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    I don't love bike racing because I want to be good at it, I love it because it helps me keep my life on track. It's obvious when I'm in a hurry and haven't planned well...I get sloppy (see pic #3) but in a 6hr race you get the chance to refocus, problem-solve...and use your past experiences to help you adjust. These instances remind me I can do this off the bike, too. × Glad I jumped into the local @chainbusterracing race at 5 Points for some fine-tuning. #PisgahStageRace is just around the corner and will be waiting to toss plenty of challenges at us! 📸 @first.ascent.images . . . . @teamcatfight @skratchlabs @pactimo_official @smithoptics @handupgloves @konabikes
    Had the most perfectly tough day in the saddle with some great people. The sunshine was delightful...a #SundayFunday indeed. . . . . @skratchlabs @pactimo_official @handupgloves @smithoptics @teamcatfight @konabikes
    Another #SouthernCross done and managed to shave a few minutes off. Felt better than I have in the previous two attempts and had energy to race hard to the very end which was exciting! So grateful to have a hobby that allows me to use my body & mind in a positive, constructive...healthy way. I've met, trained, and raced with some incredible people who have the most interesting lives in and outside of the cycling world. Love this amazing community and all the opportunities we have to connect with and support each other! 📸 @dashingimages . . . . @industry_nine @pactimo_official @skratchlabs @handupgloves @smithoptics @konabikes @teamcatfight
    🚨NEW FLAVOR ALERT🚨 Which one will be my new favorite? 🤷‍♀️☝️❤ @skratchlabs #skratchlete
    To celebrate signing up for @sbtgrvl here's a look at 2013...before I barely knew anything about bikes, let alone racing...@spencerwhittier would take me to the Cohuttas to ride gravel...it was fun and scary at the same time (those climbs and descents are tough!), but gave me the chance to see just how exciting riding bikes can be! Thrilled to "head back to my roots" this summer to see beautiful Steamboat (100 miles of it) by bike! . . . @pactimo_official @skratchlabs @industry_nine @handupgloves @smithoptics
    Snuck in a quick trip to #PisgahForest before the rain came in. My new #KonaHeiHei that @suckcreekcycle built up for me (and @spencerwhittier dreamed up) feels amazing! I'm getting excited...but still very nervous for #PisgahStageRace...definitely not regretting all the extra gym and hike time these past couple months! April us just around the corner! . . . . @skratchlabs @pactimo_official @handupgloves @smithoptics
    The older I get, the more I enjoy Valentine's Day. Our to-do lists get bigger while the days get shorter, so it's kinda nice to have at least one day a year that creates even the slightest pause...to think about what I love most...and remind me to be a little kinder...there's much in this life I don't deserve but I'm so lucky to share it with him. ❤
    I say this a lot, but it still seems like yesterday when I was crying on the easy mountain biking trails during my first rides with Spencer. The Snake time trial makes it a fun ride down memory lane though...when he'd race but I'd just hang out and never dream of being able to race...because I could barely make it 4 miles into the 17-mile course before having to turn around. Fast forward to this year...I raced my 2nd Snake (and stepped up to 34-miler). Yesterday I shaved almost 50 minutes off January's time and wanted to cry happy tears when I cleared a tough, technical uphill for the first time. I feel lucky and humbled to have raced among a handful of women out there (only 17! in the 34-miler, I think). Cheers to another year of looking ahead and improving my mtn bike skills! P.s. tomorrow is Monday! 😳 @pactimo_official @skratchlabs @smithoptics @konabikes
    If this waterfall was made of @skratchlabs it would definitely be my fav, strawberry🍓😋😍. But seriously, even when I'm not on the bike, #SkratchLabs is there to keep me moving AND right now you can get all your favs 20% until Feb. 10 during the annual Skratch birthday sale 🎂🎁!! p.s. I'm still in awe that these beautiful falls are right by our house! ❤ #skratchlete
    Glad to get some fresh air today with this gal! Tennessee is so pretty!
    [Does one 5-mile hike, feels shin splints at work for days. 🤣]
    Cold temps, snacks, gravel with friends and snowy mountain tops. • • • @konabikes @skratchlabs @pactimo_official @smithoptics @handupgloves @stoke_signal

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