Racing age: 17
Student status: Sir Francis Drake High Class of 2009
Job: Currently un-employed, but volunteers weekly at the Marine Mammal Center
Hobbies: Reading, Friends, Cycling, and Golf.
Category: JV Girl NorCal rider. XC Junior Sport Female (17+)
Preferred type of racing: Mountain Biking (fire trails are bomb) and beginning to enjoy road too.
Why I started cycling: A teacher of mine convinced me to try out riding for Drake MTB, where I discovered how enjoyable the sport is and how close a community the entire bike world is.
Training Philosophy: Steady consistent pedal strokes where you keep the momentum flowing like a tractor over boulders.
Style: Whatever suits the occasion
Short Term Goals: Continue to improve and have fun Mountain Biking, while exploring other styles of biking.
Long Term Goals: Continue to ride and love it
About me: I had never ridden a mountain bike until last January, where I found it insanely challenging. Even though the sport was so hard and tiring, I continued to ride with Drake MTB, where they showed me how much the sport is about the community. I began my first season in the back of the frosh/soph pack, but after the dedication I forced onto myself I rose to higher levels. Currently Mountain Biking had become an obsession of mine, and recently I discovered road riding to be enjoyable as well. Biking overall makes me happy, even on the days I can't seem to make any of the switchbacks.