Hoppity Hop-Time for an Update!

A wise person wrote (paraphrase), our spirit inside us all is a stranger to both fear and failure. It provides us with the ability to get back up and keep fighting no matter how many times we have been knocked down or counted out. If we are too afraid to dream, we deprive ourselves of the opportunity for a better life. The human spirits knows but one thing...how to try.

I am living proof, 4 years ago I didn't have any real skills in mountain biking and no skills in racing a bike or stage racing a bike over many days! It is no easy task with a full time job. I strongly believe we are only capable of dreaming things we can actually accomplish (well said).

Right. 2015!
Spent many months with epic sickness and recovering post TransAndes 2014 grind (always listen to your coach "you can go but you will get sick"). A Traverse through the valley of the dolls, it was a difficult race and even more difficult recovery. The two time Everest summiteer, south and north pole skier and 7 summits grand slammer didn't even finish the 2nd stage of the TransAndes that year

(always listen to your coach, "it will make you stronger").    No more etapas for awhile...

   

Spent the spring on Vancouver Island, lived here for awhile....my BF Julie and friend Christine (midwife) go for bike rides and are now hooked!  I can't wait to see your new bike Julie :)

  

I moved to Toronto for work

I won a Palm Bay and then I won a Canada Cup!

Attended cross country marathon nationals, after they changed the date, location, distance and categories (not an option to use my UCI license).

I wonder what one might do with all that free flagging tape? Guess someone got there before I did. The race organizer did a fantastic job despite all the troubles. The food, friends, trails were all excellent! Considering the nature of the terrain, and no fancy sprint intervals all season (oh I suffered), a 2nd place and fun rides around the wicked trails of Squamish was nice way to end the season.

Oh one really can't complain!