The first race of the season is always an exciting one! I was extra excited to start the season at Abu Dhabi this year as it was a new location for me and starting things off in the big leagues. Previous years I have started at continental cups to test my fitness, but going into […]
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End of Season Reflections
Flying home from Salinas, Ecuador I tried to take a step back and reflect on the season as a whole. I started the year ranked 23rd on the ITU points list and I finished ranked 11th. This season had some definite highs and personal bests, but also had some misses and injury. Although I can […]
Reflecting on My Olympic Trials Race
Emotions are high, body is tired and I am eager to get home. These are my thoughts as I fly home from Yokohama WTS. I toed the line in Yokohama in our final Olympic qualifying event on May 14 and gave it my all. My focus and heart has been dialed in to this race […]
2 Races, 2 Podium Finishes
It’s my favorite time of the year! After a hard and long winter of training in Phoenix, AZ it is finally race season and time to put my fitness to the test. I made my season debut in Wollongong, Australia. I had the privilege to travel with Taylor Spivey, a fellow training partner. We got […]