I’ve had lots of time to think about Worlds now, and soak it all in. I’m feeling much better about the race, and thank you so much to everyone who either posted comments or wrote to me…your love and support really means so much!
One of the biggest realizations that I have had from the […]
I struggled with what to call this post. “Three great laps,” “Bonking Sucks,” and “Amazing Detonation” all came to mind.
What a day! The course was in perfect conditions, but we all had to run our mud tires because the first two laps were slippery and messy from the night’s rain. […]
I took one lap on the course today. The climbs are steep and will likely be really slimy by race day, and the descent is pretty off camber, steep, and slimy too! There is one set of two drop offs that look much worse than they ride. It took me three approaches […]
I’m in New Zealand! I have stories galore about Hawaii: jumping off of rocks, swimming through caves, snorkeling, the Tool concert, mountain biking, sunset picnics on the beach, and on and on, but I may have to save those for when I have a little more time at home.
Today is a beautiful day in […]
On Tuesday I decided to ride my rollers for my recovery ride. And I decided that darnit I was going to learn to do single-leg pedalling on them too! My first attempt was pretty silly. I had to lean a shoulder onto the door jamb for almost the whole time to not […]
I’m happy to say that for the most part this season, each racing weekend has gotten a little bit better for me. Snowmass went well, and each event even got successively better.
I was worried about the cross country. Training on the course it just seemed really steep and really bumpy. But while […]