Last weekend I had a chance to join Kurt Madden, an ultra-distance athlete, in his quest to run the 2nd Annual 100-Mile Club's Urban Ultramarathon. I was part of a three-man crew that included Ted Devito and Susan Maya. Racers lined up in Chino, California at 8:30 am and ran a course that mostly followed …
24 Hours in Vegas
I made a quick trip to Las Vegas to attend Interbike - a massive "all things biking" trade show. It was a fast-paced Vegas visit - started and ended at the Sands Expo and included an evening watching cyclocross at CrossVegas. What I liked: 1. Cyclocross - amazing. 2. Multi-pressure compression wear. 3. Nuun's new look and …
Recent Roadtrip through Alaska
In August 2010 The Rotarian magazine asked me to take a roadtrip and write about it. My assignment: drive 900 miles through Alaska's interior (and a bit of its coastal range) and meet with Rotary Clubs and Rotarians along the way. It was an absolutely spectacular trip and the rotarians I met were amazingly welcoming …
SUP: My New Love
My Elite is black.I love standup paddle boarding. So much so that I have two boards in my quiver – an 11’2” Hobie ATR (stands for All Terrain R-something) and a 14’ Hobie Elite racing board. The later is flatter, sleeker, and, well, faster than the other one. I adore SUP so much that in …
Comehike.com – Your next hiking destination?
My editor at Snowshoemag.com asked me to review the new website comehike.com. Upon accepting the assignment I took a tour of the site and shot an email off requesting an interview. Despite initially being a little put-off by the clumsiness of the mapping tool and the clip-art-esque graphics, I found a soft spot in my …
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Cathleen Calkins 