tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80488380100627800892024-02-20T12:58:57.064-08:00APBike racer, cycling coach, coffee snob.APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.comBlogger378125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-59604818290088168982014-01-17T10:53:00.002-08:002014-01-17T10:53:36.526-08:00Argentina- photo highlights In no particular order...<br />
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Alexis and I went 1-2 on Stage 3. Check out our sweet trophy's! </div>
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I stole this photo of me winning the stage. Cycling Illustrated posted it on FB. It's a good one! </div>
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This is 80% of the terrain around here. Flat and desert.</div>
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We were in the newspaper after the team presentation. The media love us and especially Mara- who speaks Spanish. </div>
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We found coffee! It looked pretty</div>
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But tasted awful!</div>
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It was nothing like this place. <br />
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Mountains!! We rode up and over three times on day 2 of training.<br />
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More newspaper time. Pretty sweet. <br />
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<br />APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-37519779033719242722014-01-11T14:55:00.001-08:002014-01-11T14:55:05.894-08:00From Winter to Summer in 40 hrs One week ago, I was snowshoeing. It was 8 degrees and snowing. <br />
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Fast forward 4 days to a 4:30 am wake up, trip to DIA (thanks LP!), and a flight to Miami. It felt like Miami was the final destination. I was with Mara Abbott and we had a 7hr layover before flying to Argentina for the Women's Tour of San Luis. Mara and I caught a shuttle and went to a hotel to hang out. <br />
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7 hrs turned into 10 hours as our flight kept getting delayed. Finally we took off and, luckily, I was able to sleep most of the 8hr flight. We landed in Santiago, missed our flight, and got to wait 5hrs in that airport. It would have been nice to go outside, but the customs line was at least 2hrs long and, being American, we get to pay $190 to enter Chile. So, we chilled- inside.<br />
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A 1hr flight over the Andes (super pretty) brought us to Mendoza where we got to wait an hour in the customs line, pay our $160 visa fee, and get on the bus. We were told it was a 2 hr bus ride to San Luis. <br />
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2hrs later, the view still looked like this-- flat and barren and San Luis was no where in sight.<br />
Finally, at 9:30pm (3.5hr bus ride) we arrived at our hotel. 40 hrs of travel. <br />
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1 week ago, I was snowshoeing in 8 degree weather, and today I was riding bikes in 88 degree weather. <br />
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And, seeing a family of pigs.</div>
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Plus, I attacked and dropped a teenage boy who was trying to stay on my wheel today. :) APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-69499678699899139582013-12-28T19:52:00.001-08:002013-12-28T19:52:59.515-08:00Oh ya, the blog...Once upon a time, there was a blog that was neglected. Often, it was forgot about completely. The blog never did anything wrong. It just sat there, waiting to be loved. Once and a while, someone would look at the blog, but it went a long time looking exactly the same, so people lost interest and the blog got more and more neglected. <br />
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You see the owner of the blog tended to forget about the blog completely. Busy with coaching, splitting/stacking wood, enjoying #hermitlife at home, hanging out with friends, and eventually getting back to training, she didn't feel the need to update anyone on what was going on. Life was going on and extra time on the computer didn't seem necessary. <br />
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Some things, however, seemed very blog worthy-- but for different reasons never got posted.<br />
ALP Cycles Coaching is kicking ass and growing, but this news didn't get put on this blog- it went on another blog... <br />
2014 kicked off in 2013 with UHC training camp. This is definitely blog worthy, but due to contract obligations, nothing will be posted until Jan 2014. <br />
34 years old happened-- at training camp.<br />
A sweet snow bike happened and has been getting used. <br />
Training has been happening. Racing in 3.5 weeks (what?)!<br />
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Photos of blog worthy things-- sponsor correct.<br />
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Birthday celebration. My new teammies treated me well. </div>
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Birthday espresso and baked goodies. YUM!</div>
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We were in Arizona. Lots of cactus, sun, and good rides</div>
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Fancy hotel</div>
