Cycle and Style

There’s a lot of “Eat this, Not that”  advice for Halloween treats. It’s true, you can make better candy choices than others such as having a Payday bar instead of a Reese’s Peanut Butter cup. But there really are better choices for snacks than grabbing a handful of the kids’ trick-or-treat loot. Your good girl side [...]

We live in an age of information overload. Between emails, blogs, tweets, and newsletters, I feel bombarded by the latest nutrition news. But that’s not the case for everyone. Many runners ask me where they can find reliable sports nutrition information. The following list offers several resources to help you find answers to your questions [...]

Ah, those beautiful fall days! It’s the absolute best riding weather of the year! Sometimes the weather is a little unpredictable or we stay out longer than we intended and before you know it, the weather has turned on us and it is a cold ride home. After some rides my friends and I get so cold, [...]

After a long day of riding the mountain trails, you can build up a good appetite.  This dish from Ellen Comeaux is great to serve in the fall for a dinner with friends. Ellen prefers to serve it with gamier meats, but says it can be served with any protein.  Her preference is lamb, followed by duck.  and her husband loves [...]

  Its cause for celebration: you just found out you’re pregnant! There are so many things to consider over the next few months, and one that cyclists have to consider is should I continue to ride my bike as exercise or transportation during the pregnancy? The short and easy answer is that most women with [...]

Winning Without Wheat      Gluten-free seems to be the latest sports nutrition buzzword. Gluten is a protein in wheat, rye and barley that must be avoided by people with celiac disease, an inherited autoimmune disorder. Symptoms of celiac vary greatly and can range from digestive problems (diarrhea, constipation, bloating, gas) to health problems suh as [...]