This will be the 5th year in training for the Bolder Boulder. The wonderful race director, who is too tired to deny my persistent pleas for course clearance, I think, has given in. Out of over 50 thousand racers, there might have been under 10 people who get mad that my team takes up space [...]

Let’s face it, we live in a time where every woman wants to feel liberated. And society knows the recipe for making money on trends. Step 1; get a pole installed in your bedroom, step 2- get pole burn on your thighs trying to slide upside down while holding on and seductively smiling. There’s nothing [...]

Ever wonder why you could hoop as a child but you can’t for the life of you , figure out why you can’t hoop as an adult? The answer is easy. You are only as good as your gear. You wouldn’t try to squeeze into the pair of jeans you wore when you were 6 [...]

Years ago I had a busy mom call me to say that she lost 10 pounds in 1 month of hooping to my DVD only 20 minutes a few times a week. She would hoop in her living room and for that 20 minutes, her 3 kids would sit around her to watch. They timed [...]

Everything flashes to dark giving life to my senses. My skin clams up in the humid air. The man next to me smells like curry and in that instant I felt as though we were all family. The rattling under my feet throws me into the next seat just as the lights come on.“Grand Central [...]

My Rides:
151 Sims Sugarboard
146” Burton Dominant snowboard
2 (10’ circumference) Betty Hoops® taped together with gaffer tape. This adds friction & keeps hoop from sliding as I run. The weight of 2 hoops is needed to hold the centrifugal force while matching the downhill speed.
Sports Bio
• 2007 Hoop/ran the Bolder Boulder 10K in 1 hour 39 [...]

Team Hoop Breaks their World Record in 2006!
May 29th, 2006 7:30am was the first time that Team Hoop would meet & practice. This was 1 hour before our start time. Our schedules were just to busy to have group trial runs prior to the race so I hoped that the team would understand the tasks. [...]

A few months ago I was fortunate to get a ticket to see the Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars. They sung at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen. They are a soulful band from Africa & met at the refugee camp that was filmed in the movie ‘Blood Diamond.’ I am currently trying to raise money [...]

I press my feet firmly into the Earth and struggle to control my breathing. My body quivers like the string on a bow which was just released. “Inhale, soften the gaze and hold still.” For this moment mountain pose has never felt so real. Dealing with external distractions, I work to keep my focus as [...]

Bringing intention into action is powerful. Many workouts provide a great workout for the body. But why should we workout the mind? What drives us want to develop the mind, the heart…
We categorize people by sports and the practices they choose in their lives. For instance, people generally get into yoga generally for stress release [...]