Those years of commuting to San Francisco on my bike (sometimes via Tam!) transformed my life. I treated my nervous breakdown with 300 miles a week, began racing, and moved to Fairfax. The soothing redwoods, moss and ferns, then the heavenly feeling of soaring above the fog on the Seven Sisters, followed by the moment of total mindfulness flying down to Stinson or Mill Valley. I’d been riding from San Francisco out to Fairfax regularly to see this guy and, in the wake of the breakup, I began exploring: Point Reyes, Marshall, Limantour, Tomales, up and down and all around Tam–I could not get enough! I vividly remember pedaling the climb from Alpine Dam to Ridgecrest, just weeping. The only place I felt okay was on my bike. I was overwhelmed with sorts of unresolved emotional stuff from my childhood–just a depressed, anxious mess! I touch on this in the film. Tell us about your riding background.Īround 2000, I experienced a very painful breakup with boyfriend who lived in Fairfax and raced bikes. It sounds like you’ve ridden for all types of reasons–for transportation, recreation, competition, etc.-and on all types of bikes. People thought he was nuts but he loved it! So it felt pretty natural for me to ride everywhere through college in Providence and the ’90s in San Francisco: cycling was by far the easiest, funnest way to get around those cities. In the ’70s, however, my Dad caught the fitness craze, started running marathons and began riding his bike 12 miles each way to work. Back at home I rode around the neighborhood, but we lived in a sort of rural suburb where things were too spread out to make bike commuting feasible for most. I was lucky enough as a kid to spend a month every year in a New England summer community where the speed limit was 20 mph and there were stop signs like every 20 yards! So as young as three or four, I got a taste of how empowering and liberating a bike could be. Tell us, how did you get started bicycling? When and how did you realize that bicycling was going to be an integral part of your life?
Tickets are still available!įirst off, congratulations on the film! We’re really looking forward to joining at the premiere this weekend. MOTHERLOAD premieres this weekend, May 4-5 at Doclands Documentary Film Festival in Mill Valley. Liz is the Director of MOTHERLOAD, a crowdsourced documentary about how cargo bikes will save the world.
This month, we’re pleased to feature Liz Canning of Fairfax. Do you know someone we should highlight? Email to suggest a member spotlight! Each month, we’ll feature an MCBC member who showcases Marin’s celebrated bicycling culture and inspires us to get out and ride.
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