High performance systems were built around the structures that had money—male sports. Male bodies are more straightforward for those systems: train and recover. Women’s bodies are more nuanced: a 24-hour hormonal cycle for men versus a month-long cycle for women; different injury risk, recovery needs. You need more interventions and more feedback loops to prime female athletes…

Whether I’m commuting, speeding along a country road, or navigating roots on a wooded trail—whether I’m greeting my favorite tree, noticing the smell of blossoms, or catching the light of a rising sun—I’m reminded of life’s meaning. Legs moving, gears turning, air flowing, and smiles exchanged along the way: these are moments of poetry revealed through daily motion…