First All-Female League Cycling Instructor's (LCI) Training

I had the honor of being apart of the First All-Female League Cycling Instructor's (LCI) Training a couple weeks ago.  As a follow-up, the League of American Bicyclists interviewed a couple of us from this amazing group of women who completed the intense 3-day weekend training.

Check out my interview below.

League of American Bicyclists, Bike League Blog (Dec. 3, 2012): First All-Female LCI Training a Huge Success

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On Newsstands Everywhere!

It's finally here!

The winter issue of Momentum Magazine is now available in digital & print versions, so please check it out and purchase online or at your local newsstands.

Gracing the cover of the winter issue, you will find the smiling face of Long Beach local, Elizabeth Williams, President of Cali Bike Tours.

Purchase online or find locations to pickup at Momentum Mag.

Thanks for your support!

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Momentum Magazine Cover Girl!

This last Tuesday in November marks an AMAZING day for me!

My 1st cover photo was released for Momentum Magazine!!!! My photographer Ahmed Roberson is just down right AWESOME and he made me look like a real cover girl! I still don't believe this.

I'm so thankful to Mia Kohout of Momentum Mag for this incredible opportunity. I'm in a haze of bliss and my cheeks are getting sore because I can't stop smiling.

The digital & print versions will be out next Monday, December 3rd, so please check it out and purchase online or at your newsstands.

Life is good! :-)

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So Much Has Happened in 2012!

I've missed you, but now I'm back! So much has happened in 2012 and I've been lax in updating my blog. Please forgive me. 

I've included a list of links for all the amazing things that I've been blessed to be apart of this year. Just yesterday, I was notified that I will be the next Cover Girl for Momentum Magazine's winter issue, due out the end of this month or early December!  Yay! This is unbelievable and I'm still in shock! 2012 has been incredible and life is good!

Articles:
1. Momentum Magazine (Sep.-Oct. 2012): Discover Long Beach by Bike
2. Momentum Magazine (Sep.-Oct. 2012): Long Beach Visitors’ Guide
3. League of American Bicyclists, National Bike Month Blog 31 Days, 31 Reasons (May 30, 2012): Why I Ride #30: Strength, Endurance and Confidence
4. Inglewoodland (Apr. 16, 2012): CicLAvia, A Day in the Park

Quotes:
5. Press-Telegram (Feb. 9, 2012): Long Beach Launches Program Aimed at Increasing Female Bike Ridership
6. Press-Telegram (Apr. 24, 2011): Cyclists Welcome Bikeway

Features:
7. Long Beach Post (Sept. 22, 2012): 30 Women to Watch
8. New York Times Travel (Mar. 18, 2012): 36 Hours in Long Beach
9. Long Beach Business Journal (Mar. 27-Apr. 9, 2012): Long Beach Featured in New York Times’ “36 Hours” Travel Series
10. Wine Enthusiast Magazine (May 2012 ): Wine Bicycle Tours
11. Los Angeles Times LAEXTRA (Jan. 23, 2012 ): Bicyclists Tour Watts on a CicLAvia Ride
12. Los Angeles Times LATEXTRA (Apr. 16, 2012): Thousands bike, walk or skate throughout L.A.

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Journey of 2011!

2011 has been the most incredible year! Major milestones happened this year including making the decision to face my fears and follow one of my passions by taking the leap that could possibly end in failure, actually making my career transition & developing an exciting new bike touring business full-time, learning how to do stuff I never imagined myself doing decently, but as a business owner I get to do it all, realizing that all offers to help aren't necessarily offers that are beneficial for the success of my business or that should be accepted; adjusting to a lifestyle transition by learning to live on less (really almost nothing), recognizing when I need to ask for help & then asking(I'm still working on this one) for help, learning to enjoy cooking(this was a shocker to me!), no commuting for work(yes!) & getting around by bike, basically going from the rat race to the slow roll; turning 40 on my birthday and waking up in a Caribbean paradise to a life that I enjoyed, a life filled with love, laughter, family & friends, a life that has been good to me; enjoying loves & likes, friends & associates, appreciating all of the support that you've shown me through my transition this year.

I have enjoyed each & everyone of you. My heart was especially warmed when I was finally able to reconnect & make amends with a dear, old friend this year.  I know that some of you are for a lifetime, while others were for a season. Even if our season was just through 2011, please know that for 2012 I wish each & everyone of you all the best that God has to give to you.

This year was incredible, but I am convinced that it has nothing on what 2012 has in store.  I'm so excited & ready for my new amazing year & I hope yours is far more than anything you could ever imagine!

I wish you a healthy, prosperous, joy-filled New Year!

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A Full Moon Tonight

What a day! Chilled on a retreat with my sista's in San Diego, was excited to be the welcoming comittee for my cycling folks coming home from their San Francisco to LA ride this afternoon, and then waiting in the ER for my mother's test results & to see a doctor. What a day! I'm ready for it to end on a happy note.

It was a full moon tonight and although I didn't get to view it, I saw it's presence being represented repeatedly.  First my mother didn't fight me on taking her to ER after a fall. My mother hates going to ER and can & has resisted for extremely long periods of time wearing me down. There was a guy being escorted out of ER who didn't seem sick or willing to leave. After a couple of attempts to re-enter, he cursed the guard and left while we were waiting for a wheelchair to take my mother in. We also saw a fight across from the ER that was unrelated, going on kind of simultaneously. After several tests & waiting 5 hours, my mothers results all come back normal, thank God!!! I pass by my house on the way to my mothers and I see police near my house. WTH? I drop her off, head home and see that my neighbors hot BMW has been sideswiped by the guy who's near my house. I make it inside my house, in my bedroom and I finally feel safe and glad to be home. What a day and night. Can full moons actually cause people to behavior strangely?

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Did It Anyway

I know it's been a long while since I've blogged and I've missed you.  Not cool.  But my journey has led me on some wild adventures, the main one being FINALLY making a decision to take the leap out of my ordinary, predictable existence and into my new life lived with passion, purpose and fulfillment.  I'm so excited, I just can't hide it!  :-) I'm also so exhausted, but don't really mind it because I know my efforts are fruitful and are leading me to a much better quality of life.  Yay!  I'm so happy and feel so alive!  I am also so thankful for all of my life experiences that have led me to this time in my life.  God has continued to show me favor and for that I am grateful.

On another note, I'm trying out my new Vibram FiveFinger workout shoes this week.  They look a bit odd and cool at the same time.  Because of their design, I'm suppose to ease in to wearing them, so my body doesn't freak out and I end up in discomfort.  Well, tonight was my 2nd time wearing them while I ran the stairs at the beach.  I had to do a lot to convince myself that I need to do some sort of physical activity because I am unbelievably tired from commuting and working my day job, setting up my new company, meetings, and trying to have a social life (even if not so much these days).  I didn't want to do it, but I did it anyway.  And I'm glad I did :-)

Enjoy the journey!