I recently got home from a ten day training camp in South Carolina and the weather was amazing, the people were awesome and the riding was hard!!! I was really impressed with some of the rides we went on, particularly Whitewater Falls and Sassafrass, both of which had a great climb that tested all of our legs. The camp had a great mix of mountain bikers, road cyclists and track riders and everyone brought something to the table. There were doctors, physiotherapists and tons of students pursuing goals outside of their athletic endeavours- very impressive!!!
I am now back in beautiful, sunny Palm Springs and getting in some good miles with my Dad. My Dad has been slacking on his training and his road riding is suffering haha, the day has officially come where I can kick his ass. If my Dad hadn't punished me for years on the bike, I might have some sympathy, but that is not the case. I can't even begin to count how many times I have bonked, been dropped and cried on the side of the trail/road because I was being pushed way beyond my limits. Payback is a biatch hahaha.
My grandma is currently in town for several weeks and her sister and husband are visiting at the moment. They brought me a really cool gem that sits beside my bed and I am supposed to hold it at night and it promotes love and passion. It opens the heart chakra to all forms of love- self love, family love, platonic love and romantic love. With that said, I might need a garden of those little gems hahaha, just kidding I got a lot of love to give. My grandma then insisted that I needed some more gem bracelets. So now I am wearing some Protection, Balance and Harmony on my wrist. I am still not sure if I should be appreciative or offended that people are thinking I am lacking in these areas???? Once again kidding- obviously just a thoughtful gesture right???
Lots of things are coming up for me. Racing in Madera with my teammate Cara and then off to Europe at the end of March until the beginning of May. I can't wait to start racing!!!
