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Cyclin' Missy

Grand Rapids, Michigan
I'm an avid cyclist and runner in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I've always enjoyed being active, but I believe that these middle years of my life are an opportunity to become stronger and smarter about my fitness than I've ever been before.  I'm also going through a try-new-things phase in my... Full Bio
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Visiting My Bestie in Traverse City, MI by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Don't ask me what I did with my best buddy, Cat, in Traverse City, MI this weekend.  Because we did all the things! This happened! Lunch at a tiny ... Read on »
Hiking south of Dallas by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking As I'm spending the weekend in Dallas for work, I did what I always love to do on work trips yesterday - explore the local trails! My hope as I researched parks in the ar ... Read on »
Mountain Biking for Women by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Hello from Dallas, TX!  I'm travelling for work again, and I can't wait for the weekend when I have a chance to find some trails, which seem to be a little more distant from ... Read on »
Building again by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking The hubby and I are registered to do a Tough Mudder on June 29 near Jackson, MI.  For the unfamiliar, this is a 10-12 mile run interspersed with somewhere in the range of 25 ... Read on »
The Arnold Sports Festival 2013 by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking It has been almost 2 weeks since the 2013 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH, but I am just finally getting a chance to post about it!  This will not be as extensive of ... Read on »
And the sky opened up by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Last week, we had an unseasonably warm spell for a couple days in Grand Rapids, MI.  On Tuesday in particular, it was warm, all the snow was melting, and it rained off and o ... Read on »
Snowy Trail Run by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Yesterday, the hubby accompanied me for a trail run at a park near our house.  We had run about 2 miles when the snow started to fall dusting the leaf-covered trail and stic ... Read on »
Tough Mudders in Training by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking The hubby and I are officially registered for the Tough Mudder near Detroit in June 2013.  Yeah!  Can't wait for 10-12 miles of military obstacles.  Fun!  A little nervous i ... Read on »
2012 Year in Review by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Looking at my activity log for the year 2012, I'm a little embarrassed.  The movement numbers are a little low post-April.  I'm glad I didn't log beer consumption, too, beca ... Read on »
Volleyball by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking The hubby and I just wrapped up a season of indoor volleyball with the Grand Rapids Sport and Social Club .  I haven't played volleyball since high school, so I am not highl ... Read on »
Birthday! by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking It's my birthday! I know I'm getting older, and some days I feel it.  But mostly I love my life, I love being active, and I plan to keep it up for as many more years as p ... Read on »
Hiking with the Hubby by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Saturday was our last day of vacation in California, and the hubby agreed to go on one last hike with me at the Folsom SRA.  I elected to take him up to the west side of the ... Read on »
More Hiking at Folsom SRA by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking On Wednesday, I had another free day with the hubby at work, so I checked out some hiking trail on the east side of Lake Folsom starting at the Brown's Ravine trail head. ... Read on »
Hiking the Western States Trail by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Yesterday, I began my attempt to glut myself on amazing hiking during this trip to California.  Unfortunately, the closest national park trail system is inaccessible due to ... Read on »
Skiing and Hiking in California by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking The hubby and I are in the Sacramento, CA area this week for work/vacation.  Today, we drove over to Lake Tahoe to go skiing.  We got an amazing deal on lessons, skiing, and ... Read on »
Poor, neglected, little blog by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Hello, blogosphere!  Yes, I'm still here.  I haven't forgotten about the Cyclin' Missy blog.  I just haven't been posting.  Between a funeral, intense Halloween costuming, a ... Read on »
Face of Fitness - Please vote for me! by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Last week, I decided to enter Fitness Magazine's Face of Fitness contest.  I figured, why not?! I'm in the running to be this week's Readers' Choice winner.   ... Read on »
Pallet of Motion (Thanks, Jill!) by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Jill Homer did a post today on her blog Jill Outside (articglass.blogspot.com) called “ Pallet of Motion ”.  I love that image.  As a child, I spent more hours than I could ... Read on »
Flag Football by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking The hubby and I are playing flag football with the Grand Rapids Sport and Social club this season.  I have learned how to throw a football.  Because it's a co-ed league, gir ... Read on »
Fall morning by Cyclin' Missy Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Feels like a fall morning. Perfect for a run before meeting girl friends for brunch. Read on »