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Posted by Active Belle Mar 11, 2008

Why I prefer mountain biking over road biking while in the Santa Cruz Mountains:

1) There are tons of trails with fantastic views

2) The roads around here are just too dangerous. A crash on Sunday morning claimed the lives of two area cyclists, one of which was an Olympic hopeful, and injured a third.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_8520193?source=most_emailed

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Mountain Biking and Really Sore Legs

Posted by Active Belle Mar 10, 2008

I think Active X has finally interferred with my training. 400 meters of lunges is what did me in. The lunges took place last Wednesday and I can finally walk today--Monday. I was able to do one swim workout between then and now and an easy, flat mountain bike ride helped get the legs working again on Saturday.

A friend mentioned that a few things may have contributed to how sore I was (in addition to the fact that I have never done 400 meters of lunges before). He said that I should have stretched more and eaten some form of protein after the workout.

Gale, How does protein help sore muscles? and how much stretching do you do after a big workout?

For fun: mountain biking in Montana de Oro State Park--Morro Bay, California.

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Belle is a little active but she wants to get more active. Follow her through videos and blogs as she works with help from Active Expert Gale Bernhardt to prepare for the wildflower triathlon next May.

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