I finally graduated from Summit High School. My year was the best yet, meeting new friends and making the most of senior year. I also joined the swim team for the first time- quite a challenge!
This spring I went to Hawaii with my best friends Kayla and Ashley. It was a great trip and we shared many memories on the island of Maui.
I also traveled down to Moab two times- once with the Tokyo Joe's team and once with my dad. I had some epic training rides and felt great the whole time.
Unfortunately I started to have lower back pain through the swim season. I pushed through it, thinking it was nothing, but the pain grew worse and worse. I went to several doctors and found that I had a disc herniation in my lower back which was pushing into my nerves, making my leg fall asleep. I began going to physical therapy and underwent a spinal injection procedure. As of now it feels a lot better and riding is not as painful.
When I was in Moab with my dad, I recieved a call from Connie Carpender, world class cyclist and Olympic gold medalist in the 1984 Los Angeles road race. I was asked to join a team of junior cyclists to travel over to Europe. We would be racing in the Swiss Racer Bikes Cup in Champery and the Bundesliga in Albstadt, Germany. Being the opportunity of a lifetime, of course I decided to go!
Training has been hard, with the back injury and finishing up school, but I am ready to race and meet the competition in Europe :)
The school year has finally come to a close, with exciting memories at prom, commemoration and graduation. I am excited yet nervous for Europe as it will be the first time being in a foreign country as well as racing against the top junior racers in the world.
My main goal of the trip is to get a picture with Julien Absalon, athough getting near him would be hard enough!! :)
I will keep the blog up and running while my adventures in Europe continue!
Until next time... <3>
