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October 23rd, 2009, 12:00 pm by Mike Gossie
East Valley cyclists have plenty to do this weekend.
• There’s a free emergency bicycle repair class Saturday, Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. at Gilbert’s Southeast Regional Library, 775 N. Greenfield Rd. Global Bikes will walk you through basic bicycle maintenance to help build your confidence. Workshop leaders will cover what you should ride with, pre-ride checks, how to change a flat, booting tires, chain repair and care. This class is offered through the Town of Gilbert’s Leisure Pursuits Classes. Call (602) 652-3000 for more information.
• Global Bikes is also hosting a pair of MS 150 training rides, with two mileage options — 30 miles or 45 miles. Even if you’re not training for the MS 150, you’re welcome to tag along for the ride. Cyclists will meet Saturday, Oct. 24 at 7 a.m. at Global Bikes, 835 N. Gilbert Rd. #111, Gilbert.
The 30-mile course is mostly flat with a slight uphill grade as McKellips pitches up after Power Road to Ellsworth. There can be some wind at times and two water bottles is the minimum recommendation. Approximate ride time is 1:45 to 2 hours, depending on ability and wind conditions.
The 45-miler is a demanding ride that takes cyclists over the steeper side of Usery Pass. This ride has a lot of climbing, even before you hit Usery Mountain. There is rough pavement and wind can be a major factor. This is a 3-4 water bottle ride and a few gels or cliff bars are also a good idea. Approximate ride time is 2.5 to 3 hours, depending on ability and wind conditions.
Global Bikes will be providing S.A.G. (support and gear) for the rides, which will include water, tubes, tires, emergency repairs, etc. Global Bikes will also be providing drinks and snacks after the rides. Call (480) 892-1315 for more information.
• The Phoenix Area Biking, Hiking Etc. Meetup group has put together a beginner’s mountain bike ride Saturday, Oct. 24 at 8 a.m. on the Pemberton Trail at McDowell Mountain Regional Park, McDowell Mountain Park Road, Fountain Hills.
The ride is for those who want to explore mountain biking or trail riding. Cyclists will meet at the main trailhead, get organized, check out each other’s bikes and equipment for safety purposes, then head out for a casual, easy-paced ride on the Pemberton Trail.
Organizers describe it as a fun ride for beginners to give them exposure to the sport of mountain biking. Organizers say riders need to have a helmet and plenty of water.
There is a $6 park fee to get in. You can write a check if you don’t have the cash. If you need directions, or have any other questions, call (480) 433-9126.
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October 1st, 2009, 11:09 pm by Mike Gossie
Richard Visokey of Gilbert had a revelation after reading an article about Aron Ralston, who became famous in 2003 when he was forced to amputate his lower right arm with a dull knife to free himself after his arm became trapped by a boulder when he was mountaineering in Utah.
“From his tragedy, what really stuck with me was his revelation that no one was going to come for him,” Visokey said. “He never told anyone where he was going.”
 Richard Visokey of Gilbert and his business partner Brandon Price, who resides in Pennsylvania, have created TrailNote.com, which is a free online alert system that helps individuals be safe when taking part in outdoor activities such as hiking. Sept. 30, 2009. Ralph Freso, Tribune Visokey and his business partner, Brandon Price, decided to come up with a way to help other outdoors enthusiasts follow the advice every expert gives: “Always leave a note describing when, where and for how long you will be gone.”
The self-described “geeks” came up with TrailNote.com, a free service that allows users to create an online trip profile. Users name the trip, provide a travel description, give start and end times, and mark their destination on a digital map. Users enter the e-mail or text message addresses of people to notify. If users do not return on time, TrailNote electronically informs their contacts and provides them with their detailed trip information.
“The concept seemed so simple; an online service that allows outdoor enthusiasts to communicate to others if their outdoor plans go wrong,” Visokey said. “It was so simple that we felt a service like this must already exist, especially with the advent of so many social networks already in place.”
But to the creators’ surprise, no one had developed the concept of a free online service.
“Our goal was to make the site simple, easy and effective,” Visokey said. “A few moments of your time now provides an invaluable layer of security later. It takes no more time than if you were to write a note on your car … than it does to create a TrailNote. Except, the difference being, the TrailNote allows you to specifically target those that care about your well-being.”
Accessible from any Web browser, iPhone or Web-enable phone, Visokey and Price hope TrailNote.com provides a much-needed resource for outdoors enthusiasts and prevents routine outdoor outings from having tragic endings.
“Here in Phoenix, I repeatedly see news stories involving lost hikers,” Visokey said. “A lot of people panic in desperate situations and that leads to more problems. We hope that with TrailNote, when something does go wrong, people will feel safer knowing that an alert will go out, people will know where to look, and that the feeling of panic will be minimized.”
