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Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

24 Hours in the Old Pueblo — Part 3.

If you missed them, catch Part 1 here and Part 2 here! I forced myself out of my sleeping bag as morning's first light was creeping in the tiny window of the RV. A conversation ensued in my head: I am so tired... I should sleep a while longer... I need it... This is your …

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Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

24 Hours in the Old Pueblo — Part 2.

Catch Part 1 here if you missed it! Sleep didn't come easily. After my first race lap, my adrenaline was skyrocketing, but I wanted to try to get some amount of rest before I'd have to head back out for lap two sometime between 3 and 5 am. There were still a few teammates who …

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Posted on February 18, 2020February 20, 2020

24 Hours in the Old Pueblo — Part 1.

The sun was just setting as I began my first lap, casting shades of orange across the sky and bathing the desert in a beautiful warm light. I was excited to finally be on my bike after an afternoon of waiting for my teammates to complete their laps, and I was gunning to see just …

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Helena Kotala

Outdoor adventurist. Mostly bikes, also runs, paddles, hikes, and more. Map-maker & other duties as assigned at the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. Central PA based.

Tandemonium pandemonium. August = steamy mornings and a cicada, cricket and katydid soundtrack. Sunset at Saussers. 🧡 Tomorrow is interim scan day. Time to find out if chemo is working. The #scanxiety is real. It’s become a routine for @_whit_green_ and I to ride together the morning of every round of chemo. A compilation of morning rides. A bike ride a day keeps the anxiety at bay. Getting chemo is better than not getting chemo, it turns out. Turt alert.

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