Hello, this month there has been good performances and less than stellar performances. I mentioned the qualification race in Texas last month in my blog. This was the qualification race for world cup 2 and 3 in Europe next month. I was confident in my training, previous races, and tests up to this point. Well, it is hard to push up against a 20+ mph wind. I fell short of the standard I had to meet to get selection. Honestly...
Hi everyone! The season is in full swing now and life on the road for the next few months has begun!After coming back from the competition in North Carolina I did a few weeks of training at home, fencing lessons, strength and conditioning, and ballroom. Then it was time to head up to Orion Fencing in Washington for a training camp with some of the other members of the US National Team as well as the local able bodied athletes...
The 2024 paracyling season is in full swing now and the competitions that will decide my fate for the 2024 Paris paralympics are quickly approaching. April 6-7 the U.S paracycling open will take place in Texas which will be used as a qualifying race for the final 2 world cups in Belgium and Italy. Both world cups in Belgium and Italy will be apart of the selection process for the team that will be taken to the 2024 paralympics located...
Hello, it's time for my March blog post. I'm feeling a bit of the anxiety, nerves, but confident, that I will perform well in 2 weeks. The qualification race to compete as part of Team USA, consisting of a time trial and road race, will be April 6th and 7th in Bryan, TX. There has been a consistent improvement in speed and power so I am confident in the progression but always nervous before a race o significance. Only 6...
Hey everyone! The off season is finished and we're back up to full speed on training and competing. Training started with 3 days a week of fencing lessons, 3 days a week of strength and conditioning, and 2 days a week of ballroom dance! A pretty unconventional training schedule for a fencer but an important system for an athlete's overall health and long term improvement. The fencing lessons primarily focus on getting good at the bread and butter moves done...
Buongiorno friends; in true Italian fashion I’m drinking a cappuccino while I write this post:) We arrived in the Italian alps feeling sharp, coming from an excellent training block + good race results in Germany. The area, Colere, is beautiful, the food is fantastic and the people are great -we felt “at home.” The forecast, we knew beforehand, called for a lot of snow followed by a lot of rain —rain would be typical of spring, not expected in February, but times...
If you're not from California it's hard to explain how awesome it is to ride a bike and train here especially at this time of year. For me this is my favorite time of year to train in California. Cool temperatures and no rain makes for some of the best training weather anywhere in the United States. We'll this year has been quite different with an unusual amount of rain keeping me...
You may be asking what the 'standard' is that I mentioned above. There is a time standard per kilometer that is used as a criteria to guide selection of the fastest cyclists for major events per category. The standard is getting faster year by year. It can be tough to beat on a regular basis. The fastest paracyclists set the times. Team USA has a panel that selects which courses are selected to take these times from. It is a...
Hey folks, I’m über excited with the result on my 1st race in Germany: a well fought 2nd place! There was also luck involved, as it’s many times the case in Snowboard Cross —ANYTHING can happen on the race course. And so it did: the Chinese I was chasing took a turn too sharp and went down in front of me, so I was able to pass him with a few feet to the finish line! With that I was able to...
Hi everyone! Today will be an intro lesson to the rules of fencing and why it's so much fun :).So the sport of fencing was originally created to practice sword fighting in a safe way to allow you to get good for when you had to duel for real :). Because of this it has things in common with old fashioned dueling, traditional sports rules, and some uniquely fencing things. There are 3 weapons, each with slightly different rules and...
