Downhill Life Cycle of a Gravity Goddess, The

by Streb, Marla

• ISBN13: 9780452284586
• ISBN10: 0452284589
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-28
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

Marla Streb's remarkable metamorphosis from girl next door to Gravity Goddess will change the way you look at extreme sports athletes and your own life. Written for everyone who ever sat at a desk pushing a pencil and daydreamed of glory, Downhill offers hope and inspiration. Just don't let your boss catch you with it. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Marla Streb competes as a world-class downhill mountain bike racer. During her career as a biomedical researcher, she fell in love with cycling. She appeared on The Today Show and on the cover of Outside and is sponsored by Luna Bar and Red Bull.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Five Minutes Down	p. 1
Thesis/Question: How Does a Mild-Mannered Research Scientist Transform into a Gravity Goddess?	p. 9
Background and Fundamentals	p. 11
Stage 1--I Was Just Riding Along ... When a Mountain-Biking Bug Bit Me	p. 17
Stage 2--Fight or Flight Response	p. 64
Stage 3--False Remission	p. 86
Stage 4--How I Was Initiated into a Tribe of Mountain-Bike Racers	p. 106
Stage 5--Morphing into a Pro Mountain Biker	p. 153
Goddess Under a Microscope	p. 215
The Powers of a Gravity Goddess	p. 217
The Achilles' Heel of a Gravity Goddess	p. 249
The Myth and Reality of Pro Mountain Biking	p. 270
Living a Mountain-Bike Fantasy in a Real-World Environment	p. 279
Conclusions	p. 307
Stage 6--Goddesses Don't Retire, We Just Ride Away	p. 309
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