06/11/2026
Moms on Bikes! These are some tough mothers.....
If you didn't know, now you do: I volunteer with local youth mountain biking teams as well as the Arizona NICA program , and helping empower females on bikes is really a rad part of that endeavor. Usually we are working with female youth athletes with the GRiT (Girls Riding Together) program, but this winter, our state league brought in some amazing female coaches to work with our moms. .mcmilly
As many moms know, it's great to support your kids in their sports by being their taxi service, providing healthy meals, making sure the water bottles are full and no one forgets anything, but taking it to another level....moms can also support their youth athletes by BEING ON BIKES themselves. Riding bikes is not only a great way to get outside and move your body, it builds confidence and does all sorts of great stuff for your brain. Trust me on that one, my friend told me this morning all about a bike-brain study while we were on our bike ride together. (back me up, Cindy!)
My favorite part of riding bikes? COMMUNITY! There's nothing like some "girl time" on bikes.
It might be a zillion degrees outside, but we can still get out and ride!
So here is a bit of a peek into the AZ NICA Moms on Bikes workshop from earlier this year. Not traditional portraits, but some of my favorites!
