Are You Living It?

I’m still alive… though I’m not sure if James is… James are you still out there?

Just wanted to drop by and say Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing women in all our lives that sacrifice so much for us (heck, we wouldn’t be here without them!) I hope to be a mother one day too.

Though, it will be a tough path to follow after being raised by the BEST mom in the whole wide world, Kathy Keim… you’re my hero, best friend, and inspiration… I love you.

Ok, moving on… so as I write this I’m downing a MotorTab and trying to get these darn butterflies to leave my tummy!  I can’t believe I’m announcing this but I feel it might actually motivate me more to know the type of amazing people who also blog on this site and to think of them for strength.  I will be starting my 1st Pro 1/2 Road Race tomorrow at 8am… it’s been over a YEAR since I’ve raced (my last race was at Gila the day I crashed and broke my pelvis) and to be honest I’ve only taken my training somewhat serious over the past month… I know I’m not anywhere being ‘race shape’ but sometimes you just have to say “To Hell With It” and GO… or I might never ride up to a start line again.  Looking forward to trying to help my strong teammates though and if anything help to get us on the podium.  Even if I get dropped, I’m just flat out happy to back to riding and actually enjoying the pain of training and challenging my mind/body on the bike… I thought I had lost my passion there for awhile but I truly believe that sometimes we all need a break from the things we love to realize how important they are in our lives.  just wish it wasn’t 71 miles…