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Pretty lake view. We were to take photos here, but the Johnny Law didn't like us and instead of saying "cheese" he gave us a ticket.</div>
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Stay tuned for more blog worthy info-- and to not let this blog feel neglected. APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-30023928421127244182013-11-01T14:20:00.002-07:002013-11-01T14:22:20.542-07:00Another PowersWe went to Florida.<br />
He Who Must Not Be Named's sister was getting married-- to a Powers. That's right. No relation to me. Just seems Harrods are attracted to Powers'.<br />
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It's been a while since I have been to Florida, so I did my best to see the sights.<br />
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It started with "The Best Coffee in St. Petersburg". </div>
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Pelican. Though, I've been told they are mean, so I'll call him a Pelican't</div>
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The wedding was super fun. These are the groomsmen waiting for the Powers Groom</div>
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It was a bit weird to be at a Harrod Powers wedding that wasn't mine. But, it was fun and someday there will be another Harrod Powers wedding. </div>
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A couple of years ago, for the first XXX, we invited some local Boulder "CX guys", who upon completion of the ride determined it was too hard and too rocky for their delicate bodies and bikes. </div>
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They weren't invited this time. Only tough and fun people were invited- i.e.- our friends from not Boulder. </div>
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We made 3 "loops" - each loop being hard, steep, challenging, and fun.</div>
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Honey going down Honeybadger. The whoopdies at Valmont are nothing compared to Honeybadger's whoops. </div>
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Yep, it was fun. And hard. 4km feet of climbing in 28 miles all above 8,000ft.<br />
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In the end, there were 5 of us left and Ned Brit Peter won the Pink Wool Jersey. <br />
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We celebrated at the Double-A with a BBQ, chips, and beer-- and roasted veggies from Tups garden. <br />
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The XXX rules. I'm looking forward to the next edition, whenever it happens, and rest assured no softies will be invited.<br />
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Tony P, thank you for your really nice comment on my Crit Nats win. You're kicking butt on your bike riding! Keep it up. Keep riding, keep getting healthy, and keep having fun! See ya next year. APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-90160423547418859122013-10-08T17:22:00.002-07:002013-10-08T17:23:40.009-07:00The Off Season ContinuesIs it weird to enjoy the off season so much?<br />
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CX bikes in the snow is Fun! And good for bike handling skills <br />
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Hiking is Fun! Especially with a friend and nice weather. <br />
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Hiking with doggies is Fun!! Even if she barks at all white people. <br />
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Creating a new logo for ALP Cycles Coaching is Fun and Exciting!! We're growing and it's awesome.<br />
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Splitting and stacking wood is... not as much fun but needs to be done (and it helps prevent the off season fat layer from forming on the body). All finished, we have 17 stakes of split wood for this winter. WOW!<br />
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I like the "off season". I like not racing and I like doing non-bike racing things. Things like drinking wine, hiking, skipping stretching, or not doing anything at all. <br />
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I've had two awesome hikes this past week. <br />
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The first was to Blue Lake. Due to all the canyons getting flooded, there are no Boulder people anywhere. It's great. We had the trail all to ourselves. <br />
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Hike #2- up Hessie Trail. Again, not a person in sight. We did have some wind, and snow. </div>
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Being a "normal" person for a while is pretty nice. Hanging out with friends is more fun when you don't have to do intervals the next day. Splitting wood is more fun when it's the only exercise you'll get for the day.<br />
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Cheers to the off season.<br />
Shot out to Dr. Andy at Peak Sports Chiro. He fixed me up yesterday. Seems like forever ago, but I crashed myself twice in one day in France and got a little jacked up. Dr. Andy is pro at un-jacking and I feel much better. Thank you!APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-58145611265488561202013-09-18T12:58:00.001-07:002013-09-18T12:58:40.039-07:00Euro Trip- Part 2 Once we got to Italy, things got instantly better. We were in a 4 star hotel with good internet and a beach/ocean view. We were in town where we could walk to morning coffee.<br />
