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| Spring "training camp" in San Diego |
Once again I've been working and playing outside way too much to write anything so here's a bit of what's been going on. Things got shaken up a lot since the last time I posted:
Vanderkitten offered me a spot on their women's Pro MTB team for this season and I absolutely could not turn it down. I'm so honored to even be considered to belong on a team with some
amazingly fast women! It feels great after two years of frustration and struggles with injuries that things are coming together to create this opportunity for me to get out there and enjoy racing bikes more than ever. Take a look at my Sponsors page for an updated list of supporters for this race season--great companies that I am really proud to represent!
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| Ibis Cycles is my new bike sponsor; yes, that is a Ripley 29er... |
The Sea Otter Classic is set to be my first race back in 2 years, and of course I missed signing up for the enduro before it sold out, but I will be racing the dual slalom and DH and hanging out with my new teammates and old friends that I haven't seen in forever. Stop by the Vanderkitten booth and say hi to us!
It will certainly be a new adventure racing enduro, and will probably be a lot tougher for me to get on the podium than the downhill races I've done. I have been strength training more than ever before this winter and feeling good but have not been getting consistent mileage on the bike. It's been so long since I have trained for endurance events that I think I might have forgotten how. It is still early season and I am usually a slow starter, so there is time to pick up and be strong for the mid-season races. Despite the new challenges (and I do love those) I'm looking forward to doing some really fun-sounding races in new locations, including the possibility of a Whistler trip to race Crankworx...
