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Be Your Butt...
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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
LET'S PARTY!
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Tuesday, 01 November 2011 03:00
(Photo - Cathy Yndestad's well-deserved Athlete of the Decade award, presented at Tri Night 2010.)
Diva Dashing & Trail Shoes...
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Sunday, 30 October 2011 03:00
*Diva Dash Race Gearing Up For Second Year (Final Stretch Release)
More than 1,200 Expected to Run in Women-Only 5K and 10K Races Benefiting the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance
(MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., October 28, 2011) For the second year in a row, more than a thousand women from across Minnesota are expected to lace up their running shoes and race in the Diva Dash on Saturday, Nov. 12. Located in Circle Pines, Minn. and one of the largest women-only races in the state, the Diva Dash is organized by Final Stretch, Inc. and benefits the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA). MOCA is a Minnesota-based non-profit dedicated to raising awareness and funding research needed to detect ovarian cancer early and treat it properly....