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The racing was better- minus the cars, which seemed to be everywhere. The peloton was smoother, the transfers shorter, the scenery better, and the temperature cooler. The helmet numbers, on the other hand, were not ideal.<br />
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<br />Even Italian doggies were cuter.<br />
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We no longer had to cook our own food. Though, due to the meat looking like this, I continued to stick to a plant based diet. <br />
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Which included a lot of this type of food. Rice and ________<br />
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I had a little more fun in Italy. My body stopped hurting from crashing, jet lag was gone, my fitness was getting better rapidly, I was enjoying riding my bike, and the small things like- internet, food, coffee, and communication was easier.<br />
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We had a nice last dinner at a pizza place that had great gluten free crusts. 2:45am wake up for a 3am departure for the airport to come home. <br />
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I'm happy to be home. When I look back at my Euro experience, I have to admit, it isn't with fondness. I know some of this is due to it being the end of the season and I'm ready to be finished racing for now. <br />
<br />The racing made me fit, the racing will make me a better racer, but I did not enjoy it. This has been a tough reality to face and I'm not really sure what to think now.<br />
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I do know I'm still motivated to train and race next year. I still like winning races and having success as a team. For now, that's all that matters.<br />
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Here's to the off season. <br />
<br />APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-46472542700362429042013-09-11T03:32:00.003-07:002013-09-11T03:32:41.203-07:00Euro Trip- Part 1 It all started nicely. Look I'm in France riding my bike. It's fun, it's pretty, it's all good. <br />
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Minus the sleeping arrangement with sheets big enough to cover almost half the small bed. <br />
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Alexis and I went for pre Prologue Espresso- just like normal (though the flavor ranked one below nasty).<br />
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We had nice team dinners and coffee together. <br />
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Then it all went downhill-- and onto the right side-- twice. In one day. <br />
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It sucked and I cracked. <br />
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Everything hurt. My body hurt. It hurt to ride my bike. I wasn't sleeping. The internet sucked. The drives each day were long and windy, the and racing was hard with no success.<br />
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I tried to HTFU. I tried to race my bike. I was sort of successful in that I won a trophy. Most combative of day # idon'tremember.<br />
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But I was not having fun. This no-fun feeling has not happened to me for several years. I've made a point of making my bike racing fun. If I'm not going to get rich doing it, I might as well be having fun and enjoying my life as a bike racer.<br />
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Being in pain, away from home, not making money, and not able to have a chance at winning each day really made me think long and hard about "what am I doing here?"<br />
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Finally we finished Ardeche. We celebrated with grapes picked right from the vine,<br />
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and beer and pizza- for me. <br />
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We drove to Italy and I still had a bad attitude. I needed an attitude adjustment- ASAP. I got one. Thanks to The Sister and her advice of "ditch the expectations and enjoy the experience", my trip has now turned into WWHD (What Would Heidi Do?).<br />
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If Heidi were in Italy, she would drink wine. Cheers. <br />
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Heidi would eat a chocolate croissant on the bike ride during the coffee stop (no the espresso is no good here. It's all over roasted and tastes burned). <br />
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Here's to a better outlook for this week of racing, and here's to enjoying the experience- no matter what kind it is. <br />
Racing starts this evening with a 2km TT. Yep, less than 3 min. APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-18458482657284849332013-08-30T07:37:00.002-07:002013-08-30T07:38:06.010-07:00Changing it upFrom a stage race (Elk Grove) to a 7.5hr mtn bike race (Leadville) to a crit (Fort Follies) to 2 European Stage races. This past month has been nothing but interesting--and fun!<br />
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I've enjoyed time at home, a vacation with He Who Must Not Be Named, riding mtn bikes, riding road bikes, and riding my TT bike. Though, it was a bit if a shock to the system to go from a 7 hr race to 4 minute intervals behind the moto on my TT bike.<br />