Protect yourself
What: TrailNote.com allows users to create a trip profile with a start and end time, mark their destination on a digital map and enter the e-mail or text message addresses of people to notify if they do not return on time.
Who it helps: Hikers, bikers, runners, boaters, ATV riders and other outdoor enthusiasts
Cost: Free
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July 4th, 2009, 8:06 pm by Mike Gossie
At 4-foot-10 and 210 pounds, Dee McCaffrey knew all too well the painful experience of growing up overweight.
But the author of “Plan-D: The Amazing Anti-Diet That Will Change Your Life Forever” lost 100 pounds and got healthy. Now, McCaffrey is a weight-loss success story. She has maintained her 100-pound weight loss for 17 years and credits her success with a change in what she ate.
“Healthy eating is about respecting how our bodies are designed,” said McCaffrey, founder of The Center For Processed-Free Living in Tempe. “There are some foods that our bodies naturally thrive on and others that make us sick and fat. We’re all designed to eat real food — foods without labels and long ingredient lists that haven’t been highly processed and aren’t foreign to our DNA.”
McCaffrey said she eliminated processed foods from her diet and the change resulted in her 100-pound weight loss. McCaffrey will share the lessons she learned that helped her lose weight and keep it off in a free Processed Free Living nutrition class Friday at Global Bikes in Gilbert.
“Our bodies are amazing machines,” McCaffrey said. “Given time, the right nutrients and enough physical activity, the body will naturally do what it is designed to do. It will function optimally and achieve the proper body composition.”
During the one-hour class, McCaffrey said she will touch on several topics:
• Explain the chemistry behind why processed foods — including flour and sugar — are harmful to the body.
• Expose hidden and harmful ingredients in “healthy” foods that actually make you sick and fat.
• Describe why low-fat diets can be dangerous.
• Share why Splenda is not the miracle sweetener and describe which natural sweeteners are best to use.
• Break the myth about fats and explain why you need to eat fat to lose fat.
• Demystify the chemistry of fats and explain which are destructive and which are essential to healing the body.
“Processed foods not only contain toxic food additives, they lack key nutrients and create imbalances in body chemistry,” McCaffrey said. “Processed-free living therefore replaces those nutrients and begins to heal the body on the cellular level.”
Learn about healthy eating
What: Processed Free Living nutrition class
When: Friday, July 10, at 7 p.m.
Where: Global Bikes, 835 N. Gilbert Rd. #111, Gilbert
Cost: Free
Information: (480) 892-1315 or http://www.globalbikesbikeshop.com/
 Dee McCaffrey will offer a free Processed Free Living nutrition class in Gilbert.
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June 11th, 2009, 1:38 pm by Mike Gossie
Ever watch “The Biggest Loser” and say to yourself, “The promise of a payday is exactly what I need to make me put down the nachos and lace up the Nikes”?
Well, step away from the salsa. Here’s your chance.
Global Bikes in Gilbert and Chandler will host a “Biggest Loser”-style Weight Loss Challenge starting Monday. The contest ends two months later.
“I recently had two children and I am battling the bulge myself and thought this would be a great way to motivate myself and others,” said Brandee Lepak, events coordinator for Global Bikes.
To get in the game, it’ll cost you $20, but lose enough weight and it will be a very healthy (pun intended) return on your investment. The person who has the largest percentage of weight loss will take home 80 percent of the total pot, and the rest will be split between the second- and third-place finishers. The person who loses the most total pounds will also finish in the money.
To protect privacy, participants will be asked to assign themselves an alias and will be weighed in confidentially.
“We will be creating a blog to help them track their progress against other contestants,” Lepak said. “We hope that they will use these tools to feel the collective desire to be healthy.”
Participants will be required to weigh in every three weeks, but organizers are encouraging wannabe Biggest Losers to weigh in weekly.
“We have people come in on a daily basis expressing their desire to lose weight and hope that riding will help them,” Lepak said. “We thought that this would give incentive to people to lose the weight and stay motivated. We hope that this will encourage more people to get off of the couch and get moving in life.”
Weight Loss Challenge
When: June 15-Aug. 15.
Weigh-ins: Monday, June 15, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Global Bikes, 835 N. Gilbert Rd. #111, Gilbert; or Wednesday, June 17, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Global Bikes, 1055 S. Arizona Ave. #9 Chandler.
Cost: $20.
Prizes: The person with the greatest percentage of weight loss will earn 80 percent of the total pot, a $100 gift certificate from Midwestern Meats and a photo session with Moonsview Photography. The other 20 percent will be split between second and third place as well as the participant who loses the most total pounds rather than the greatest percentage lost.
Information: brandeelepak@gmail.com or www.globalbikesbikeshop.com/
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