This weekend at the Oz Trails Epic Rides event, I experienced everything that makes mountain biking beautiful: the battle against the competition, the elements, and one’s self. The weekend unfolded in a manner that left me with a high that cancelled out any low that came before it. It gave me frustration that was diminished … More Epic Rides Oz Trails: Never Ever Ever Give Up
I am so excited to be able to officially announce that I will be a member of the Clif Pro Team in 2019!! Clif Pro Team 2019 I started with the Clif Pro Team 6 years ago as a triathlete. I was signed to the team shortly after winning my first amateur XTERRA World Champion … More ‘Cross’-ing Over: Intro to the 2019 Clif Pro Team and Cross Reno
75 miles of singletrack. 10,000 feet of climbing. 7 hours and 46 minutes. I have always considered myself an endurance athlete. I excel at longer events, but, to me, longer events have always been in the realm of 90 minutes to 4 hours. When I signed up to race the Park City Point 2 Point … More Park City Point 2 Point
The words progress, experience, and growth probably appear more times in my blog than any other words. So, as I considered what I wanted to share about this weekend from the Mont Ste. Anne World Cup I tried to be creative and think of something new. The truth is, however, progress, experience, and growth have … More Mont Ste. Anne Elite World Cup!
After an outstanding week at BC Bike Race, I went home to Salt Lake City for 3 days. This was just enough time to unpack and repack for the USA Elite MTB Cross Country National Championship. On Wednesday morning I travelled across the country to Snowshoe, West Virginia. I, yet again, felt excitement in my … More USA MTB National Championship
Yesterday was Day 7 (the final day) of BC Bike Race. This morning I woke up feeling a bit of “stage race hangover.” Despite the exhaustion, I feel my body preparing to battle once again. It doesn’t yet know that I’ve finished. I feel a bit sad to not have a race to line up … More BC Bike Race: Day 7 (Squamish)
Day 6 of BC Bike Race was FUN! Every time I ride my bike I feel some element of joy, but today I felt like I couldn’t keep the smile off of my face. Today was the shortest day of the race, but short definitely didn’t mean easy. The stage featured 12 miles and 3,000 … More BC Bike Race: Day 6 (North Vancouver)
Day 5 is in the books and despite the overall fatigue encasing my body, I feel a sense of sadness that this race is coming to a close. This week has been a huge highlight to my summer. I feel immersed in adventure and addicted to the challenge. Every day presents a new opportunity to … More BC Bike Race: Day 5 (Langdale)
Day 4 at BC Bike Race tested all limits: emotional, physical, and mental. The day started pristine. A select group of us were fortunate enough to get to board a floatplane and fly to the start of the next stage. As we flew across the ocean, looking at the small islands of BC, I was … More BC Bike Race: Day 4 (Sechelt)
Day 3 at BCBR brought us yet again new and incredible trails. Each location here seems to bring a new element to the race. Today the course started on a gradual and burley fireroad climb with rocks the size of softballs. It was just enough to make drafting difficult even though drafting was still essential. … More BC Bike Race: Day 3 (Powell River)
