It’s always a challenge to write a report on a race that just doesn’t go well. In the past, a large gap in my web updates usually indicated that I just wasn’t performing quite how I’d like and not in a great mental spot.
National Championships - Mammoth Mountain, CA
Last week, Rules of Endurance, published my race report from Mountain Bike Nationals which took place on July 18th in Mammoth Lakes, CA. To read the report, click here.
From now until the end of the season I get to wear this kit! Huge thanks to Cassette Creative for designing my Stars & Stripes Kit and to Les Stukenberg for the great picture which we took out at Prescott's Constellation Trails. Thanks!
Lenzerheide World Cup #3
A good result at a World Cup is often subjective, elusive and hard to really see until the dust settles and you've packed and un-packed your bags a few times. And maybe flown across an ocean. I finished in 17th place at the last World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
Final US Cup - Colorado Springs
It's strange to sit down and write an update from last weekend's final US Cup race in Colorado Springs, CO after my first day of training on the World Cup course in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. A part of successfully racing back-to-back race weekends is becoming adept at switching gears after a race and immediately start preparing for the next event.
Albstadt World Cup #2
TJ commented on my return that it was awesome to greet me back home sans tears, declarations of quitting, and injures. I was in one piece--a little bruised and scraped--but generally okay with my racing and upbeat about how the trip went.
And the '15 World Cup begins...
Even though I didn't have the crash-free race I'd hoped for, I did a lot of things really well today, and, most importantly, in the days and weeks leading up to the start of the World Cup season. I'm still feeling very confident in my training, my equipment, and my ability to perform when I'm on the start line waiting for the gun to go off.
Newsletter Update & Plush Travel!
I could get used to plush travel itineraries to Europe. Today I'm leaving for Europe and instead of my usual 4-5 am wake up for the shuttle to Phoenix Sky Harbor, I'm catching up on some work on my couch and drinking coffee. Soon, I'll be out pedaling my bike.
Granite Dells with #Majadog!
Here's a little edit from from yesterday's mountain bike ride with Maja out at Prescott's Granite Dells playground. The riding is slow going and techy but the granite surface is as grippy a surface as you can find and it's a great location for a pup ride as the trail sticks close to Willow Lake so there're ample opportunities for a cool down.