Hello all,

The season has finally come to an end and I am sorry to say that I slacked off on updating this site.

The good news is that I had an amazing first season. During the second half of the season I competed in Europe for a whole month. I had 3 races in Austria and 2 in Germany. One of which was Junior World Championships! To finish up the year I competed in the last AC races in Lake Placid and placed 3rd at national championships. Unfortunately, the top 3 girls did not attend nationals so the places were a little off. If they had been there I probably would have been bumped down to 5th or 6th. Either way I’m happy with the results.

So looking ahead…

Even though there still seems to be snow falling from the sky it’s officially the off-season. Which means summer classes and lots of work. This drowsy weather makes the idea of school seem a little depressing. I’m hoping summer decides to show up here soon to brighten my spirits and darken my skin tone!

My summer work outs start on the 30th of April and they are in no way designed to ease me back into working out. The first program starts off with reps of ten. I’ll be suffering since I just took two and a half weeks off. I’m really looking forward to working out again. Not doing any physical activity is torture!!

Good news!

Because I finished the season as USA 5, I got invited to the national team camp! I get to spend a week at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center and participate in team building activities, training, and more. The best part…is it’s free! Even the flight!

Other good news! The Washington Post is writing an article on me! One of their reporters met with me and we talked for 3 hours. Very thorough! I’m sure the article will be very detailed. There is no set date yet for it to be published but I was told it would be in the next few weeks. So look out for it! I’m hoping it may help me gain some sponsors to help me out next season.

Bad news ☹

Speaking of funding…I officially have no savings left to fund next season. I’m taking 3 classes this summer to stay on track to graduate in 2015 but this makes it difficult to work enough to fund my season. My estimated expenses for next season will be at least 6 thousand dollars and I’m going to do everything I can to earn as much as I can. Unfortunately, I do not see how I am going to be able to reach that number with my school commitment. But we’ll see what happens!

The end

Overall I am supper happy with the season. I had…I believe… a total of 15 races. Which is almost double what the average season consists of! Most athletes get 8! As a new athlete to the program I was blessed with many opportunities for success.

The best part of summer training (besides the sun!) is that you walk into next season completely optimistic and fresh. After spending the entire summer working your ass off, your ready for the pay off at team trails. I want to take care of my body and work hard for the next 5 months so I reap the rewards when its team selection time!

I’ll have updates soon!