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No 9 | October/November 2015
Be Prepared to Be Unprepared | A Necessary Evil | Breaking Tradition | Radical Women: Trish Bromley Fat Bikes Aren’t Just for Boys | A Girl and Her Shoes | A Look at Mental Toughness
Set a Goal, Find a Coach, Kick Some Ass
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ContentsCover: Micayla Gatto at the Crankworx Whistler Pump Track Challenge. She finished 3rd overall.Photo Credit: Colin Wilson
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6 Racing: Be Prepared to be Unprepared: Two Colorado Chicas Race Across Spain10 Reflection: A Necessary Evil16 Featured Story: Breaking Tradition28 Profile: Radical Women: Trish Bromley32 Winter Riding: Fat Bikes Aren’t Just for Boys36 Trail Tales: A Girl & Her Shoes
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4 Publisher’s Note5 Contributors24 Training: It’s All in Your Head: A Look at Mental Toughness38 Events: Set a Goal, Find a Coach, Kick Some Ass
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Publisher/editorTeresa [email protected]
Contributing writersPaula Burton, Jaclyn Delacroix, Carmel Ecker, Teresa Edgar, Cecile Gambin, Margaret Gregory, Michelle Lambert, Betsy Welch
Contributing PhotographersPaula Burton, Jaclyn Delacroix, Teresa Edgar, Cecile Gambin, Margaret Gregory, Gina Hopper, Carolyn Kavanagh, Rick Lambert, Scott Robarts, Colin Wilson
Account ManagerVanessa Marshak
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Publisher’s NoteThis issue focuses on trying something
new. For Betsy Welch and her friend Mimi it was pushing their limits in a multi-day stage race in Spain, Paula Burton took up fat biking, and Carmel Ecker took a skills clinic to get some air time. It’s all about leaving your comfort zone!
Tammie and Mark invite us along on their bike-themed wedding, which took place in September on the legendary Seven Summits Trail in Rossland, BC.
We also chatted with Trish Bromley, who is creating waves in the women’s freeride scene by being the first woman to compete in Crankworx Whistler’s Dual Speed and Style. You can find out more about her experience on page 28.
Our resident trainer Jaclyn Delacroix has us pushing boundaries of a different kind. She gives us insight into the mind/body connection.
Teresa EdgarPublisher