Spinzone Instructors Kristi Mitchell and Emily Barnardes PHOTO COURTESY SPINZONE If you are like me, dear reader, you have the urge to eschew all white food and start a new fitness regime every year around Jan. 1. A few weeks later I’m plagued by inevitable backsliding, potato roots growing deep into the sofa. But last […]
Cyd LaBonte
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A magical ride
It happens every year on one of the first crisp days that hint of autumn: bicycle riders from near and far converge on Springfield only to disburse into the corn-filled countryside pedaling and eating their way around a 100-mile course or, in most cases, a smaller portion of the course. On Sunday, Sept. 8, the […]
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Making a memory with your child’s first bike
There is nothing quite like the joy a child feels when he first learns to ride a bicycle. I remember the first time I tried to ride. The bike was a clunky contraption that my uncles had put together from spare parts; it was so heavy I could hardly turn the pedals. Luckily, Dad […]
