Are You Living It?

Kristin Keim

Howdy friends my name is Kristin Keim but I go by Kris or k2, I'm a southern gal at heart living the dream out in CA, going to Grad School at JFKU for Sports Psychology. I'm also a Pro Cyclist and a rider for the U.S. Women's Cycling Development Program a Certified Pilates Instructor and mentor. If I'm not on the bike I can be found at the local Peet's, working at Titlenine, or running trails through the Redwoods! One of my favorite quotes is, "When life sucks and hands you lemons, I say beat the crap out of it and demand some Florida oranges as well." So hop onto my saddle and follow the crazy happenings of my life as I pursue and conquer my passions...

Look out for cyclists! November 19, 2008

Filed under: Passions — Kristin Keim @ 9:16 am

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Catch ya in December… November 15, 2008

Filed under: Passions — Kristin Keim @ 9:39 pm

I’m burying myself for the next few weeks in some major Grad School work so tune in later to see if I make it out alive when I’m finished with my first Qrt. at JFKU! I’m using tons of my newly learned techniques like relaxation exercises such as Circle Breathing (article by my Professor Tonya Johnston) and Imagery… of me making all A’s on my exams and papers (another article written by my Professor Karlene Sugarman)

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My secret weapon revealed… November 11, 2008

Filed under: Passions — Kristin Keim @ 11:38 pm

http://www.velonews.com/article/84963/what-about-caffeine-after-exercise

yippee… more reason to continue my addiction, though I’ve always used this to aid in performance and recovery. Just the word Coffee makes me smile.

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USA Cycling… needs a “change” November 7, 2008

Filed under: Passions — Kristin Keim @ 10:36 pm

Haywood awarded damages for losing Olympic nomination

American mountain bike racer Susan Haywood was awarded over $300,000 in damages by a US Federal Judge on Thursday for being unfairly being removed from the USA Olympic team in 2004.

Haywood was originally nominated to the US team by USA Cycling, but an appeal launched by fellow competitor Mary McConneloug overturned the nomination.

Read the full post: USA Cycling… needs a “change”.

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Lance says… “Mind over Body”

Filed under: Passions — Kristin Keim @ 1:00 pm

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We just get better and better… November 1, 2008

Filed under: Passions — Kristin Keim @ 8:50 pm

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/sports/othersports/02women.html?ref=sports

so it looks like I’ve got a bit of time to train and peak to place top 10 in a marathon one day…

I’m so doing this one next year!

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K2’s Next Goal… October 31, 2008

Filed under: Passions — Kristin Keim @ 9:15 pm

http://www.arcevents.co.nz/k2cycle/content/

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the power of hearing others… October 30, 2008

Filed under: Passions — Kristin Keim @ 7:44 pm

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/voices-of-crohns-disease/

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How not to run your 1st Marathon Race… October 26, 2008

Filed under: Passions — Kristin Keim @ 1:30 pm

Yes, I just finished another Life Goal… To Run a Marathon! Now here are some tips from a newbie runner on how NOT to go about doing this: First off, it’s probably not the best time to decide you WILL run a Marathon once you’re all healed from breaking your pelvis in 3 places only 6 months prior… Next, after deciding this on your very first walk one would think it smart to set a goal for doing one in 1 year and to give yourself more than only 1 month of training! Yep, I decided to tackle the Silicon Valley Marathon 1 month ago and literally signed up a week ago… crazy, I know. Some more things not to do would be buying your first real pair of running socks the night before, though they worked marvelous (asics socks rule).

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