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Saturday, 05 November 2011 03:00
Love Your Butt ...This story originally appeared on mothernature.com and was posted on MTN's predecessor site on April 19, 2010. We're recycling this story 'cuz our readership has grown significantly. And because we really like butts.
By DELAINE FRAGNOLI
Perhaps no part of a woman's anatomy suffers more self-scrutiny than her butt. "Too big" and "too flabby" is our collective hue and cry. And letting it all hang out on bike rides in leave-little-to-the-imagination spandex shorts doesn't do much to alleviate our cracked rear view.
But if we can stop judging the appearance of our backsides long enough to understand their anatomy and cycling physiology, we can find many reasons to appreciate the locomotive uses of our cabooses. In what may be the ultimate exercise of mind over matter, you can learn to love your butt, build it right, and use it to your advantage.
Posterior Primer
Your butt is the seat of your cycling power, so to speak. Among the largest and strongest of all muscle groups, the gluteals in your rump aid hip extension and rotation, helping you initiate strenuous movements like climbing stairs, squatting, and pedaling....
Dark Side Stuff...
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Friday, 04 November 2011 03:00
by Bonnie Nyctalopia
I crossed over the to the dark side and I
YeeeeeHaw!
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Thursday, 03 November 2011 03:00
By Kortney Haag (from kortneyhaag.blogspot.com)
Austin 70.3 - What a fun way to end my season in warm and sunny Austin!
Derek and I left for our trip on Friday and I had already shipped my bike to the hotel so it was there waiting for us to put together. This is what it looked like before so I was a little nervous about making sure my fit was perfect, but I knew Derek would be more anal about putting it together than I would!
Friday night we walked around 6th street and could hear the music outside of the bars desperately wanting to go in and party but I knew I would have my chance come Sunday night....
Suburban Vegas & the Redneck Riviera...
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Wednesday, 02 November 2011 03:00
(Little Blurry Photo - Hilary Patzer riding like an banshee at Silverman '10. Hilary will take on the same course this Saturday at the ITU Long Distance World Championships.)
The majority of Minnesota's multisporters haven't raced since mid-September. There are some, however, who have yet to curtail their racing seasons. A gaggle of Loon Staters will be toeing the starting line in Henderson, Nevada on Saturday at the 18th annual ITU Long Distance World Championships. And an ever larger contingent of our triathletes will be at the 11th edition of Ironman Florida in Panama City, Florida, also on Saturday.
The following Minnesotans will be racing at LD Worlds, which will feature one of the most challenging courses--4K - 180K - 30K--they'll ever encounter:...
