Update...

This summer I have been training, taking classes, coaching, and gardening mostly. I began to see the light at the end of the tunnel and registered myself for 26 credits over one term at Portland State. I am in the midst of a 2-week break and head into the last major hurdle next week to complete my BS in Psychology at the end of fall term.

I have been pretty busy with the learning and not so much time for the racing. In late July, at Boise Twilight, I was 3rd but flying to crit nationals and other races back east proved to be too expensive on a chance I might do well. Even though I had good end-of-season form, I had to shift gears and focus on Las Vegas at the end of this month and transitioning to cyclocross in the fall. I am beginning to feel I may be too busy again to pack in fulltime classes, working, and training to be competitive. Still, questions remain about grad school and what to do in the winter and beyond. I am leaning toward giving racing fulltime another shot. Feeling like a smarter and more relaxed racer, I missed the competition this year and see myself doing well again.

I am excited about the crit championship series finale in Las Vegas. Fuji is letting me demo one of their new ’08 women’s road bikes. I’ve always loved the way their carbon bikes feel and look forward to trying out a frame tailored to fit women! Looking toward ‘cross season as well, I will be racing on a new ’08 Fuji cross frame. So, needless to say, I am very stoked about that! At the same time, our Wenzel Coaching Summit will draw our coaches to one venue and all the sponsors will be on hand for InterBike. I look forward to a good show.