Since my transformation, during which I lost 135 pounds, fitness has become an important part of my life. So, as often as I can, I want to bring to you a bit of the motivation that drove me to change my habits. My friend Heather McCann recently started a company called Valley Sweat Life, which is a resource for fitness information in the Central Valley. With her blessing, I … [Read more...]
Locally Owned RIDE54 Opens This Week and FresYes Takes It For a Spin
A new cycling studio opens this week, and thanks to its smart-thinking and customer-savvy Fresno owners, it will stand out from any cycling studio you've been to before. Melissa Lev, a big fan of indoor cycling fitness classes (aka spin classes), and her husband, Layne, had long considered opening a local franchise of regional spin studios here in town. The Levs had headed pretty far down that … [Read more...]
Ladies in Lycra
Today in 2015 you can be out and about in town or out in the country and find women of all ages out for a day on the bicycle. For those new to cycling this may not seem like such a big deal but for those like myself who started cycling in the early 80's its a big, BIG deal for FresYes and our cycling community. Gone are the days of cycling being a male dominated recreation and in this writers … [Read more...]
Trail City USA
FresYes has long been known amongst its citizens as Tree City USA and rightfully so but with this time of drought and change perhaps a closer look would leave us thinking that should be Trail City USA. The Dry Creek Trail Dedication Anyone who knows me or has read much of my writings will know my love of the river cities of America for their one of a kind layout. Portland, San Antonio, … [Read more...]
The Lou 2014
Fall brings many things to FresYes each year and this past weekend for the 10th time it saw the event known far and wide as "The Lou". Anyone who lives in the valley and races off road, cyclocross specifically, knows about The Lou being one of the few true night races held in the United States where racers fly around the course in the dark with only a bike or helmet mounted light to help pilot … [Read more...]
Bass Lake Double Century 2014
As Americans we love almost anything that is bigger and better than its smaller counterpart from the double scoop of ice cream to the double-double. Seems that for most of us just the word double sets off fireworks in our heads saying this must be good, right? I'm easily one of these people and maybe you are as well but lets stop before we bite off more than we can chew and look at this word … [Read more...]