Sonya Looney, Author at Elevation Outdoors Magazine

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Profiles in Motivation

Sonya Looney - April 30, 2018 0

A professional endurance mountain bike champ sought out women athletes in other extreme sports to determine how and why they set out to face fear—and win.

April 2016

Pushed to the Limit: Endurance champ Sonya Looney goes...

Sonya Looney - May 1, 2016 0

What Happens When A Dedicated Endurance Mountain Bike Champ Decides To Set Her Sites On One Of The Toughest Enduro Races On The Planet?

April 2015

Sand Trap

Sonya Looney - April 29, 2015 0

What do you face when you bike race across the Sahara? Think sand, wind, purple bunions and naked Euro dudes.

Biking

Fourteen Gifts for the Mountain Biker in Your Life

Sonya Looney - December 8, 2014 0

You love mountain biking. The people you love love mountain biking. And you have to buy them, and yourself, presents. Here's our top recommendations for the holiday season.

Biking

Focus On Your Process: Goal Setting Part 2

Sonya Looney - June 26, 2014 0

A lot of time people will reach their goal and then lose motivation. How many times have you wanted to lose 5 lbs, and but once you lose it, you go right back to your old eating and drinking habits? Do you know someone who trains for an event and once the finish, they quit training? The goal is their end point when it should be a stepping stone.

Biking

The Hidden Dangers of Goal Setting

Sonya Looney - June 23, 2014 1

I've been thinking a lot over the last couple of years about goals and expectations. If you have expectations that or too high or a goal that is too lofty, then you are disappointed with yourself. If your expectations aren't high enough, you may possibly not achieve your full potential and could be cheating yourself. Where are the lines between mediocrity, good, and exceptional?

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