There’s a quote by Mia Hamm I love… “Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back…play for her.” It’s easy to get lost in this sport – chasing power files […]
Read MoreTraining sessions and racing doesn’t always happen inside temperature controlled indoor velodromes – sometimes it’s freezing, windy, rainy, and miserable. And there’s nothing worse than standing out there in a short sleeve and shorts, shivering like a plucked chicken. Whether I was training or racing, there are a few essentials I always packed. Notably, I […]
Read MoreThe picture above was on one of those days. Slugging through training…actually, I don’t even think I slugged through this day. I pedaled maybe 100 meters and stopped. Another 100m and stopped. I’d never been so tired, or so SLOW, or so demoralized. Little did I know, just a few short weeks later, I’d be […]
Read MoreWhile I was growing up in this sport, I focused a lot on other athletes. I focused on what they were doing, what they looked like, how big/small they were, and what equipment they were riding. I became obsessed with my body image, changing how I acted and looked, and doing what I saw others […]
Read MoreWhat’s better than a good burger, tacos, or fries after a ride…am i right?! It tastes so good. All that sugar, fat, and sodium just pumping through your veins, to give your body what it needs to rebuild and refuel. And then when you get home, you are so exhausted and tired you just can’t […]
Read MoreWhat do you want to achieve this year? Write it down. Now, what do you need to do to achieve this? Write that down. What kind of support do you need to make those things happen? Write that down. What do you need to change in your life to let those people, help you do […]
Read MorePretty self-explanatory. I heard this phrase first at 14 years old. Our ski coach had it printed on shirts for us. I thought it was just some old corny phrase, but soon found how genius it was. When we wore our team shirts, it was a reminder that everything we choose to do with our […]
Read MoreAfter the 2015 Track World Championships last February, I took some time off the bike. When training came along again later in March, I started completely over with a new coach, new training plan, and a completely different objective. The training was so different, but, I stuck with it for 6 weeks. I didn’t miss […]
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