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Spin City

Karen Kefauver is a freelance sports and travel journalist based in Santa Cruz and an avid cyclist. She blogs about cycling for the Sentinel at www.santacruzlive.com/blogs/outside, and her Spin City appears monthly in the Sentinel.
by Aug 24, 2010 No Comments
A Hard Day in Paradise

A Hard Day in Paradise

Cycling February 2002 Triathlete No. 214 By Karen Kefauver, photos by Robert Oliver Against the backdrop of Maui, the Xterra World Championships is the annual test of endurance and skill required to excel off-road. This year, it was the South Africans who shined brightest, as...
by Jan 20, 2010 No Comments
Eyes on the Ironman

Eyes on the Ironman

Cycling How to watch the annual world championship in Hawaii September 10, 2004 The Dallas Morning News By Karen Kefauver KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii – Year-round, visitors flock to the turquoise waters, white beaches and crimson sunsets framed by black lava that make...
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Crazy for Cross

Crazy for Cross

Cycling November 28, 2004 San Francisco Chronicle Magazine By Karen Kefauver Christine Vardaros finds cyclo-cross races thrilling in even the toughest conditions: “What I love most is really, really bumpy terrain and bitterly cold weather. One of my most enjoyable races...
by Jan 20, 2010 No Comments
Blazing the Colorado Trail

Blazing the Colorado Trail

Cycling Five days of alpine singletrack heaven Issue 17, 2004 Singletrack Magazine By Karen Kefauver (Photos by: Karen Kefauver and Norman Field) Karen Kefauver discovers that riding sweet Colorado singletrack from Telluride to Durango is made even better with great food and...
by Jan 20, 2010 No Comments