MidSouth Recap with 2024's DFL Beth McBride

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03/27/24 • 54 min

MidSouth Gravel is an iconic gravel event in Stillwater, Oklahoma that has become well known for their efforts towards inclusion and supporting every last rider with a raging DFL party. Today we get a chance to interview Beth McBride, 2024’s DFL (Dead Effing Last) Rider.

This was extra special for All Bodies on Bikes, as Beth was a member of our 2023 SBT GRVL team. Listen in for Beth’s epic adventure and how she persevered through a 16 hour gravel ride.

Beth lives in Lake Mills, WI - a small town near Madison, WI. She discovered the joy of cycling late in life - and now finds every opportunity she can to ride bikes and to inspire folks who never thought they could be a cyclist to just get on a bike and ride.

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This was extra special for All Bodies on Bikes, as Beth was a member of our 2023 SBT GRVL team. Listen in for Beth’s epic adventure and how she persevered through a 16 hour gravel ride.

www.allbodiesonbikes.com

Kevin’s 10 Mile a Day Challenge

@allbodiesonbikes

@feisty_media

All Bodies on Bikes Website: https://www.allbodiesonbikes.com/

Feisty Media Website: https://livefeisty.com/

Tifosi: Use the code FM20 to get 20% off your order at tifosioptics.com

Fierce Hazel: Use code is allbodies for 30% off at fiercehazel.com

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Befriending Your Body with Julie Norman

Julie Norman is a Body Empowerment Coach, providing professional wellness services that are rooted in compassion, trauma-informed and HAES (Health At Every Size) based. Her background as a registered dietitian and yoga teacher in eating disorders treatment, plus 25 years of personal recovery, inspire her to mainly serve clients seeking deep and lasting peace with their bodies, food and creative gifts so they can live more fully.

Julie and I recently met at Ray’s Indoor MTB Park Women’s Weekend, where we immediately connected over our work towards size inclusion, and annoyance that a Weight Loss protein powder was given to all the attendees. I knew then that I had to bring her onto the podcast and I’m so excited for her to be here today!

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Biking for Mental Health with Maggie and Marley

I’ve long used cycling as a tool in my mental health toolbox, and as I’ve gotten more public with my mental health struggles and started talking about it on social media, it turns out i’m not alone.

My anecdotal experience is supported by a number of scientific studies that have come to a similar conclusion, namely that “Cycling for transportation may also have important mental health benefits. Some studies have demonstrated a decrease in depression symptoms,34,35 while others have demonstrated an overall increase in emotional well-being and happiness.36,37 (Marques A, Peralta M, Henriques-Neto D, Frasquilho D, Rubio Gouveira É, Gomez-Baya D.. Active commuting and depression symptoms in adults: a systematic review. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020;17(3):1041. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar])

While I didn’t do enough research to dive into the findings between recreational cycling and mental health, I’m going to assume that there’s a link there too.

But what happens when you’re in a bigger body and your experience, fitness, or motive for riding is called into question? I recently had a reel go viral on Instagram, where I tongue-in-cheek present stereotypes about fat cyclists that are actually true. This reel hit a nerve, as I received over 2000 comments echoing my experience.

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All Bodies on Bikes Website: https://www.allbodiesonbikes.com/

Feisty Media Website: https://livefeisty.com/

Tifosi: Use the code FM20 to get 20% off your order at tifosioptics.com

Fierce Hazel: Use code is allbodies for 30% off at fiercehazel.com