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Instead of calling the season over after Elk Grove, I've decoded, after 5 years away, it's time to go back to Europe and see how I fair against the Euros. Hopefully, I'll be better. More confidence, more race savvy-ness, and more maturity.<br />
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Thus, I'm on the bus headed to DIA. France first then Italy.<br />
I'm excited.APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-37401280307633230292013-07-29T14:29:00.001-07:002013-07-29T14:30:44.289-07:00What Just Happened? The past 5 days have been crazy-- in an amazing way.<br />
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First up, two days of mtn biking with a funny friend and He Who Must Not Be Named.<br />
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Then fly to race a Criterium. <br />
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A kind of important criterium.<br />
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Crit Nationals in High Point, NC. 1.5 hrs of going round and round in circles trying to make the sprinters legs tired so my team has a chance at winning. <br />
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Pre race focus-- I'd tell you what my mental mantra is before each race, but then I'd have to kill you. <br />
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The strategy kind of worked. The sprinters were afraid to make their own legs tired while Amanda Miller and I rode round and round for 80 min.<br />
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The result was very unexpected and I still can't believe it. <br />
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I am the new Criterium National Champion. Crazy. Freaking awesome-- but still crazy.<br />
One of the coolest parts? The race director puts on races to raise money for MS. My team raises awareness for MS. Pretty sweet connection. <br />
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To celebrate, we had a great team ride to Pilot Mountain on Sunday. I love riding bikes. <br />
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To celebrate again, I didn't ride my bike today and instead when on a little hike around the house. Dang it's pretty right now. <br />
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This victory just proves that you should never count yourself out of a race. Anything can happen. Never give up. APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-46268624294214149432013-06-24T13:21:00.002-07:002013-06-24T13:21:54.167-07:00Summer Break<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's officially "summer break". Summer break is a much needed break in the race season. It's a "time out" when I get to be at home, ride mtn bikes, drink margaritas, and do something other than travel around and race bikes.<br />
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Week #1 of summer break was spent- walking dogs<br />
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Planting flowers and watching the wild flowers bloom.<br />
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Eating chips and banans during said GranFondo<br />
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Playing with Moe Dog. <br />
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Not shown is riding my mtn bike, hanging out with He Who Must Not Be Named, and chopping wood. A lot of chopping wood.<br />
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I've got three more weeks of summer break!!APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-14305145385872861882013-06-05T19:56:00.002-07:002013-06-05T19:57:57.329-07:00The "between" TimeThis is the first time, in several years, I have been hanging out between races. Instead of getting on a plane and going home, we have either driven to or gotten on a plane to the location of the next race. <br />
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This money saving tactic has it's pluses and minuses. For me, personally, I am a fan of being home, so I find it hard to come up with many "pluses". To avoid cracking totally, I'm trying as best as I can to find the pluses of each place we go and each activity I do. <br />
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Other than being at a ski area, in a super fancy hotel, a plus of staying in PA was this Bakery in Emmaus. Wow! My most favorite bakery ever. Gluten free goodies, vegan goodies, and goodies for normal people who eat normal stuff. <br />
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The plus of it being so hot and sweaty in PA? When you sit down, you make a chamois sweat heart on the bench. Then you can send it to your fiance who you haven't seen in forever. <br />
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We did get Christmas in June. A shipment of Champion clothing made it's way to us in Philly. It was exciting. <br />
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Finally, after 5 days of hanging out in PA we got to race in Philly. It was fun and it was hard. I won the sprinter prize and got some cool swag. My little Liberty Bell trophy is a keeper for sure. Super cool!<br />
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Then we flew to Tulsa and guess what--it's time to hang out again-- for 4 days. Yes, the countdown to home has begun, but we're on the home stretch. Tulsa Tough is coming this weekend and it's the best three days of crit racing the country has. Plus, dang good prize money.<br />
