My life can be pretty random, and therefore at times, hard to keep track of. There are days when I've forgotten what I did that morning, or the day before, and I've even forgotten that I'll be hopping on a plane the next day after telling someone I could meet them for lunch at the same time. I'm sure you can relate! This year my worlds collided: video producer, professional athlete, spokesperson + all around adventurer. I wanted to make sure I jotted down the highlights - before I forgot how awesome it had all been! I do keep a journal, pretty regularly, but wanted them all here, in one place.
A great friend of mine once challenged me to take a moment of my time to simply say to myself, "Damn that was good" before moving onto my next rep in the gym or other challenge. Its easy not to and just rush onto the next second wanting it to be better than before. I've learned to take that moment. As it turns out, doing so only helps make those next moments the best yet. It certainly helps me appreciate what I've done and in turn gives me the confidence that whatever comes next can and will be better.
Have you taken a moment to take a deep breath and remember YOUR highlights from last year? Here's mine...
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There was TEAMING UP with:
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...and there were VIDEO PRODUCTION PROJECTS...
At the Tour of California:
- for Jelly Belly with the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team
- and for CycleOps with Team Slipstream
At the LUNA Chix Summit, highlighting Team LUNA Chix
At the 24 Hours of Moab for GT Bicycles + International MTB Association
for Saris // CycleOps, one of which was the Threshold Power Test Video
for Schwinn Bicycles, one of which was How to Use Clipless Pedals
for GT Bicycles, one of which highlighted their 2009 GT Force Pro
for Mongoose, one of which highlighted Freerider Steve Romaniuk
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...and then there was TRAINING + RACING...
Cycling Trip w/ ITP Foundation @ Stephen Roche's Camp in Mallorca, Spain
Tri for the Cure - All Women's Triathlon - Tempe, AZ (2nd)
Iron Girl 5k/10k - All Women - Del Mar, CA
SheROX Philadelphia Triathlon - All Women - Philadelphia, CA (5th)
Wildflower Triathlon - Olympic - Lake San Antonio, CA (3rd)
Columbia Triathlon - Columbia, MD
Playa Del Run Aquathlon - Solana Beach, CA (1st)
Hood-to-Coast with Team Under Armour - Mt. Hood, Oregon
ITPMan Triathlon - benefitting the ITP Foundation - Darien, CT (1st)
Derby Day 10 Miler - Huntington Beach, CA (3rd)
NYC Marathon - New York, NY (3hr36min. 975th woman. woohoo. that hurt!) __________________________________________________________________________________
PLUS...
- I became an aunt for the first time (!!!)
- hiking, climbing, scrambling, and running to places I've never ventured
- skiing and snowshoeing
- numerous performance training clinics and appearances
- attending my Uncle Randy (Colonel Randall Harvey)'s Air Force retirement
- and a zillion other precious moments and/or challenges I'll keep to myself
- and i'm SURE I'M FORGETTING SOMETHING(S)!
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What's awesome is there's much more of this all to come in 2009. I'll be posting a more complete race schedule very soon...
Looking forward to crossing paths out on the road somewhere! (Say hi if we do!)
