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Barbara Blackford

Cross Country Cycling Tour, Cycling, Fitness After 50, Fitness Over 50, Fitter After 50, FItter Over 50, Travel

Cycling Beautiful North Carolina (part 2)

In Part 1 of Cycling Beautiful North Carolina, you learned what it was like to cycle through tropical storm Ana as it moved on shore. In Part 2, I’ll share the remainder of our cycling tour through North Carolina. It was nothing less than magical – for the most part, we had great weather, great roads, beautiful rural scenery, and friendly people.

May 19, 2015 by Barbara Blackford

Cross Country Cycling Tour, Cycling, Fitness After 50, Fitness Over 50, Fitter After 50, FItter Over 50, Travel

Cycling Beautiful North Carolina (Part 1)

Riders On the Storm

If you read my blog, you know that our trip cycling through South Carolina brought busy two lane roads, logging trucks, bad pavement, huge rumble strips, no shoulders – in other words – hell for a cyclist. We heard that North Carolina would be different. But, in North Carolina, we would face tropical depression Ana. Learn about whether North Carolina delivered on its promise and what it was like to ride in a tropical depression.

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May 15, 2015 by Barbara Blackford

Fitness After 50, Fitness Over 50, Fitter After 50, FItter Over 50, Ironman, Marathons, Triathlon

Featured Over 50 Athlete – Roger McVeigh

Meet this week’s over 50 athlete of the week – Roger McVeigh, age 55. From couch potato focused almost exclusively on being an accounting partner at a major accounting firm, to ironman and active member of his local community. Here’s his story.

May 13, 2015 by Barbara Blackford

Cross Country Cycling Tour, Cycling, Fitness After 50, Fitness Over 50, Fitter After 50, FItter Over 50, Travel

Cycling S. Carolina – Why Treat Us This Way?

After Georgia, our next state of cycling was South Carolina. We started on a great note – an off day! And Bob and Sadie drove down to spend the off day with me and have dinner with friends in Beaufort! In a state with Hilton Head, Beaufort and Charleston, what was not to like? We would soon see.

May 10, 2015 by Barbara Blackford

Cross Country Cycling Tour, Cycling, Fitness After 50, Fitness Over 50, Fitter After 50, FItter Over 50, Travel

My Ride Through Georgia!

Wow! A lot has happened since I posted about arriving “home” Georgia! It seems like weeks, rather than a few days. Here’s the scoop on my ride through Georgia.

May 8, 2015 by Barbara Blackford

Cross Country Cycling Tour, Cycling, Fitness Over 50, Travel

Cross Country Cycling – Welcome to Georgia!

Yesterday, we arrived just over the border into Georgia! 433 miles completed, a little less than 2,400 miles to go! Here’s what I’ve been doing:

May 1, 2015 by Barbara Blackford

Fitness Over 50

First 250 Miles – Atlantic Coast Cycling Tour

Today, day four of my Atlantic Coast Cross Country Cycling Tour, we passed the 250 total mile mark! One-tenth of the journey is complete – nine more 250 mile segments to go!

Here’s the scoop on what I’ve doing these past four days.

April 26, 2015 by Barbara Blackford

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