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I also happen to like Tulsa. I'd say it's my favorite city. I know my way around, we have some pretty sweet friends and friends of the team here, we're well taken care of, there's good coffee shops and restaurants, and the riding is pretty dang good. <br />
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I saw this little guy on my bike ride yesterday. I've never seen a turtle in the "wild". <br />
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Home in 4 days!APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-2259778819984829802013-05-30T18:21:00.001-07:002013-05-30T18:23:16.932-07:00Moving On<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nationals are over. We're done with Chattanooga and racing for jerseys. <br />
On our last day, we woke up early, breakfast (mine was chicken noodle soup and a little coffee as my stomach still wasn't feeling good), Camp House Coffee stop (I skipped it--that's how I know I was sick), warm up, race Nationals Road Race. Somehow, maybe it was the chicken noodle soup, I rode and raced really well. Finished 3rd place.<br />
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Then we got in the car, drove to Knoxville, and the next day drove to Bear Creek Mountain Resort in PA. It was a long ass drive.<br />
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We've had two relaxing days. Mine have been spent laying around, coaching, time in the spa, and a bike ride. I'm trying to win the laziness competition we are having amongst the team. Need to heal the body and get back to good health.<br />
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Tomorrow we are off to Philly. Super cool Philly race on Sunday with equal prize money for men and women!!APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-26248231139451922072013-05-26T04:36:00.001-07:002013-05-26T04:36:20.930-07:00It's OverLet down. Relief. Burden off my shoulders. Motivational. Done. All are feelings I am feeling right now post Nationals TT. <br />
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After months of build up, training, racing, sacrifice, planning, etc. It's over. Win or lose, I can now move on and plan the rest of the season and year.<br />
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3rd place it is-- Great rides by Carmen and Kristen. Now I can move on. The anticipation of wondering about TT World's is over. I won't be going. I can now focus on different things. <br />
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Such as finding the best coffee shop in every town we visit. </div>
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For real, the season is long and there is a lot of racing left. I have plenty to be excited about and motivated for. Such as a certain road race tomorrow...<br />
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We've had a good time in Chattanooga and like all things NOW, we've have fun together. <br />
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Last Friday was the tour of California time trial. It's a pretty cool event to be part of. I was lucky enough to get to be number one for race day. I've never had number one before so it was very exciting.</div>
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Wake up, coffee, early-morning trainer ride in the hotel room.</div>
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Our new Champion skinsuits finally arrived!! They look pretty good. Here's Robin modeling before her race start.<br />
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Sway sway, a.k.a. Maura, was the best cheerleader there. She even brought a costume and was good entertainment.<br />
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The time trial went well. I got second and was pleased with my effort. The course was great and the bike change that we had practice that morning went off flawlessly.</div>
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Postrace was podium, change, and fly home. A short, but successful, 2 1/2 day trip. </div>
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I'm trying something new today. I'm doing a blog post from my phone. I traveled to California for just two days, so left my computer at home. </div>
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Yesterday, I traveled to San Jose. The women's tour of California time trial is tomorrow, Friday. I have to say, I'm pretty dang excited for the race. It's a real TT withbturns and ups and downs and technical sections: not a boring out and back. </div>
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Before traveling yesterday, I had a very nice little ride. The warm weather, lack of wind, and spring make it very enjoyable to ride up high. </div>
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Then I traveled. Upon arrival, I took myself out to dinner. Thai food with peanut sauce on everything.</div>
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It is weird to be in a hotel room all by myself. The rest of my team and staff are showing up today. Only Robin and I are racing so it's a small team. We still get three staff so that's a pretty dang good ratio. </div>
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I came home from Gila to snow and cold. 6 days later, it's 75 degrees, the pasque are blooming, and the humming birds are buzzing. I love late spring. The bunnies are out and about, birds are chirping, and I ate lunch outside. <br />
