Daniela went Mountain biking this 4th of july

It sure was HOT today. When I finished I said "Thanks dad I had a GREAT time."
It was 94 degrees. It took 2 hours for my hair to dry!!!!!
                                        
                                                     Daniela Cerqueira :)

The waves have been so bad lately. This past Saturday I decided to pack up the Mountain bike and head over to Raleigh to meet up with my friend, surf/mountain bike buddy and patient Bucky Mercado.
Bucky went on a "warm up" 30 mile road ride that morning and them met me for a shred session at the sweet singletrack of Harris Lake in the afternoon. He still outclimbed me despite the road ride 2 hrs earlier.
This video contains some of the highlights from that ride. Enjoy and sorry about the quality of the video, it was put together with a Blackberry smart phone:)

Mountain Bike racing action last weekend.

Our Action Sports Team went racing last week. Daniela entered Wilmington's first Youth Mountain Bike Race in the Elementary School age division. While no "places" were given to the Elementary division -Everyone is a winner for having fun - She did well and most importantly, had a great time.
While dentistry is about teeth, we always like to emphasize to our patients how important it is to live a healthy lifestyle, especially for kids. Drinking water, limiting sugar intake (yes, juice and milk have copious amounts of sugar!) and exercising are all a great foundation for a healthy life in childhood, and in the later years as well.

Our Action Sports team goes on the road for some different trails

Now that the New Year is fully underway, many resolutions begin to dwindle and the excitement of change for the better fades.  At the beginning of this year, we decided to PACE our lives.  This was with respect to many areas.  Time, work, play, family... We made the decision to choose wisely how we spend our time so that life could be enjoyed to the fullest, with more vigor, stamina, and happiness.
Just like the resolution some people may make to get healthier, flossing and better brushing included :-), we know that we want to spend as much time on the trails and in the water.  The mental and physical health that it brings is unexplainable!

We are so thankful to have both surfing and mountain biking in Wilmington. The trails at Blue Clay and Brunswick Nature Park are a blessing to our region.
Sometimes it's fun to ride differrent terrain so this weekend we went on the road to look for singletrack that is hillier, rockier and tighter. Charlotte is not Asheville, but it sure has a wide variety of fun mountain bike trails. It is also a lot closer to Carolina Beach!

The pics below were from two rides we did on Saturday, 2/26/11 and Sunday 02/27/11 at Francis Beatty park in Matthews, NC and Sherman Branch in Mint Hill, NC.

61 degrees on Sat. and 78 on Sunday! Our first "unofficial" spring ride!

                                                                                  

                                                                                   

Mountain Biking in Cancun

The Action Sports Team hooked up with the guys at http://www.mtbcancun.com/ for some south of the border exploration. If you are ever in Cancun on vacation contact Alberto and get to see the real Riviera Maya -the way the Mayans used to see it. No Pizza Hut or Coco Bongo on this tour!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j55cbA1ZXg

The team surfing south of the border

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKlX448z20E

Mountain biking literature contest. Almost but not quite!

Tried to win a mountain bike and a trip with Canondale pro rider Cris V.. Made it to the finals but didn't quite make it! Check out the essay, as well as the winner (Congratulations Steph from Colorado!)
Daniel.


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