It has been a fantastic year. There were the inevitable ups and downs, but the "ups" outweighed the "downs" by so much that I'm not sure 2015 will be able to live up to this past year (but I hope it does!). Here's a look at my favorite moments from 2014:
1) Mountain biking in Arizona. This trip was the perfect way to kick off the riding season last March. Aaron and I got to ride some amazing trails, hang out with some awesome people, and enjoy the nice warm AZ weather....which I'm thoroughly missing at the moment. While I didn't exactly want to leave at the end of our trip, the journey back to the colder weather was made sweeter by....
1) Mountain biking in Arizona. This trip was the perfect way to kick off the riding season last March. Aaron and I got to ride some amazing trails, hang out with some awesome people, and enjoy the nice warm AZ weather....which I'm thoroughly missing at the moment. While I didn't exactly want to leave at the end of our trip, the journey back to the colder weather was made sweeter by....
Riding South Mountain in Phoenix, AZ |
My little love! |
4) Getting a new mountain bike. Riding a 29er on vacation sealed the deal for me. While it wasn't quite right for me, I knew after riding it that a 650b would be perfect. And it was. That race machine led me to....
Post race with my Yeti Arc Carbon |
Some of my favorite ladies to race with! |
Hanging out post race with Britt, Robin, and baby Niels. |
8) I was utterly spoiled this year by also getting a new carbon 'cross bike. Oh boy can I tell the difference riding on that compared to my old aluminum frame! I'm going to go ahead and credit my new bike with how much better I did this year in 'cross.
Racing on my new Specialized Carbon Crux |
10) All of the above helped me end the season ranked 7th in the country for cat 1 cross country racing and 34th overall- holy smokes I didn't think that was possible! See what I mean by how hard it will be to top this past year?
I hope you too had a wonderful 2014 and will have an even greater 2015!