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The furries and I hung out on the porch while I tried to hit the dang woodpecker who drinks out of the humming bird feeder with pine cones (I'm never very close). <br />
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It's almost time to plant flowers, and turn on the outside water.<br />
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It's not that I hate winter, I just like the other 3 seasons better. <br />
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This week has been an amazing break from racing and traveling. I needed this time out to refresh and to reset. Friday is the ToC TT and Nationls a week later. It's May and some of the biggest races of the year are here. I'm excited. APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-52742353996205539342013-05-09T15:43:00.001-07:002013-05-09T15:43:08.110-07:0011 days, 9 racesIt all started in Fayettville, Are-Kansas. Joe Martin. A fun, somewhat hard, 4 day stage race.<br />
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Everybody's bike, except for mine, was too light. HaHa small, short, sucka-s. :)<br />
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My teammates had to put "weights" on their bikes to make them legal. Mechanic Erik was pretty creative and had no tools left in his tool box at the end of the day.<br />
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Post TT, it was safety first, followed by nose cleaning, for Lex. She's from Canada...<br />
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Then it rained. It didn't really stop for 2 days. <br />
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I was lucky enough to get 2nd overall (beyond a pesky German that refused to lose). While waiting for Podium, I met a friend.<br />
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Then we drove. And drove. <br />
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And stopped for Burgers-- I had a black bean burger (yes, I am still meat free and still loving it).<br />
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And...drove some more. Somewhere, just west of Amarillo, I cracked. Badly. Thankfully, a good night sleep in 2-cum-cari, cured me and I was ready to drive some more. <br />Our destination was Silver City, NM for a stage race that started in 2 days. <br />
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In Albuquerque, I got new boobies. Thanks Whole Foods...<br />
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Finally, after 19 hours of driving, we arrived. Hello Silver City, hello Gary's house. Not a bad view to wake up to each morning. <br />
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Now, it was time to race.<br />
I get to wear the NRC leader's yellow jersey. This is a new thing this year and I have to say I have a love hate relationship with it. It's cool that I'm leading the NRC standings and get the honor of wearing it, but 1) it's ugly, 2) I stick out like a sore thumb, 3) it has no logos on it to support my team or our sponsors. <br />
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5 days later, we were done racing (second again) and drove to Tuscan. This is the biggest cactus I have ever seen. <br />
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Maura, Lex, and I celebrate Cinco de Mayo with popcorn and a margarita. In the morning, we flew home. <br />
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I'm super happy to be home!! I love home and my furry family that lives there. </div>
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Yes, snow again. I may be grumpy about it, but we (the earth and our well) need the water. <br />
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<br />APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-49026070539031945862013-04-25T08:42:00.001-07:002013-04-25T08:42:08.377-07:004.5 days 4.5 days. That's the time at home I got between trips. It was short, but it was awesome. I love home!<br />
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It was also incredibly busy. <br />
1- Peak Sports Chiro visit<br />
2- massages<br />
3- skills clinics<br />
4- recovery rides<br />
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1- visit from USADA<br />
2- too dilated pee samples given (I may have been drinking a margarita.. or 2)<br />
5+ - elk seen during USADA visit<br />
lots- of snow falling and sweeping and shoveling<br />
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All of a sudden, it was time to leave. 4.5 days is too short. I admit, I was sad to be leaving the Cliff-e. Sad to leave JH and the furries. I'll miss them! See you in two weeks furry family. <br />
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<br />APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-53396407106514094392013-04-20T07:57:00.005-07:002013-04-20T08:03:08.899-07:00And then this one time...Weird. Awkward. Strange. I can't believe I'm here again. These were all the thoughts going through my head on day 1 of Track Camp. Yes, that's right--Track Camp.<br />
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It had been 5 years since I had been on the track. Since then, I've sold all my track stuff, and had a bad attitude toward everything track related. Yet, here I was- again. A USAC Team Pursuit camp. Just like before.<br />
