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Seek (and Find!) Sanctuary Where You Least Expect It
Jennifer Klein, PhD, The Trustees of Reservations
We have to connect [nature] to where people live, and get our programs to talk more about a greater bio region, rather than ‘nature is here. And it’s not here.’
Just Show Up (Rocking That Hardtail with the Pull Brakes)
Vertical Weekend Recap with Trish and Jen
I realized it was just what I needed.
Emphasize Organic Fun (and Don't Worry About the 'Game Plan')
Sabra Davison, Little Bellas
There are plenty of people with ideas. But it’s how that idea is fostered, and how what community you build is a defining part of your later success.
Take a Leap of Faith and Put it Out There
Hayley Diep, Author of If You Give a Girl a Bike
I was having the time of my life… and I thought to myself, if you give a girl a bike, she will ride and ride and ride. And that was the line that stuck in my head.
Be Your Own Advocate (and Someone Else’s Too)
Jenn Minery
Be willing to learn, but be willing to fail, and be okay with that.
Hidden Hikes, Swimming Holes, Jean Shorts and Rosé
The Ladies Adventure Club of Maine
Tag along as Jen ‘Hidden Hikes’ with Gillian Schair, founder of LAC, and a bunch of other awesome ladies!
Send It! (And Tell All Your Friends)
Katie Wolitarsky & Kat Englishman of The Send
We genuinely care about this community and these people, and we want to lift it up and promote it. And I mean, selfishly, we also want to know about all these cool things, too.
Embrace the Suck and Make Some Magic Happen
Heidi Myers, Rasputitsa
I tell people that haven’t finished, it’s really okay -the beer is the exact same beer for the finishers as it is for the non-finishers.
Start Today
Amy Margolis
Probably still one of the most memorable races I’ve ever had was that first 5K.
Express Your Whole Self
Lauren Hefferon, Ciclismo Classico
I would never let performance on a bicycle rob me of the experience of the travel.
Go By What You Feel
Laura Farrell, Founder, Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports
I’m not a tech-y person, so I don’t spend a lot of time researching anything. I just go by what I feel and experience.
Slow Down and Be Present
Lauren Jacobs, University of Maine
Not everyone is going to do it like you, and that is totally fine.