with nearly…

“You don’t stop laughing when you grow old; you grow old when you stop laughing.” The art of staying young at heart isn’t some abstract concept reserved for dreamers or the endlessly optimistic. It’s a choice. A way of living we can actively step into, again and again, no matter our age. But what does…

“The world has a way of reminding us who we are when we slow down long enough to notice it.” The beauty of the Northwest Coast has had me completely in awe this week. What a privilege it was for my husband and me to spend time with our son and his wife in beautiful…

Pressure or Power? One Year Later — A Winter Ride Revisited One year later, it’s easy to look back and smile at what that very first Pull the Line ride with Pull Through Coffee Bar became. At the time, it was simply an idea rooted in community, courage, and a shared love of bikes and…

“Intentional living isn’t about doing more—it’s about choosing what truly matters, so your cup is filled from the inside out.”— Pull the Line We are only five days into the new year, and already the pressure can feel heavy. Are you sticking to your goals? Are you already shelving them? Have you missed a workout,…