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Though unlike before, I didn't feel any need to prove anything. I didn't care if I had the worst split times or got dropped in the team pursuit efforts. I was there to train, and to get faster-- period. <br />
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I am so lucky NOW teammie Beth was part of the camp too. Like everything NOW, we had a good time. We rode to and from the hotel to the track (the only ones who did this--everyone else was a bunch of slackers), we practiced bike handling skills, we laughed, we did "body maintenance" together (Travel Roller, stretch, lacrosse ball rolling, Foundation), and we drank wine together. <br />
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Though not my normal travel buddies, I had a good time with Colleen, Cari, Lauren, and Beth Bikes. Here's a Charlotte tip-- when needing a restaurant, head to Ilios Noche for dinner. Yummy!!!!<br />
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I'm thankful to USAC and to Ben Sharp for providing me this training opportunity. I still have no aspirations to be a "trackie" (especially how my crotch and body feel after only going in circles to the left (thank you Dr. Andy at Peak Sports Chiro in Boulder for fixing me yesterday!), but it was really good training-- and I avoided the snow and winter weather that was happening at home.<br />
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Thank you Beth for hanging out with me, giving me advice, and putting up with my Day 4 (and into Day 5) bad attitude. APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-26445403368251252542013-04-12T06:47:00.003-07:002013-04-12T06:47:40.985-07:00A Week in Pictures<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Wow. This past week has been amazing. Due to a lack of words other than "awesome" and "cool", here is the week in pictures. </div>
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Got a new bike the morning of the crit. </div>
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Won three races in a row, the GC, the Sprinters Jersey, and Team GC.</div>
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By the end of the race, our host Mom Leslie had at least a dozen bouquets of flowers. </div>
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The best team ever. </div>
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I used to LOVE these!! Reminds me of elementary school. </div>
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Burned the nose hairs--- and everything else. </div>
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Having fun with the Snapchat. Alexis and Beth</div>
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<br />APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-64632670284562416502013-04-04T21:14:00.000-07:002013-04-04T21:14:40.460-07:00The Pre-race PooI knew today was going to be a good day when I had to poo 20 min before my TT start. Perfect. Every time I have a pre race poo (something other than the normal morning poo or 2) I know I'm going to have a good race. In fact, I get bummed out if I don't poo before a TT and if something horrible goes on and I miss even the morning poo, then my day is ruined (or at least not as good as it could have been).<br />
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Anyway, for 2 months (or something like that), I have been excited for the new TT at Redlands. It's motivated me through cold snowy TT workouts, it's gotten me excited to come back to Redlands for the 5th time, and it gave me hope of finding a new coffee shop.<br />
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Coffee shop fail. I rode into Big Bear Lake to check out the town and the ski area. Only saw a Starrrrbucks and Smokey's Beef Jerky and Coffee. Um, I don't think I'm getting any coffee from a beef jerky place...<br />
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Won today's TT (had a pre race poo) which was freaking awesome.<br />
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Somehow managed to get the sprint jersey too...<br />
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Then I had too many jerseys.. (which is a totally fine problem to have)<br />
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<br />APhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295774458123405627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048838010062780089.post-30887662954116371512013-03-27T20:35:00.000-07:002013-03-27T20:35:31.496-07:00SnowMarch is the snowiest month in Colorado. This fact can be a hard pill to swallow when you are a bike racer-- especially after spending two weeks in sunny CA.<br />
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So, what's one to do? Ride the trainer? Sure, but everyday? No way. Skip training? Hell no. HTFU? Yes. Get out and ride your bike.<br />
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You might surprise yourself with the fun adventures you have- and a surprisingly good training day. <br />
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Sandwich a coffee shop stop in the middle of the ride, and you're good to go. My two adventures with Dr. Andy included stops at Tod's and Winot. Both were quite good and made for great ride "destinations". <br />
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Bonus of a CX bike- snow, dirt, mud, frozen-- who cares? I got to ride my bike today!<br />
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And I saw a snowman. The coolest snowman I have ever seen.<br />
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